Having Her Boss's Baby. Maureen Child
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Название: Having Her Boss's Baby
Автор: Maureen Child
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Desire
isbn: 9781474003384
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“Good?” he asked.
“Wonderful,” she said, then asked, “Do you often bring your employees to such a fine restaurant?”
“No,” he admitted and couldn’t have said, even to himself, why he’d brought Aine here. They could have stopped for a burger somewhere or eaten at the restaurant in her hotel. Instead, he’d brought her here, as if they were on a date. Which they really weren’t. Best to steer this back to work. “It’s quiet here, though, and I thought that would give us a chance to talk.”
“About the castle.”
“Yes, and about your part in helping us make this happen.”
“My part?” Genuine surprise flashed in her eyes.
Brady took a bite of his own ravioli, then said, “You’ll be there on-site, for the day-to-day changes. We need you to oversee the workers, make sure they stay on schedule, on budget, things like that.”
“I’m to be in charge?”
“You’re my liaison,” he told her. “You come to me with problems, I take care of them, then you make sure they’re handled right.”
“I see.” She dragged her fork listlessly across her plate.
“Is there a problem?”
“Have you given thought to who will be doing the work?”
“We’ve got the best contractor in California lined up,” Brady said. “He’ll be bringing in crews he trusts.”
She frowned a bit. “Things might go easier and more quickly if you hired Irish workmen.”
“I don’t like working with people I don’t know,” he said.
“Yet here we are, and you don’t know me from the man in the moon.”
“True.” He nodded. “Fine. I’ll think about it.”
“Good. But you’ve yet to tell me what kind of changes you’re talking about.” She met his gaze. “You said only that you were going to ‘reimagine’ things. Which could mean anything at all. What exactly are you planning?”
“Nothing structural,” he told her. “We like the look of Castle Butler—that’s why we bought it. But there will be plenty of changes made to the interior.”
She sighed, set her fork down and admitted, “To be honest, that’s what I’m worried about.”
“In what way?”
“Will I be seeing zombies in the hallways?” she asked. “Cobwebs strung across the stone?”
She looked so worried about that possibility, Brady grinned. “Tempting, but no. We’ll go into all the details starting tomorrow, but I’ll say tonight I think you’ll like what we’ve got in mind.”
Folding her hands on the table, she looked at him and said, “I’ve worked at Castle Butler since I was sixteen and went into the kitchens. I worked my way up from there, becoming first a maid, then moving on through reception and finally into managing the castle.
“I know every board that creaks, every draft that blows through broken mortar. I know every wall that needs painting and every tree in the garden that needs trimming.” She paused, took a breath and continued before he could speak, “Everyone who works in the castle is a friend to me, or family. The village depends on the hotel for its livelihood and their worries are mine, as well. So,” she said softly, “when you speak of reimagining the castle, know that for me, it’s not about games.”
Brady could see that. Her forest green eyes met his, and he read the stubborn strength in them that foretold all kinds of interesting battles ahead.
Damned if he wasn’t looking forward to them.
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