Page 113 of Sweet Home Louisiana

Nate nodded.

Bennett shook his head.“Wow.”

“Who’s Wilson Dawson?”Josh asked.

“Billionaire investor,” Bennett said.

“We were right,” Owen commented.“Thought maybe the kid had a rich dad.”

“He does,” Nate said.“But he has an older sister who’s determined that he, in her words, not turn into an asshole.”

Maddie felt her eyebrows rise.

Nate nodded at their surprised looks.““Juliet’s older brothers both work for their dad.Juliet, on the other hand, is a lawyer who does a lot of work as a patient advocate and a lobbyist for healthcare.Chase is her little brother and she’s determined to make sure he becomes a good guy.”

“It’s important to her that he shows up for medical school on day one then,” Maddie said.

“It is,” Nate agreed.“But she also wants Chase to be held responsible for what happened in Autre.So she wants to talk.”

Just then the door to the conference room swung open and a woman tumbled in.She was juggling an armful including a big leather bag, an accordion file folder, and a coffee cup.

All of which fell to the floor in front of her as she turned her ankle and pitched forward.

Josh, the closest to her, shot up and caught her before she face planted into the table.

“Whoa there,” he said, setting her back on her feet.

Maddie looked around the table.All of the other men were also out of their seats and reaching for her, as if by instinct.Maddie turned her attention back to the woman.

She was…gorgeous.Like, stunningly gorgeous.The type of woman even other women said, “wow” about.

In spite of the fact that the bun on top of her head was falling down, her pale blue suit jacket was hanging off of one shoulder, her black-framed glasses were sliding down her nose, and her cream-colored skirt was now splashed with coffee.But it also looked like maybe it had been spotted with something else—barbecue sauce maybe—even prior to dropping her coffee cup on Nate’s office carpet.

The woman looked up at Josh, then at the others in the room as she pushed her glasses up, straightened her jacket, and patted her hair.

“Um…hi.”

She must have felt that her hair was coming down because she pulled the elastic band from it and shook it out.The dark strands were streaked with blond and red highlights and fell to the upper curve of her ass.

It was a great curve, too.Even Maddie had to admit.It went perfectly with the very…generous…curves behind the cream-colored silk tank she wore under her jacket.In contrast with her curves, she had a tiny waist and had to be only about five-three.She was little and curvy and beautiful.And possibly a bit of a klutz.Then again, maybe she was just having a bad day.

“I’m Juliet Dawson,” she said, giving them all a big smile.She glanced at the organizer—which was still nicely put together because of the tight elastic band around it—and coffee cup—which wasnotnicely put together—on the floor behind her.She grimaced.“Sorry about that.”

“It’s not a problem at all,” Nate assured her.

“Are you okay?”Josh asked.

“Can I get you another coffee?”Bennett asked.

“Oh no,” Juliet told him with a smile.“Not without my spill-proof cup.Because… well, you see why.But thank you.”

“Of course,” he told her with an unnecessary level of sincerity in his tone.

Maddie smirked at that.No way did Bennett Baxter get people coffee.

“Um.”That was all Owen managed.

Maddie looked up at the man she was crazy about.He was staring at Juliet like a dumbass.But she forgave him.Juliet was just…really hard not to stare at.

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