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He smiled. “I thought it went without saying, you’re awesome.”
She laughed. “Yeah, of course, I am.”
They were quiet for a moment while the server brought their food.
“What do you think of Grant?”
Chelsea stopped with her fork poised above her plate. “What do you mean?”
Cameron laughed. “Don’t go all defensive on me. Your personal life is your business. I only meant in a work context. Do you think he’s going to be useful?”
She waited a moment for her heart to stop racing. “I do. I’m staying out of his way as much as possible. It seems best after, well, you know … after the way we started out.”
Cameron laughed. “Yeah. You two sure started out with a bang. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.”
Chelsea rolled her eyes.
“Sorry. It’s just that I talked to him on Monday about maybe bringing him in to work with me on a couple of projects. He seems like a good guy, and he has a great reputation for seeing what needs fixing and making it happen.”
“He is a good guy, and from what I’ve seen so far, he’s good at what he does.”
“But …?”
She shrugged.
“But you don’t think I should work with him?”
“Only because I’m kind of hoping to see him leave as soon as possible. I’m already kind of counting the days until he’s done. If he’s working with you, he’ll be around a lot longer.”
Cameron’s lips twitched into a smile. “What’s the hurry? I thought you said he’s a good guy. I mean, I can see it being awkward in the beginning, but surely after a couple of weeks that’ll wear off, and the two of you can get on with business.” He chuckled. “No more getting down to the other business.”
She blew out a sigh. “Stop it.”
“Why? I’m genuinely curious. Why would you be in such a hurry for him to leave unless … ah!”
“Ah, what?” She scowled at him.
“You like him, don’t you? You’re not just avoiding him because you’re embarrassed about last weekend. It’s because you like him.”
She blew out her cheeks. “Don’t be silly. I mean, yeah, he’s a good-looking guy and everything, but he’s not my type, not as a person. He’s all clean-cut, business suit, corporate type, and that’s not me. I’m more attracted to …”
Cameron raised an eyebrow. “Losers?”
“Ouch! That’s not nice. Take it back.” She glared at him. “I was going to say free spirits, more creative types.”
Cameron smirked. “Yeah, sorry. Losers was a bit strong, but also true.”
She made a face at him. “I will admit that I like him, okay? But given the circumstances, I’m not going to do anything about it.”
“But you’re tempted, and that’s why you’re so eager for him to leave—before you give in to said temptation?”
She hung her head. “It sucks that you know me so well.”
Cameron shrugged. “What can I say?”
“You can say whatever you want, as long as it’s a different subject. I don’t want to talk about it because I don’t want to think about it. My plan is to just get through the next few months while maintaining a safe distance from Mr. Dawson.” She didn’t like the way he smiled. “What are you thinking?”
“Nothing bad, I promise.”
