A Ranch to Keep. Claire McEwen
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Название: A Ranch to Keep
Автор: Claire McEwen
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
isbn: 9781472055262
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A thought struck her. “Mark? Since I’m the most perfect, understanding girlfriend, can I ask you to be the most understanding boss?”
“Uh-oh,” he teased. “What now? More time off?”
“A half day on Friday so I can leave at noon and beat the traffic out of town?” She gazed adoringly up at him, batting her eyelashes in a mock plea.
Mark smiled. “Don’t you have to get everyone ready for the pitch next week?”
“We were ready last week. You know I’d never leave something so important until the last minute!”
“Don’t we have a conference call at two? You know I’ll need you on that.”
“Two hours will get me through Sacramento and I can avoid the worst traffic jams. At two I can pull over and take the call from wherever I am.”
“Well, I can’t argue with that. Just make sure you have reception.”
“Mark, I’m a big girl, remember? The one who’s landed you three huge accounts in the past six months? Not to mention a bunch of smaller clients, too. Trust me, I’ll make sure I have reception.”
“Okay, sorry. Didn’t mean to patronize. And you know I’m grateful for all those accounts.” Mark stopped and pulled her close, pressing her against his torso. “As well as everything else you do for me.”
“Does this mean you’re changing your mind about tonight?” she murmured as he bent down to kiss her.
“Sadly for me, no. Believe me, I want to, but it’s a busy week and I need my sleep.”
A cab pulled up to the curb near them. “Do you want to take that one?” he asked. Cabs were few and far between in San Francisco.
“Hang on,” Samantha said and went to the car window. “Can you wait a second, please?” she asked. “Start the meter and I’ll be right there.” The driver nodded his head and set the meter. Samantha turned back to Mark.
“Hey, I feel bad that I’m leaving again this weekend. Do you want to get together sometime in the next couple days before I go?”
“If I have time,” he answered. “Check calendars?”
They pulled out their phones in the familiar ritual, but there was no shared free time in their schedules.
“I think we should take a vacation together,” Samantha said. “Let’s just get away somewhere warm and relaxing where we don’t have to compare calendars like this.”
“Sounds great,” Mark answered, with a half smile.
Samantha looked up sharply, disappointment growing. “Don’t sound so enthusiastic.”
“No, Kiddo...don’t take it like that! I’m just tired. A vacation would be nice. But we’re both so busy right now. Maybe we can talk about it in a couple of months.”
Samantha sighed. She admired Mark’s work ethic, but it meant she was going to have to work harder to improve their relationship while closer to home. “You’re right. We are really busy. But what about if, in the future, we schedule each other in first? Then make our other plans?”
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