From Boardroom to Bedroom

Chapter 35

“Is Ellen here?” Nigel asked.

“She’ll be along later. Your sister is very eager to see who you brought home.”

Sophie settled onto the sofa next to Nigel and across from Claire. She hadn’t realized she’d be this nervous to meet his family, but after their romp on the plane, she was a bundle of mixed emotions.

“Now, tell me how you met,” Claire said, clasping her hands like a proud grandmother.

“At the office,” Nigel piped in. “You know I have a policy about not dating employees, but Roselyn changed all of that.”

They’d discussed their story and decided to keep it as close to the truth as possible.

Claire’s eyes darted between them, then landed back on Nigel. “Do you always work? Wait, don’t answer that. I know you do. Do you at least take this poor girl out to dinner?”

“Of course,” Nigel replied, reaching for a lemon square. “We’ve had several work dinners.”

Townshend,” she

“I’m

focus to Sophie. “You must be a saint to put up with him. He’s given me every one of my gray hairs, I

the first things he

asked, raising one perfectly shaped

second I saw her I wanted her as more

long as you keep romance in the relationship and not just

like her,” Sophie laughed, glancing to Nigel. “You had me

burst of laughter. “Did he, now? I’d

know what he said about

dark hair fell in waves over her shoulders and she looked as if she’d just come in from riding a horse

woman who had to be her granddaughter on the cheek. “Nigel’s girlfriend was just dishing on workplace romance

under his breath and rose to greet his sister. Sophie stood as well, nervous at encountering another family member. Maybe she could knock these little meetings out one by one and

asked, eyeing Nigel. “Well, aren’t you

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