From Boardroom to Bedroom

“I know this is out of nowhere,” Nigel stated, raking a hand through his hair, clearly stressed.

She’d only known him a short time, but she’d never seen him this flustered. Clearly he was in a bind and wasn’t any more comfortable asking her than she was being invited. She also had to assume that he wouldn’t have come to her had he’d had another choice.

“My grandmother is quite persistent,” he added, his dark eyes pleading with her.

“But, what about my job here?” she asked, still reeling from the out-of-the-blue request. “I mean, what will everyone think? First I’m hired as a consultant, then I’m put in charge of heading up the marketing for the wedding episode that may or may not happen, then I go to an award ceremony with you and now a family wedding back at your home?”

Her mind was spinning just saying all of this out loud. Talk about a whirlwind experience. But the biggest issue for her was the thing she didn’t dare say aloud—between getting swept up with Nigel and his charm and sex appeal, and her inability to deny him anything, she was running out of time to uncover information on Miranda. Every angle she’d tried ended up a dead end. Everyone she spoke to absolutely loved the woman.

“I know it looks crazy... It is crazy,” he amended, reaching for her hands. “Nobody here has to know about where we’re actually going. I can say I have you going on a trip to scout potential locations for the show.”

More lying. For someone who used to pride herself on honesty, she’d fallen down the rabbit hole of deceit and she wasn’t sure she’d find her way back out anytime soon.

If she went away with him, Sophie knew they’d pick up where they’d left off the other night... That both thrilled and terrified her. She’d never wanted anyone the way she wanted Nigel and that was what scared her most. How could she ever let him go?

to stare at her, imploring her with

we be

across his face.

which she’d have to pretend to be his girlfriend so

this acting skill on an international tour. What would her brothers think when

in her position here, but she wasn’t lying about her growing feelings or attraction. She wasn’t that good of an actress. But all of these emotions were

pressure you,” he told her. “I just didn’t want to ask

trusted her with meeting his family and only added to her shame. He was being so transparent with

say no. She wanted to spend more time with the man who made

made her daydream about a real relationship, a real attraction...a real affair instead of one

she told him. “I’ll go

her hands to his chest. “You will love my home

and her brothers were close, and she’d loved her her mother, but the relationship with her father

would her life be like if she had a close relationship with her father? Maybe the outcome of