Page 8 of Love In The Spotlight

“I’m not blind and tell it like it is,” she said.

He found he liked that.

A lot.

Found it sexy too.

No way he’d voice that.

He’d get kicked out of her office if that happened.

Might even get West to terminate their business deal.

There was too much at stake here for that.

This wasn’t for him. It was a future for Penelope.

“So we are being completely honest with each other?” he asked.

“Sure,” she said. “It’s better that way.”

“Then I’ll admit you’re pleasing on the eyes as well. I might have lumped you into a category that I shouldn’t have.”

“I’m nothing like your other women,” she said.

“So noted.” However, it didn’t stop his eyes from resting on her heels and moving up her body until they landed on her eyes.

Dark brown eyes to go with her brown hair that was past her shoulders and falling in some soft waves.

Her makeup was minimal but applied with perfection.

Just like everything else on her, judging by her appearance.

“Before we get down to business,” she said, “and there is a lot of business to go over, I’d like to find out a bit more about your product and how it came about. West was pretty vague and said to get the background from you.”

“Which bothers you,” he said. He could tell by the look on her face. She didn’t like not knowing all the facts.

“I do like to be prepared and feel as if I’m not.”

“So you did some research on me and don’t like what you found?” he asked. “You can be honest.”

“I plan on being honest,” she said. “But I can be professional at the same time. I didn’t know who you were.”

“Not surprising,” he said. “I don’t picture you as the type to watch sports.”

“That would require me to have the time to sit and do nothing. I don’t have that luxury,” she said.

“Meaning you think I do?” he asked.

“You are retired at thirty-three. Well, not true. You’ve got a part-time gig as a broadcaster.”

He laughed. “Not as part time as you think. There is a lot of work involved in my job. I spend hours daily analyzing games and data. You have to be prepared to speak on the fly, but you need the information and facts prior to do it.”

Her head went back and forth. “I can see that.”

“You’re not going to argue about it?”

“Nope,” she said. “I don’t know enough about what you’re saying in order to argue. I’ll take your word for it.”

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