an appreciative glimmer that made her want to cover her legs and grab a coat.
“ Graham … what are you doing here?” she said in a tight voice as her hands clenched at her sides.
Graham stepped forward, making her step back automatically as he leaned on the edge of the doorway. “I was in town and thought it would be nice to stop in on my favorite girl. It’s been a while. I miss you ,” he said in a low voice that had her swallowing hard and looking away.
Graham had always been annoyingly flirtatious with her ever since they were teenagers. He’d even sent her an email one time telling her that in California it was legal for half-cousins to marry.
“How did you even know where I was? I haven’t told anyone,” she said, wishing Cleo or Ivy would come and save her.
Graham shrugged and reached out to push a wisp of hair off her forehead. “When I didn’t get an answer to any of my emails or texts I had my secretary make some inquiries. I know you and Ivy have had it rough since your parents died but darling, it’s time to start living again. Shutting out all of the people who care about you isn’t healthy. Come out to dinner with me tonight. I’m in town for business but I have some time later today. We need to talk.”
Rayne shook her head automatically. “No Graham, I’m sorry but no .”
Graham frowned and moved closer, making her edge up against the door casing. “I’m tired of you pushing me away Rayne.”
Rayne stared at Graham wondering if he could have killed her parents. All she knew was that someone had purposefully sideswiped her parents’ car and that if she and Ivy were out of the way, Graham would be the one to benefit.
“ Problem here ?”
Rayne let out a breath and looked over Graham’s shoulder to see Garrett staring at them coolly. He had a laptop case over his shoulder and he was dressed similarly to Becket in jeans and a nice shirt. She watched as Graham straightened from the door and turned to face him. The two men looked each other up and down, sizing each other up.
“Garrett, this is Graham Mitchell and he just stopped by to say hello.”
Graham narrowed his eyes at Garrett and looked back at her. “A friend of yours Rayne?”
Rayne nodded and decided to leave out the part where Garrett worked for her. “That’s right. Garrett, why don’t you come in? You can wait for me in the living room.”
Garrett frowned and shook his head. “Nah, I’ll wait here for you if that’s okay.”
Graham glared at Garrett and then turned around, blocking him as he faced her again. “I’m serious about spending time with you Rayne. If not tonight, then soon. Very soon. There are things that we need to talk about. Just you and me.”
Rayne shivered at that and rubbed her cold arms. “Graham, I need to go now,” she said quietly.
Graham nodded and reached out and touched her cheek again before turning and walking away. She watched him get into his rental car and drive away as Garrett stood next to her silently. As Graham’s car disappeared around the corner she sagged against the door feeling a moment of despair.
Garrett put a finger to her chin, tilting her face up to his. “Are you okay?” he asked softly.
Rayne shuddered slightly but nodded her head. “I am now. Thanks for showing up when you did.”
Garrett nodded and looked back over his shoulder before putting a hand on her shoulder and gently turning her to walk into the house. He
“ Graham … what are you doing here?” she said in a tight voice as her hands clenched at her sides.
Graham stepped forward, making her step back automatically as he leaned on the edge of the doorway. “I was in town and thought it would be nice to stop in on my favorite girl. It’s been a while. I miss you ,” he said in a low voice that had her swallowing hard and looking away.
Graham had always been annoyingly flirtatious with her ever since they were teenagers. He’d even sent her an email one time telling her that in California it was legal for half-cousins to marry.
“How did you even know where I was? I haven’t told anyone,” she said, wishing Cleo or Ivy would come and save her.
Graham shrugged and reached out to push a wisp of hair off her forehead. “When I didn’t get an answer to any of my emails or texts I had my secretary make some inquiries. I know you and Ivy have had it rough since your parents died but darling, it’s time to start living again. Shutting out all of the people who care about you isn’t healthy. Come out to dinner with me tonight. I’m in town for business but I have some time later today. We need to talk.”
Rayne shook her head automatically. “No Graham, I’m sorry but no .”
Graham frowned and moved closer, making her edge up against the door casing. “I’m tired of you pushing me away Rayne.”
Rayne stared at Graham wondering if he could have killed her parents. All she knew was that someone had purposefully sideswiped her parents’ car and that if she and Ivy were out of the way, Graham would be the one to benefit.
“ Problem here ?”
Rayne let out a breath and looked over Graham’s shoulder to see Garrett staring at them coolly. He had a laptop case over his shoulder and he was dressed similarly to Becket in jeans and a nice shirt. She watched as Graham straightened from the door and turned to face him. The two men looked each other up and down, sizing each other up.
“Garrett, this is Graham Mitchell and he just stopped by to say hello.”
Graham narrowed his eyes at Garrett and looked back at her. “A friend of yours Rayne?”
Rayne nodded and decided to leave out the part where Garrett worked for her. “That’s right. Garrett, why don’t you come in? You can wait for me in the living room.”
Garrett frowned and shook his head. “Nah, I’ll wait here for you if that’s okay.”
Graham glared at Garrett and then turned around, blocking him as he faced her again. “I’m serious about spending time with you Rayne. If not tonight, then soon. Very soon. There are things that we need to talk about. Just you and me.”
Rayne shivered at that and rubbed her cold arms. “Graham, I need to go now,” she said quietly.
Graham nodded and reached out and touched her cheek again before turning and walking away. She watched him get into his rental car and drive away as Garrett stood next to her silently. As Graham’s car disappeared around the corner she sagged against the door feeling a moment of despair.
Garrett put a finger to her chin, tilting her face up to his. “Are you okay?” he asked softly.
Rayne shuddered slightly but nodded her head. “I am now. Thanks for showing up when you did.”
Garrett nodded and looked back over his shoulder before putting a hand on her shoulder and gently turning her to walk into the house. He
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