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“I follow you on social media.”
“Hmm,” I said, at a rare loss for words, chewing the inside of my lip.
“That’s it?” Nick asked, stepping in closer to me. Only inches apart now, I caught the alpine scent of his cologne, the mint on his breath, the light stubble peppering his face.
No, that definitely wasn’t it, judging by the hot pulses racing through me, but I sure as hell wasn’t going to admit it standing in Mr. Solomon’s office on a Tuesday afternoon.
“Sorry, you caught me off-guard.” I took a deep breath, exhaled some of my jitters.
“Good thing we’ll have this week to work through it.”
I cocked my head. “What?”
“You just agreed to accompany me this week.” He shoved a hand in the pocket of his perfectly fitted jeans and I concentrated hard on maintaining eye contact.
“Umm, no I didn’t.”
“Yeah. You definitely did. To get out of the Gala.”
“The Gala? I totally wanted to go to that.”
He cocked his head at me, his eyes narrowed. “No. You totally didn’t.”
“Fine. True. Well played, Mr. Milton.” I smiled up at him, softening a tad.
“Thanks. I stole it straight from your playbook. You better wrap up work early today so you can go home and pack your bags.”
I raised a brow. “Why? Where are we going? I thought you needed help with a shoe endorsement.”
“Eh, we can handle that over the phone. I really need you to go home with me. For the holidays.”
“What? No!” A hot flush rushed through me and the tips of my ears burned. “I couldn’t possibly.”
“A deal’s a deal. I saved you from the Gala; now I need you to come home with me to Starlight Bay.”
