Page 71 of Love like the (Real) Reel Thing
He was right. She hated that he was right. “We’re not.” She managed a tight smile. “Well, don’t let me keep you …” She gestured to the door.
“You’re not. I’m working here.”
Her stomach did a weird flip. “No way are you –”
“For the moment, Jess. I talked to Anthony and he really doesn’t have anywhere else he can give me, not with the film crew using the castle.”
“Which is all the time!” Jess tried not to sound panicked. “You can’t just stay here indefinitely.”
“I’m not about to jump you.” Adam’s tone was cool now. “So, if you can manage to be professional, I’d appreciate it.”
Was he trying to bait her? Judging by how fast her pulse was galloping, it was working. This was getting them nowhere.
“You know what? You work wherever you want – just don’t get in my way.”
Were they going to have to share the desk? He’d have to find another chair. Which was definitely an Adam problem.
“Do you not keep chocolate in your desk drawer anymore?” he asked.
“You went through my desk?” She stared at him.
“I opened a drawer.” Adam shrugged. “And technically, it’s Ian Finnegan’s desk.”
God, she needed a few minutes to herself or she’d do something she’d regret. Dropping her bag on the side of the desk Adam hadn’t disturbed, she turned to leave.
“Hey, where are you going?” He sounded more curious than anything.
Jess counted to five. “To get a coffee.”
He picked up his coffee cup. “Will you get me a refill?”
“Nope!” She left, letting the door slam behind her.Very professional, Jess.
Shit, how was she going to deal with having Adam around? Linford was supposed to be her escape – a safe haven. Running into the person she was trying desperately hard to exorcise wasnotpart of the deal.
She bumped into Anthony in the foyer.
“Oh, Jess, the very woman. I hope you don’t mind, but Adam Rourke is down from head office for a while and I’ve told him he can share your office. There’s really nowhere else I can put him at the moment.”
Jess blinked, wondering if Anthony knew that she and Adam had been together. Although maybe he was above office gossip. Probably just as well. She flashed him a quick smile.
“No problem, there’s plenty of room if we just get another office chair.”
“I believe we’ve a couple of them in the storeroom. I’ll ask housekeeping to get one to you. Do you need anything else?”
For Adam to go back to where he came from?Or maybe just drop off the planet?She suppressed a sigh. “All good.”
“I was talking to Mel Winters and she mentioned that they’re hoping to get back to their schedule this morning,” Anthony said. “They’ve a bit of catching-up to do.”
Right at this moment, she didn’t care about the studio’s schedule. But Anthony seemed to be expecting some sort of response.
“They’re still going to finish on time, aren’t they?”
He raised an eyebrow. “They’d better! They’re due to finish up on Friday, July 11th. And we’ve a fair number of bookings for the following week.”
To think that a hassle-free six weeks of filming had been her top priority when she’d agreed to come down to Linford, she thought as she headed outside to the craft truck. What had she done to deserve this? Adam had absolutely no right to come down here and ruin the rest of her stay.
She should have agreed to get him a coffee refill – she could have begged the studio medic for something to put in it. “A strong laxative. Or –”
