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“Were you?” She was already pushing her chair back.

  “And though Mick is going to be involved in the discussion, as you have the final say, I thought it best to bribe—er, that is, deal with you directly.”

  She had rounded her desk, but paused and leaned back on it. “Okay. So, what is it I need to give my final say on?”

  He slipped his hand inside the basket lid and drew out two plane tickets. “Seeing as Mick could also probably run this inn single-handedly, at least for a short while, and Dee chases anyone who even thinks of commandeering her kitchen out with a spoon, I was hoping perhaps the boss lady could accompany me on a university speaking engagement.”

  “To?”

  “London.”

  Her eyes lit up and her heart skipped a beat. “We haven’t been to the flat there in a long time.”

  “Not since the honeymoon.”

  “Nope. Not since.”

  He fanned the tickets out further. “There might be another leg to the trip.”

  “To?”

  “Philadelphia. It’s been a while since you’ve seen your family, and I was thinking—”

  She flew across the office into his arms. “You were thinking you missed out on my cousin’s Philly cheesesteak and were hoping to sneak the recipe back for Dee.”

  “Well, that, too.”

  “When do we leave?”

  “Can we at least pretend to have a picnic before you decide?” He hitched her up against him with one arm and wiggled his eyebrows. “I packed a blanket.”

  “Did you.”

  “I did.”

  “And might there be some wine in that basket.”

  “There might be.”

  “Then what are you waiting for, Mr. Lassiter?”

  “You, Mrs. Lassiter. In fact, I’ve been waiting for you my whole life.”

  He dropped the basket on the chair, and kicked the door shut.

  It was a while before they got to the wine.

  ISBN: 978-1-4268-6004-1

  SIMON SAYS…

  Copyright © 2010 by Donna Kauffman.

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