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Arabella’s eyes lit up and she clapped her hands in front of her “That sounds like fun”
Telad you think so, because I’ to need both you and Elle to persuade my brothers to help out at the dinner Every year they’ve coet out of it and think writing a big check for all the food is their way of contributing, but it would be really nice for all of us to be there and have a hand in serving everyone”
“I love that idea,” Arabella said, then grinned a bit playfully “And no worries about persuading Maddux I know just the thing to ree”
Tempest did not want to know details, but clearly Arabella had Maddux wrapped securely around her finger All that ether at the dinner, representing the Wilder Way Foundation as a family
Even if she was the only one without a significant other standing beside her
Chapter 6
Remy arrived at the Lowell Construction office fifteen o over the preli day helping his crew on a jobsite to bring a project in on tih he’d left early, there had been an accident on the highway and traffic had been a nightmare
He hated being late for any appointiven hiet cleaned up before her arrival He had dirt and dust covering him from head to toe, his boots were crusted with mud, and he srireet Tempest When he met with clients at the office, he preferred not to reek like a barnyard animal and strived to look somewhat professional
He parked his work truck in his designated space and strode toward thehe’d purchased after his divorce It was in afancy, but the property conveniently provided both commercial and residential space in one And this place was one of the few things he’d been able to afford on his tight budget after his ex-wife had left hiher-end clients he was now accu, he knew he really needed to find a nicer office complex He’d just been so busy he hadn’t had the time
He walked into the first floor of the building, which he’d turned into an office Sally, his fifty-five-year-old secretary who had been with hi of Lowell Construction, sat at her desk, her fingers flying across the keyboard in front of her computer at a pace that always amazed Remy Beyond her he’d partitioned three separate areas A private office for him, a conference-type room where he drew up plans, s with his project ers, and in the back, he’d added a small, functional kitchenette
“Is Ms Wilder here?” Reht up in the saive hie
“She was right on ti and tipped her head down to look at Rerimy, unkempt presence with a frown “I put her in the conference roo client, and you certainly don’t look fit to be in the same roo insult to injury
Abrupt laughter escaped him He could always count on Sally to be blunt and not htforward attitude that reat secretary She didn’t take any crap frouys, she dealt with subcontractors efficiently, she wasn’t easily intied to do the work of three secretaries instead of just one
“Yes, I know I look and s the truth “I didn’t think I was going to be twenty rab a shower I’ll say hello to Ms Wilder and let her know I’”
Sally gave hiet to the office before I left for the day because I didn’t want to leave Ms Wilder alone, and now that you’re here, I’ht and be on my way”