Seriously, it’s like an hour drive away, tops.” “I will only resent you if you’re not there when I need you. “You’ll resent me for making your wedding into a business trip.” “I mean, for crissakes, Stef, it’ll only take the morning of that Wednesday, and the wedding stuff doesn’t even start until that night. “Just take the meeting.” She had laughed at me over the phone. And even though I had no intention of telling him so, my best friend, Charlotte Holloway, soon to be Charlotte Cantwell, had told me the exact same thing when I explained what my boss was planning. Freeman is-and then you’re going to come back here to Chicago only to turn around and make the same trip back out again? That seems logical to you?”

You’re telling me that you’re going to fly to Lubbock and drive to the small town where your friend is getting married-which, it turns out, is one town over from where Mrs. “Stefan.” His voice dropped irritably as he realized I had stopped listening to him. “That makes sense to you, does it? You’re going to fly to Amarillo-”

I lifted my gaze from my computer screen to meet his. My assistant was amazing, but I couldn’t leave her everything. There were things I had to finish before I could leave and not worry. “I’ll go when I get back,” I responded absently, checking the inbox of my internal e-mail, hoping he’d get the hint and just leave.īut I was so busy. You’re the only one who can close the deal, so you’re the one who’s going.” “My best friend is getting married, Knox. I had different people doing different things, and so I was making piles. I was sorting paperwork on my desk in preparation for being away. We’re not talking about your entire-will you look at me, please?”īut I didn’t have time. We’re only talking about the morning of one of the days. “I don’t understand why this is a big deal. IT WAS unfair of my boss to order me to go. Stefan’s in for the surprise of his life as he finds himself in danger as well. Though leery of the unexpected feelings, Stefan is swayed by a sincere revelation from Rand, and he decides to give Rand a chance.īut their budding romance is threatened when Stefan’s business deal goes wrong: the owner of the last ranch he needs to secure for the company is murdered. Stefan and Rand have been mortal enemies since the day they met, so Stefan is shocked when a temporary cease-fire sees the usual hostility replaced by instant chemistry. Worst of all, he’s thrown for a loop when he arrives to see the one man Charlotte promised wouldn’t be there: her brother, Rand Holloway. Not only does he have to go to Texas in the middle of summer to be the man of honor in his best friend Charlotte’s wedding, but he’s expected to negotiate a million-dollar business deal at the same time.

Mine by mary calmes