Bound to Be His (The Archer Family Book 2) (14 page)
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Authors: Allison Gatta
Tags: #Romance, #Contemporary, #Romantic Comedy
"Look at it this way," Derrick offered, "At least you'll have a whole bunch of time to get used to him being around. There's so many more occasions when you'll talk to him and—"
"Ugh, you are so not making this better."
"Oh, that was never my intention." Derrick raised his hands in mock innocence.
"Why are you the worst?"
"It's a gift." He shrugged. "Now come on, you should probably prep before the interview. When we're done, we'll have lunch and go over the notes. It'll be fun."
"Like a root canal is fun," she groaned, then leaned back in her metal fold out chair until she was practically prostrate, her long gold hair swinging in the air behind her.
"Still more fun than that train wreck I just witnessed." He walked over to her and held out a hand. "Come on, work is calling."
She glanced at the hand, then allowed him to help her up. Walking over to the coffeemaker, she looked over her shoulder and said, "Did you really tell the supervisor that the new badge looks like a...you know what?"
"And deprive you of the honor? No." He smiled, remembering the horror-struck look on her face when the email had dinged into their in-boxes the day before.
"Good. I have a speech prepared."
"Oh, I'm sure you do." He chuckled. This from the woman who planned speeches to request vacation time. Her soliloquy on the badge was sure to be right up there with the "I Have a Dream" speech.
"You laugh, but are you really going to walk around town with that symbol on you?"
"You're right. You're a freedom fighter."
"Damn straight." She nodded, then grabbed her coffee cup from the counter and made for the door. "What would you do without me?"
"Probably a better job."
She leveled him with a glare before heading out the door, but he hung back, still trying to shake the weird uneasiness that had clung to his chest since the meeting had begun this morning.
This wasn't the first time a feeling like this had plagued him. Way back when it had just been him and his dad and his two little siblings, he'd always gotten this feeling when Andy or Matt was about to get sick or in trouble. And when he'd been in the Army, he'd felt this way, too. Just before trips into Kabul when they could never be sure what they'd find or what might happen.
It was more than apprehension, and less than certainty. Suspicion, but not belief. And whatever it amounted to, the end result was that it made him uneasy.
Maybe he was missing something in this case. Something obvious he'd picked up on subconsciously. He reviewed the notes in his mind and leaned against the wall with his eyes closed, but nothing came.
Nothing.
And that was the worst part of all.
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llison Gatta is
an avid writer of steamy contemporary romance, an obsessive viewer of bad television, and an occasional player of overly-complex board games. In her free time, she thinks up fun, new characters and argues with her family over sci-fi trivia. She is a firm believer that Voldemort would vanquish Darth Vader in a duel.
Allison lives in the happening city of Austin, TX with her husband and their spunky pup, Sophie. To stay posted on what Allison’s up to, be sure to sign up for the newsletter.
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