Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr

Author:Robyn Carr
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2011-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Leslie answered the phone on her desk. “Haggerty Construction, Leslie speaking.”

“Leslie, it’s Greg. We need to talk.”

She took a deep breath. “Has there been a death in the family?” she asked crisply.

“No! Of course not!”

“Have you decided to give me a big pot of the money you hid while we were divorcing?”

“No! I mean, I didn’t—”

“Then we don’t have anything to talk about.”

“Leslie! Wait! Listen, I’ve been visiting with your parents!”

She was struck silent for a moment. “Whatever for?”

“I’ve been checking on them and keeping tabs on you. They tell me you’re seeing someone now. We better talk about that.”

“All right, now listen,” she said sternly. “Who I might be dating is none of your business and I don’t want you pestering my parents. They don’t like you!”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” he said. “They’re very nice to me!”

“They’re nice people! You better leave them alone or…or…or I’ll sic Paul on you.”

“Watch that temper, Leslie! There’s no reason to be so defiant, just listen to me a second. I’m here. I’m in Virgin River at that little bar in town and I’m not leaving until you meet me. I thought a public place might suit you better, make you feel less threatened....”

“Make me feel less threatened?” She laughed out loud. “Bullshit, Greg! You think I won’t hurt you in a public place? But you wasted your time. I’m not meeting you. We have nothing to talk about.”

“If you don’t, I’ll find out where you live and come to your house. Seriously, I’m not leaving without seeing you. We have to discuss this man you’re—”

She disconnected the cordless. “Goddamn it,” she muttered. And she wondered how she’d been married to him for so long without realizing what an idiotic pain in the ass he was. She briefly wondered if he had slipped drugs into her tea throughout their marriage.

She did not want to see him, talk to him. She was a little bit afraid that if she didn’t go to Jack’s, Greg was just going to make her life here so much more complicated. She did not want him to upset her relationship with Conner. She was truly happy for the first time in so long. She banged the phone on the top of her desk several times and swore.

Paul was quickly standing in her doorway. “Problem?”

She grabbed her purse and keys. “I have to run out, Paul.” She looked at her watch. “It’s late—I’m not going to make it back here today. I’ll come in early tomorrow....”

“You don’t have to come in early. Something wrong?”

“That man is getting on my last nerve,” she said.

“Conner?”

“God, no. Conner is a gem. Conner is perfect. Greg Adams.”

“What’s he doing now?”

“Waiting for me at Jack’s. Apparently my parents told him I’m seeing someone and he wants to discuss it with me.”

“Why?”

“I don’t have the first idea, but he’s threatening to wait me out or even show up at my house.

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