From Boardroom to Bedroom

Seriously?

Sophie didn’t know what to say to that remark. She’d never known Miranda to want to help her out. Of course, there was all those people who sang her praises and swore that Miranda was practically a saint, but Sophie hadn’t experienced that side of her. Truth be told, they’d never really interacted much, not even when Miranda and Buck had still been married.

“What did she say?” Sophie asked.

Nigel smoothed a hand over his jaw and the back of his neck. He seemed so exhausted, which only matched her own situation. She hadn’t slept for replaying the past few weeks over and over in her head. She wondered if he’d been awake all night thinking of her, too.

“She basically said that you had valid reasons for coming to New York.”

How the hell had Miranda known Sophie was in New York? Had she seen her that day?

“I found out that Craig mentioned my new consultant when he was chatting with Miranda,” Nigel went on. “I had actually talked to her about meeting you, obviously not knowing the truth, and then Craig was talking about how amazing you were and how you could be on the show because you’re just as stunning as the others. I mean, you know how Craig gossips. He ended up showing Miranda a photo.”

“She could’ve called me out right then,” Sophie murmured. “Why didn’t she?”

knew why you were there at that point,” he told her. “But when she called me, she explained how you and your brothers

Sophie reiterated. “We still don’t understand why

gave an understanding nod. “I don’t get why you continued to lie to me, not once we started getting so close, but I know why you initially came to New York. You were trying to save your family’s legacy. Believe me, I

don’t understand why she came to my assistance,” Sophie

for her arm and slid his fingers down to hold her hand. “Maybe because she’s not the monster you all think she is. Maybe because she wants to see you happy. I

everything. She’d seemed just as surprised at

her call made you come?” Sophie

squeezed her hand. “Her call made me think a little more about what this must have been like from your point of view. For years I’ve been somewhat of a black sheep for leaving England and not marrying or settling down. Family is important to me, even though I’m not jumping in to

having met his grandmother and sister, and seeing where he came from,

couldn’t stand

the place. Every time I looked at events for the show coming up, I wondered what you would think or how you would change things. I can’t even go up to my penthouse because I see you displayed on that

smiled. “Is

another step forward until they were toe-to-toe. He framed her face with his hands and leaned in, barely a breath from her

love you and I want you. I won’t ask you to give up your life here. I’d never do that. I’ll fly back and forth if need