A Cold Wife, Sweet Husband

Brad, let go of the umbrella. Brad immediately obeyed and she lost her balance and fell on the floor. Frustrated, she quickly took off her shoes and flung them at him. At least she got the satisfaction of watching one of them hit him on the forehead. I give up! Brad screamed. He turned to Leo.

Get the annulment. She's not worth it. He quickly left the house before she could throw the umbrella at him. Leo slowly closed the front door. He walked over to her and helped her up. Do you mind telling me what that was all about? She rolled her eyes. He thinks I'm in love with Jim. She smoothed out the bottom half of her dress.

Just because I try his new recipes with Constance and Geoffrey in the afternoon, he has it in his head that I don't care for you the way I should. When she finally stood up straight to look at Leo, she saw that he was smiling at her.

What? she demanded. You just said you cared for me. Did she? She hadn't noticed. She shrugged. You're alright after all. He took her in his arms and kissed her. She felt the stress of her brother's visit vanish as she melted into her husband's arms and kissed him back.

So, are we still going to Earl's Steak House tonight? she asked when their kiss ended. He frowned. I can't. Mr. Dean just went bankrupt and we lost some notable clients today because of it. Rumor is that we gave Mr. Dean bad financial advice and those clients fear we have done the same to them.

In light of that fact, my uncle and I are going to meet with Mr. Walker tonight to see what our options are. We're trying to avoid the same thing happening to us that's happened to your father, Mr. Rivers and Mr. Dean. She blinked in surprise.

I had no idea that things were that serious. Neither did I. There is the possibility of gaining Mr. Davidson on as a client. He'd help make up for the clients we lost today, but Mr. Davidson wants to meet with me while you entertain his wife.

My uncle offered to go in my place, but Mr. Davidson is adamant that a woman must be with his wife during the day. He wants to hunt for a deer before discussing business. Since my uncle isn't married, he asked if you would be willing to come with me and humor the man. My uncle's offered to give us a week at his beach house afterward.

It would give us some time away from all the distractions that are my job. But it's up to us. We don't have to go to Mr. Davidson's. Where does he live? He lives close to the beach, so it will be an overnight trip out there. The good news is that my uncle's beach house is only ten minutes away if we take the train.

When would we go? We would make it there by Friday evening. We'll spend Saturday there and then be at the beach house by Saturday evening. And I'll be done with my monthly cycle. The thought of being alone with Leo had horrified her during their engagement but now she found that she rather liked the idea.

Alright. I'll go. Really? He seemed surprised. Sure. Why not? How hard can it be to spend the day with his wife? I'm sure I'll have a good time. He smiled at her.

You're amazing, you know that? I don't know many women who would be willing to be around a client's wife for an entire day. She blushed, pleased that he was delighted with her. It's no big deal. Constance came out of the kitchen.

Mrs. Monroe, will you be trying the pizza? It's as good as anything else Jim has made. Do you have time to eat something? Jessica asked Leo. He nodded. I can spare a few minutes. You won't be sorry, she assured him as she wound her arm through his and led him to the kitchen.