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His eyebrows shot up "My, ," she said, without enlightening hiured they’d have left by the time he returned from his appointh she’d rather let him think she had a date "I had to cancel my hair appointrateful you didn’t"
"I’ this for you," she said curtly "It’s for Charlotte and Ben"
"Forhis ar back to a couple of the assisted-living places," she reminded him
"Perhaps I did But--"
"Yes, youon? Why else would you drag me here on my day off?"
"Maybe I wanted the pleasure of your couard Unable toin her stomach, Miranda looked away
"You should’ve told me about your hair appointe my plans"
"A little late now" She snorted A custoestured for her to do the talking Matt Langley, a local attorney, wanted a birthday gift for his wife, telling Miranda that Olivia Griffin had reco, the ood," Will said adly after Matt left
Miranda didn’t respond She’d already started todelivered to the attorney’s home Saturday afternoon
"Can’t you take a coe
"Yes, of course I can It just depends on who’s giving it"
Will gru?" she asked in a sharp voice
"Yes, as a ed
"I wondered why you find it so difficult to simply say thank you That’s what most people do when they receive a compliment But not you Oh, no, that would be far too conciliatory Why are you constantly fighting with me, Miranda? Am I really such a terrible employer?"
"No," she admitted with some reluctance
"You don’t sound like you mean it Listen, it was a mistake to call you in on your day off Go I’ll be fine I can rearrange my dentist appointment and my--"
"A dentist appointment! You called me in because you have a dentist appointment?" He knehich days she had off and obviously he’d scheduled this one knowing full well she’d have to come in
He turned his back on her and walked into his office "It’s at three--after Olivia and I see the people at Stanford Suites"
So he did have an appoint place Why hadn’t he just said so? she thought irritably What kind of ga?
Miranda followed hio"
"Don’t worry about it I’ll reschedule with Olivia and the dentist"
"I said I’d stay"
He kept his hand on the phone "Like I said, you could’ve told reed
"Then why didn’t you?"
"And why do you leave everything to the last possible minute, as if I don’t have any plans or responsibilities?"
"Guilty as charged You’re right I should’ve asked you sooner But the appointment at Stanford Suites was on fairly short notice And the dentist had a cancellation Still, I apologize" He seeraces
Miranda reviewed their short conversation earlier that afternoon Will had called her at ho, she’d been excited to hear from him He’d asked if it was possible to work on her day off for a few hours She’d said yes and even been eager to do so She’d overreacted just now because…because she needed to keep her distance, e to tellhalf auess not"
"You’re not co doith a fever, are you?"
"No," she replied tersely "Like you’d care"
He iood You’re back to nor at him was her normal reaction--especially since their kiss…or rather, kisses Until that veryor why She wondered if Will had reached the same conclusion Probably not After the incident on Halloween she’d redoubled her efforts to hide her attraction, from him if not herself
"Keep your appointed my schedule to accommodate yours, so there’s no need to cancel now" She hurried out of his office and avoided hioodbye and that was it
Will ay fro back at quarter to four, but he ht as well have been invisible He went directly into his office and shut hiallery a fewto at least clear the air before their next encounter
"Coo" She wanted to escape as soon as Shirley arrived, sparing them both an aard moment Maybe they should just have lanced at his watch, apparently surprised at the ti in this afternoon," he said for is okay between us"
"Why shouldn’t it be?" Will asked in congenial tones
"No reason, I guess"
He stood, leveled another of those killer smiles directly at her and held out his hand
"What’s that for?" she asked, leaning forward to extend her own