Page 57 of Unexpectedly Yours


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“Where are you going? We’ll join you.”

“NO! No,” she said quietly the second time. “I’m not sure of the details and besides, this is a date. I’d rather do this on my own.”

“But I want to meet him.” Meg sounded almost sweet. Caroline knew better. “Is it yourboyfriend?”

Meg had been consistently calling Josh her boyfriend and no matter how many times Caroline corrected her, Meg kept at it.

“Look, I have to go. You’ll have your chance, I promise.”

“It’s nothing yet?”

“Meg, I don’t know what it is yet. It’s confusing, but hey, that’s the way it is, isn’t it?”

“Call me tomorrow. I want details.”

“There may not be anything to tell.” There wouldn’t be. Caroline had no intention of telling her sister anything until she talked to her mom.

“Okay,” Meg finally said. “I’ll talk to you soon.”

With her call ended, Caroline could tamp down the nerves that were flaring up just at the thought of walking into Josh’s office. She didn’t know why she was nervous except that she didn’t know what to expect. “Neil?” she asked the driver, “did Mr. Campbell say whether we’d be taking this car to dinner? Should I bring my things, or can I leave everything here?”

“I’ll be driving you both to Mr. Campbell’s apartment.”

No reason to stall anymore. Leaving everything but her purse, Caroline exited the car and walked through the doors toward the unknown.

There was a mirror in the lobby and Caroline used the opportunity to check herself out. Her blue wrap dress was simple but had a huge circle skirt that swept around her legs with dramatic flair. She wore high-heel pumps today instead of flats and her hair was down, her natural wave pushing the strands around her face. She wasn’t sure if she looked like herself, but she wasn’t going to walk into Josh’s office, with the myriad of gorgeous women who probably worked there, looking like a frump.

Satisfied that she still looked professional even though she had gone into full girly mode, Caroline boarded the elevator for the eighth floor.

It seemed to take forever.

But within a minute, Caroline was standing in the reception area of Campbell Holdings.

The office was much like hers. Understated, classy—but Caroline knew in the world of big money things could look great on the surface, and stink on the inside.

From the way Josh talked about things, that’s exactly what was going on.

The receptionist got up from her desk and extended her hand. She was a lovely woman in her late fifties with sparkling brown eyes and a friendly smile. “Miss Rossi.” Caroline took her outstretched hand and immediately relaxed. “I’m Amelia. Please come with me; Mr. Campbell is expecting you.”

“Thank you. Please call me Caroline.”

“Caroline it is.” Amelia looked her over. “He said you were beautiful, but I don’t know if that word alone does you justice.”

“Oh, ah...” She was stunned. “Thank you. It’s a good day. I dressed up.”

“My dear, you could wear a paper bag and be a stunner. It’s doesn’t have anything to do with the clothes.”

Caroline suppressed her grin. It was fun feeling like the pretty one for a change.

“Josh has been smiling like a fool for the past month. We finally got it out of him that he’d started seeing you.” They walked down a corridor lined with framed photos and Caroline caught glimpses of the Campbell kids when they were young. “I love him like a son; we all do. So we’re thrilled. We were getting worried about him.”

“Worried?” That had her wondering. Josh was male perfection personified. How could he be a worry?

“You’re the first woman he’s every seemed invested in. He’s dated, sometimes pathologically, but has never seen anyone seriously.”

“It’s still pretty new.” New or not, Caroline had already crossed the finish line. It was serious for her, but she couldn’t speak for Josh. It certainly seemed like he was serious, but she wasn’t going to assume anything. She also had to wonder why his receptionist was telling her this. It seemed so... personal.

“Trust me, he’s smitten.” That bit of information made Caroline tingle from the inside out.Smitten. She loved that.

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