Stolen: Business or Pleasure (Contemporary Billionaire Romance) by Holly Rayner Page A
Authors: Holly Rayner
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looking in, it would be easy to look at Grant and me and suspect that there was more to us than friendship, but I know that’s not true and it hurt me when Seth accused me of it. Maybe I needed to just take the weekend to let things settle and then on Monday I can check the security logs and find out who she was. From there, I’m not sure, but I felt better being up on my feet and not in a puddle of tears and making a decision.
I started to step into the shower when my cell phone began ringing. I went over to the dresser and picked it up. It was Seth. I considered answering it to just get it over with, but I didn’t. I silenced it and sat it back down. I was too emotional to deal with this right now. I needed to come at it from a different place like the smart, capable businesswoman that I know myself to be. I need to gather my facts and then I’d have the talk with him and he could present his.
Grant and I ordered pizza for lunch and we spent the day playing board games and watching movies. I finally turned off the ringer on my cell. That warranted a raised eyebrow from Grant, but he didn’t say anything. On Sunday he went out and got us croissants and specialty coffees and we had breakfast on the terrace. I was on my way into my room to take my shower when the apartment phone began to ring. It startled me because it rarely rang. We both used our cell phones almost exclusively and that one was only there in case of an emergency. Grant looked at me like he was as startled by it as I was. He picked it up and said, “Grant and Adele’s house phone, how can I help you today?” in one of his playful voices. I saw the change in his face right away. At first I thought something was wrong, but then I heard him say, “Hi Seth. How are you?” I shook my head back and forth. I still wasn’t ready to talk to him. “No, I’m sorry, Adele’s not here. I can’t really say when she’ll be back… I think she said she’d be gone all weekend, so maybe later…” I was shaking my head furiously. “Probably late… really late tonight. I’ll tell her you called though and I’m sure you’ll see her tomorrow at work.” I watched his face as he furrowed his brow. Then he flinched and looked at the phone before hanging it up.
“What did he say?”
“Um… I don’t recall the exact words, but he insinuated that he thought I was covering for you so that I could have you to myself and then he slammed the phone down, hard.”
“I’m sorry, Grant.”
He grinned then and said, “What are you sorry for? It’s good for my reputation for people to think I’m sleeping with you.” I rolled my eyes.
“I’ve been so selfish lately. What’s going on with that girl you were seeing? Juniper, was it?”
“Yeah, well, that didn’t work out.” That was all he said. “I’m going to go for a walk.”
“Yeah, okay. Are you okay?” Grant suddenly seemed pensive and it made me wonder what happened with Juniper and why he hadn’t talked to me about it. I felt terrible, thinking that it was probably because I was so selfishly wrapped up in my own drama.
He had his smile back in place again and he said, “I’m fine, baby. I’ll see you in a bit.” I watched him go out the door and for some reason, I felt really sad.
***
Monday morning on my way into the office, I stopped at the security booth. “Hi Sam,” I said to the officer behind the little plexi-glass barrier. He stood up and smiled.
“Good morning, Miss Morgan. What can I do for you?”
“I was wondering if I could look at the sign-in logs for Friday afternoon.”
“Of course, they’re your logs,” he said with a grin. Turning serious as he looked through the files in his desk he said, “Was there a problem?”
“No, I just had a question about something. Things are fine though, no worries.” I wished that I believed that as much as it sounded like I did when I said it.
“Okay, good.
I started to step into the shower when my cell phone began ringing. I went over to the dresser and picked it up. It was Seth. I considered answering it to just get it over with, but I didn’t. I silenced it and sat it back down. I was too emotional to deal with this right now. I needed to come at it from a different place like the smart, capable businesswoman that I know myself to be. I need to gather my facts and then I’d have the talk with him and he could present his.
Grant and I ordered pizza for lunch and we spent the day playing board games and watching movies. I finally turned off the ringer on my cell. That warranted a raised eyebrow from Grant, but he didn’t say anything. On Sunday he went out and got us croissants and specialty coffees and we had breakfast on the terrace. I was on my way into my room to take my shower when the apartment phone began to ring. It startled me because it rarely rang. We both used our cell phones almost exclusively and that one was only there in case of an emergency. Grant looked at me like he was as startled by it as I was. He picked it up and said, “Grant and Adele’s house phone, how can I help you today?” in one of his playful voices. I saw the change in his face right away. At first I thought something was wrong, but then I heard him say, “Hi Seth. How are you?” I shook my head back and forth. I still wasn’t ready to talk to him. “No, I’m sorry, Adele’s not here. I can’t really say when she’ll be back… I think she said she’d be gone all weekend, so maybe later…” I was shaking my head furiously. “Probably late… really late tonight. I’ll tell her you called though and I’m sure you’ll see her tomorrow at work.” I watched his face as he furrowed his brow. Then he flinched and looked at the phone before hanging it up.
“What did he say?”
“Um… I don’t recall the exact words, but he insinuated that he thought I was covering for you so that I could have you to myself and then he slammed the phone down, hard.”
“I’m sorry, Grant.”
He grinned then and said, “What are you sorry for? It’s good for my reputation for people to think I’m sleeping with you.” I rolled my eyes.
“I’ve been so selfish lately. What’s going on with that girl you were seeing? Juniper, was it?”
“Yeah, well, that didn’t work out.” That was all he said. “I’m going to go for a walk.”
“Yeah, okay. Are you okay?” Grant suddenly seemed pensive and it made me wonder what happened with Juniper and why he hadn’t talked to me about it. I felt terrible, thinking that it was probably because I was so selfishly wrapped up in my own drama.
He had his smile back in place again and he said, “I’m fine, baby. I’ll see you in a bit.” I watched him go out the door and for some reason, I felt really sad.
***
Monday morning on my way into the office, I stopped at the security booth. “Hi Sam,” I said to the officer behind the little plexi-glass barrier. He stood up and smiled.
“Good morning, Miss Morgan. What can I do for you?”
“I was wondering if I could look at the sign-in logs for Friday afternoon.”
“Of course, they’re your logs,” he said with a grin. Turning serious as he looked through the files in his desk he said, “Was there a problem?”
“No, I just had a question about something. Things are fine though, no worries.” I wished that I believed that as much as it sounded like I did when I said it.
“Okay, good.
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