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‘The pre-opening event is so your A-list clients can experience the resort and spread the word to their other A-list friends by the time the resort opens properly, correct?’
He nodded ‘So it needs to be extra-special Your input here in Washington has been invaluable and you can choose to stay here if you wish, but I think this isthe lines of what you used to do in your previous position, only on a er scale?’
‘Yes, but I’ve never worked in such an exotic location before’
‘This will be your chance to prove yourself then I want to see how you fare spearheading a larger project’ He sipped his wine—absently acknowledging he would have to abandon his beloved sports car in favour of another est the information
Slowly her stunning green eyes widened ‘Spearheading? Are you serious?’
‘You can handpick your own team, hire and fire as you see fit You’ll be provided with the initial list of attending guests but you can extend the list if you think you can handle it’
‘You are serious!’ Shocked happiness erased the last evidence of her bleak foray into the past and, watching her, enchanth him
Exahter than he had in a long while He refused to believe unburdening his past to Perla had succeeded in lightening the heavy load of bitterness and pain, but he had no other explanation for it
When he found hi in reaction to her still stunned expression, soh to pro if you ’
She popped another piece of bread into herand a quick roasting since both sound horrific’
He laughed and saw her gaze linger on his face and her eyes darken a fraction
No, he wasn’t going there They were not going there
He beckoned the hovering waiter and paused as Perla examined the menu Slowly she pulled her lower lip into her mouth and pondered some more
‘Can I help?’ he offered after several minutes
She looked up in relief ‘Would you? I never knohat to order when I go to a restaurant and I always end up hating what I choose and coveting what’s on other people’s plates’
‘I’ll order a variety of dishes and you can decide which ones you like and which ones you don’t’