“You can go in now.”
“Thank you.” Abby offered her a real smile before opening the door to Dylan’s office. The picture he presented seated behind his desk, lit by the light from two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, was powerful and efficient. She was pleased that he didn’t look picture perfect though; in fact, he looked slightly harassed. His necktie was loose, and his jacket had been discarded thoughtlessly over the back of a chair. But the friendly grin he tossed her had her heart skipping a beat.
“Abby. This is a surprise.” He stood and walked to her, giving her a brief kiss before poking his head out the door to speak with Tina. “Hold all my calls.”
“Will do,” his secretary said, tossing him a wink.
He closed the door, leaning his back against it.
“I’m sorry to barge in on you like this. I was in the area and thought it would be nice to drop by and say hello.”
“Hi.”
Abby laughed nervously, not lulled by his relaxed stance. “Hi,” she said back. She turned, taking a few paces before turning back toward him. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Tell you what?”
“You know what.”
“I’m not quite sure I do.” His arms folded easily in front of him as a small smile remained on his lips.
“That you’re the owner.” His smile faded, and she could tell he really hadn’t known. “Tina let it slip.”
“I see.” He moved toward her. “Does it bother you?”
“Of course, not. I’m just surprised you didn’t mention it. You had the opportunity.”
“I suppose I did.”
“Then why?”
He shrugged. “I didn’t think it would matter.”
“It doesn’t.”
“Most of the time, it does.” He said the words softly, his meaning flowing in his words.
“I see.” And she did. “I like you for more than your money, Dylan.”
“I know. But when we met, I didn’t know you, didn’t know if you were the type of person to take advantage of that.”
“I hope you do now.”
He slipped his arms around her, and she almost sighed at the feel of him. His strength, his security. “I do. I was sure of it that night on the boat, but by then I didn’t think to tell you.” He kissed her softly. “Mad at me?”
She chuckled. “No. I was never mad. Just confused why you wouldn’t mention it. But I understand now. Had I been in your position, I would have done the same.” She arched a brow. “Any more secrets you want to tell me about?”
“Nope.” He said it easily, but something in his expression caught her attention. “Have you had lunch yet?”
The question was enough to erase any thoughts of secrets from her mind. “No.” Her lips curved. “That was one of the reasons I stopped by. I thought you might be able to catch a bite with me.”
“I think I could manage that. It’d have to be quick though.” He glanced at his watch. I have a meeting in forty-five minutes. “There’s a sandwich place next door. Nothing fancy, but their Philly cheese steaks are great.”
“Sounds good.”
He pulled away, linking hands with her before tugging her out the door. The gesture surprised her since they would be walking through his place of business. The thought of so blatantly showing his feelings for her had her blushing.
“We’re grabbing a sandwich,” he told Tina, who only glanced at their hands with interest. “I’ll be back in time for the conference call. Do you want me to bring you anything?”
“No. I’ve already ordered something. You two have fun.”
Nodding his goodbye, he walked her out of the building and around to the sandwich place. True to his word, the cheese steaks were amazing.
The conversation was easy between them and she felt herself relaxing, forgetting that he was the owner of a multi-million-dollar company.
It was flattering to Abby to notice, as he walked her to her car, that he hadn’t even glanced at his watch.
“I had a great time.”
“Me too. I’m glad you stopped by.”
“Careful, that sandwich place will
“Thank you.” Abby offered her a real smile before opening the door to Dylan’s office. The picture he presented seated behind his desk, lit by the light from two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, was powerful and efficient. She was pleased that he didn’t look picture perfect though; in fact, he looked slightly harassed. His necktie was loose, and his jacket had been discarded thoughtlessly over the back of a chair. But the friendly grin he tossed her had her heart skipping a beat.
“Abby. This is a surprise.” He stood and walked to her, giving her a brief kiss before poking his head out the door to speak with Tina. “Hold all my calls.”
“Will do,” his secretary said, tossing him a wink.
He closed the door, leaning his back against it.
“I’m sorry to barge in on you like this. I was in the area and thought it would be nice to drop by and say hello.”
“Hi.”
Abby laughed nervously, not lulled by his relaxed stance. “Hi,” she said back. She turned, taking a few paces before turning back toward him. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Tell you what?”
“You know what.”
“I’m not quite sure I do.” His arms folded easily in front of him as a small smile remained on his lips.
“That you’re the owner.” His smile faded, and she could tell he really hadn’t known. “Tina let it slip.”
“I see.” He moved toward her. “Does it bother you?”
“Of course, not. I’m just surprised you didn’t mention it. You had the opportunity.”
“I suppose I did.”
“Then why?”
He shrugged. “I didn’t think it would matter.”
“It doesn’t.”
“Most of the time, it does.” He said the words softly, his meaning flowing in his words.
“I see.” And she did. “I like you for more than your money, Dylan.”
“I know. But when we met, I didn’t know you, didn’t know if you were the type of person to take advantage of that.”
“I hope you do now.”
He slipped his arms around her, and she almost sighed at the feel of him. His strength, his security. “I do. I was sure of it that night on the boat, but by then I didn’t think to tell you.” He kissed her softly. “Mad at me?”
She chuckled. “No. I was never mad. Just confused why you wouldn’t mention it. But I understand now. Had I been in your position, I would have done the same.” She arched a brow. “Any more secrets you want to tell me about?”
“Nope.” He said it easily, but something in his expression caught her attention. “Have you had lunch yet?”
The question was enough to erase any thoughts of secrets from her mind. “No.” Her lips curved. “That was one of the reasons I stopped by. I thought you might be able to catch a bite with me.”
“I think I could manage that. It’d have to be quick though.” He glanced at his watch. I have a meeting in forty-five minutes. “There’s a sandwich place next door. Nothing fancy, but their Philly cheese steaks are great.”
“Sounds good.”
He pulled away, linking hands with her before tugging her out the door. The gesture surprised her since they would be walking through his place of business. The thought of so blatantly showing his feelings for her had her blushing.
“We’re grabbing a sandwich,” he told Tina, who only glanced at their hands with interest. “I’ll be back in time for the conference call. Do you want me to bring you anything?”
“No. I’ve already ordered something. You two have fun.”
Nodding his goodbye, he walked her out of the building and around to the sandwich place. True to his word, the cheese steaks were amazing.
The conversation was easy between them and she felt herself relaxing, forgetting that he was the owner of a multi-million-dollar company.
It was flattering to Abby to notice, as he walked her to her car, that he hadn’t even glanced at his watch.
“I had a great time.”
“Me too. I’m glad you stopped by.”
“Careful, that sandwich place will
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