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“I don’t care that no one else is dancing,” he said. “I want you in my arms.” He’d received a message during dinner about negotiations for the Ocean Edge property, and he’d been trying to find the right time to share the news of his impending trip with Max.
She smiled up at him, falling into sync as they danced. “And I want to be in them.”
“How about being in my arms in Wellfleet?”
“As in,Massachusetts?” Her eyes widened.
“I have to go to the Cape for a few days to handle negotiations for a property I’m interested in acquiring. I’d like you to come with me.”
“Oh! That sounds amazing. But won’t you have to work?” she asked, her embarrassment forgotten.
“Yes, but my team has been preparing for this and negotiations should only take a few hours. We can enjoy a few days at my bungalow and make up for the time we lost in Nassau.”
“When are you going?”
They continued dancing even after the song ended. “Sometime tomorrow. I’m waiting for confirmation.”
“Tomorrow? I’d love to go, but I can’t just take off on a Thursday and leave Chaz hanging. As much as I’d like to go, I’m afraid I can’t do that to him, no matter how wonderful it sounds.”
“Then come up Friday night and spend the weekend with me,” he suggested. “I’ll be done working by then, and we can just enjoy our time together. I’ll make all the arrangements and have a car pick you up at your place after work.”
Her eyes brightened. “Really? That sounds wonderful.”
“Almost as wonderful as you.”
She laughed. “That might be the corniest line I’ve ever heard, but coming out of your mouth it sounded…”
“Corny,” they said in unison.
“I’ll give you corny.” Treat captured her mouth in a plundering kiss. He wanted to give Max everything, to make all her dreams come true, and he couldn’t wait to share his favorite place on earth with her.
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Chapter Fifteen
CHAZ WAS ALREADY at the office when Max arrived Thursday morning. He looked up from the spreadsheets he was studying, hints of fatigue shining in the dark circles beneath his eyes. “Hard night?”
“I could say the same to you.” Max sat across from him at the table and began sifting through the reports. “Perfect night,” she said without looking up, although it would have been more perfect if Treat had stayed overnight. But he’d left to prepare for his trip. She knew it was silly to miss someone so much after only a handful of hours, but she couldn’t deny the ache inside her.
“Good to hear.” They worked in silence for a few minutes, and then Chaz said, “You’re not usually this quiet. You sure everything’s okay?”
“Yup. I’m just concentrating.”Trying to figure out how to do forty-eight hours’ worth of work in three or four hours.She was excited about the prospect of going away with Treat, and on the way to work she’d toyed with the idea of trying to leave with him today. Though she had no idea what time he was actually leaving.
They worked through reports, discussing next year’s festival strategies, and prioritizing sponsors. Afterward, Max got started on her calls, but for the first time since she’d begun working for Chaz, her heart wasn’t in it. She forced herself to focus and made it through only a few before she caught Chaz watching her with an odd expression.
“What?” she asked.
“You tell me. What’s going on? Did Treat do something? Because if he did, I’ll take care of it.”
Max laughed. “You really are like the big brother I never had. As much as I appreciate your offer, he did nothing other than ask me to go away with him. I’m sorry if I’m a little sidetracked. You know I love my work, but I…”Love Treat more.
The realization momentarily stunned her into silence.
Chaz set the papers down. “Are you okay?”
“Mm-hm,” she said distractedly.
“You look like you’re trying to figure out how to tell me something but are not sure if you should. You haven’t looked like this since the day Treat first showed up. It’s nice to see that you’re as normal as the rest of us.”
