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father leaned over in his seat and hugged her, "That's wonderful!"
"Thanks!" Ayla gushed the word out. She wore a huge smile which had been plastered on her face since Seamus had proposed the night before.
Augustus made his way around the table to Seamus, clapping him on the back and shaking his hand in congratulations.
Victoria clapped her hands together in delight. Hesitantly, she reached across the table and touched Ayla's arm.
"I couldn't have picked a better person to marry my brother or to call sister-in-law . I'm so happy for both of you." She turned to Seamus and gave him a hug.
Ayla felt her heart thaw just a bit towards Victoria. Maybe there was hope for her soon-to-be sister-in-law after all.
At Seamus's signal, a waiter came over and filled their glasses with champagne.
"I'd like to propose a toast," he smiled at Ayla. " To new beginnings!"
Four glasses clinked together sending up a melodious chime, much like the happiness bubbling up inside her.
Her father was back to his old self and immersed in his work again. Victoria had made restitution for the wrongs she had done. McDonough International had quietly recovered from the damage and looking like it would be stronger than ever. But most importantly, Ayla was going to marry the man of her dreams.
Four months ago when she'd started work at McDonough International, her entire goal had been revenge. Now, sitting with her father and future sister-in-law, she smiled to think how her single act of passionate vengeance had led to such a happy ending.
The End.
Physical Attraction
Leighann Dobbs
This is a work of fiction. None of it is real.
All names, places, and events are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to real names, places, or events are purely coincidental, and should not be construed as being real.
PHYSICAL ATTRACTION
Copyright © 2012 Leighann Dobbs
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this work may be used or reproduced in any manner, except as allowable under "fair use," without the express written permission of the author.
Chapter One
So this was the juice bar, Olivia thought. She'd been visiting the gym for months now, but today was her first time here.
Stepping up to the counter, she ordered a strawberry banana smoothie and found a table near a window so she could watch traffic as it passed by the back of the building.
Or rather, she tried watching out the window, but her attention kept getting snagged by the ladies seated at a table on the other side of the lounge.
They were talking about Jordan Waycross, the sexy new trainer who'd come on staff about six months ago.
Olivia couldn't deny their allegations about him. At six foot two, with dark, curling hair, flashing green eyes which always seemed to reflect an inner tease, and all those muscles and tongue-temptingly defined abs, who could?
It was their insinuations about how he had an eye for anything female she found disturbing. A man with a roving eye spelled trouble. Unfortunately, she knew this first-hand.
Five years ago, her husband had found himself some newer-model 'eye candy', and he'd left her to raise their four-year-old daughter alone.
"Fancy meeting you here, Ms. Stretton. Never figured you for the 'bar' type," Jordan called from the counter.
Speak of the devil, she thought. Or rather, eavesdrop of the devil.
He grinned, and she felt her own lips turn upward in an answering smile. It seemed he had that effect on everyone.
A chuckle slipped out before she could squelch it.
"You figured right, Mr. Waycross. Today is my first time in any kind of bar even a juice one."
She raised her smoothie glass in salute.
He paid for his drink and sauntered across the lounge to her table.
Prowled, more like it, she thought, watching the way he moved closer, noticing how the room seemed smaller with him in it.
"Care if I join you?"
Olivia considered for a second before reaching out to slide her purse over to her side of the table. "We may as
"Thanks!" Ayla gushed the word out. She wore a huge smile which had been plastered on her face since Seamus had proposed the night before.
Augustus made his way around the table to Seamus, clapping him on the back and shaking his hand in congratulations.
Victoria clapped her hands together in delight. Hesitantly, she reached across the table and touched Ayla's arm.
"I couldn't have picked a better person to marry my brother or to call sister-in-law . I'm so happy for both of you." She turned to Seamus and gave him a hug.
Ayla felt her heart thaw just a bit towards Victoria. Maybe there was hope for her soon-to-be sister-in-law after all.
At Seamus's signal, a waiter came over and filled their glasses with champagne.
"I'd like to propose a toast," he smiled at Ayla. " To new beginnings!"
Four glasses clinked together sending up a melodious chime, much like the happiness bubbling up inside her.
Her father was back to his old self and immersed in his work again. Victoria had made restitution for the wrongs she had done. McDonough International had quietly recovered from the damage and looking like it would be stronger than ever. But most importantly, Ayla was going to marry the man of her dreams.
Four months ago when she'd started work at McDonough International, her entire goal had been revenge. Now, sitting with her father and future sister-in-law, she smiled to think how her single act of passionate vengeance had led to such a happy ending.
The End.
Physical Attraction
Leighann Dobbs
This is a work of fiction. None of it is real.
All names, places, and events are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to real names, places, or events are purely coincidental, and should not be construed as being real.
PHYSICAL ATTRACTION
Copyright © 2012 Leighann Dobbs
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this work may be used or reproduced in any manner, except as allowable under "fair use," without the express written permission of the author.
Chapter One
So this was the juice bar, Olivia thought. She'd been visiting the gym for months now, but today was her first time here.
Stepping up to the counter, she ordered a strawberry banana smoothie and found a table near a window so she could watch traffic as it passed by the back of the building.
Or rather, she tried watching out the window, but her attention kept getting snagged by the ladies seated at a table on the other side of the lounge.
They were talking about Jordan Waycross, the sexy new trainer who'd come on staff about six months ago.
Olivia couldn't deny their allegations about him. At six foot two, with dark, curling hair, flashing green eyes which always seemed to reflect an inner tease, and all those muscles and tongue-temptingly defined abs, who could?
It was their insinuations about how he had an eye for anything female she found disturbing. A man with a roving eye spelled trouble. Unfortunately, she knew this first-hand.
Five years ago, her husband had found himself some newer-model 'eye candy', and he'd left her to raise their four-year-old daughter alone.
"Fancy meeting you here, Ms. Stretton. Never figured you for the 'bar' type," Jordan called from the counter.
Speak of the devil, she thought. Or rather, eavesdrop of the devil.
He grinned, and she felt her own lips turn upward in an answering smile. It seemed he had that effect on everyone.
A chuckle slipped out before she could squelch it.
"You figured right, Mr. Waycross. Today is my first time in any kind of bar even a juice one."
She raised her smoothie glass in salute.
He paid for his drink and sauntered across the lounge to her table.
Prowled, more like it, she thought, watching the way he moved closer, noticing how the room seemed smaller with him in it.
"Care if I join you?"
Olivia considered for a second before reaching out to slide her purse over to her side of the table. "We may as
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