From Boardroom to Bedroom

After that memorable plane ride, it was a wonder she could focus on anything but her tingling body. She couldn’t stop herself from a constant replay of every single arousing touch. Those hours only pulled her in deeper to his world, making her want more, making her wish things were different.

Nigel reached over to take her hand and gave a gentle squeeze. “Nothing to worry about. My family will love you. We just have to pretend like we’re in love.”

She didn’t even know how to unpack that whole statement, but she should at least attempt.

Nervous? She had far surpassed nervous when it came to meeting his family. His grandmother went by Dame for crying out loud.

And pretend? Yeah, she’d gotten that down pat and honestly deserved some Oscar for her performance.

Love? No, there was no love here. A good healthy dose of lust and sex, but not love. She couldn’t allow herself to think along those lines because she was already falling, and at some point, she’d have to guard her heart from tumbling completely out of her control. She just didn’t know where to draw the boundary lines.

“Do you want to talk about what happened on the plane?” she asked as she turned from the postcard-worthy view to face him.

He steered the car around another sharp turn before flashing her a grin. “What do you want to talk about? I had a great time. Best flight of my life.”

off around the world. Jealousy had no place here, after all she was lying to him

have brought you on my plane sooner,”

a nasty pit in her belly. “Do you seduce many women on your private

the tabloids want people

off before we reached cruising altitude,” she countered. “You seemed pretty

have not taken any other

reason to disbelieve him. But the whens and wheres of his former affairs weren’t really the issue here. Of course, he’d had women and relationships before her. He was a sexy, powerful man. Good grief,

on the plane had only exacerbated the issue. Now she didn’t know if her feelings stemmed from the man she finally gave herself to or if they came from the fact he truly was a genuine guy and not the playboy the media played him out

throat as Nigel turned into a long drive where the grounds were surrounded with

opened up to reveal a vast two-story brick-and-stone home. There seemed to be windows everywhere and

home looked old, but not unkempt. The estate went right along with her original impression of the town—everything about this place was like she’d stepped

the home and she could only imagine summertime here with the grounds blooming with colorful flowers. But even with the freshly

the next month so she didn’t have to worry about keeping up while she was undercover. But she would certainly be taking mental

to Shrewsbury Hall,” Nigel told her as he circled the drive