Jade Buchanan

Kay Baardsson arrives late to lunch, expecting her husband to be waiting for her, only to find that Nils has been called out of the office. Lucky for her, his business partner, Thalia Mason, is more than up to the task of keeping her occupied… until Nils interrupts and things get a little more interesting. 

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      Kay Baardsson waved to Vicki, stopping for a moment to ask the woman how her new grandson was doing. It had been a few weeks since the last time she stopped by her husband’s work, and she had already taken nearly 20 minutes to get to his office since she kept getting waylaid by people wanting to say hi.

      She was going to be late, as it was. They were supposed to be meeting for lunch.

      A few minutes later, she was pushing open the door to Nils’ inner sanctum, spying the empty room beyond. Well. That wasn’t good. Where was Nils? Tapping her foot, she glanced at her watch. Nope, she was definitely a few minutes late. He should be here. Kay walked forward, her heels sinking into the lush carpet as she crossed the expanse in front of his desk. The windows beyond provided a breathtaking view of the City limits, the mountains in the background. She made a mental note to ask Nils if they could head to Banff soon. She loved walking through the park, stopping into the Village to pick up a few items in the shops.

      The sound of the door opening behind her startled Kay, causing her to jump. Twirling around, she put her hand to her chest, breathing deeply. “Oh, Thalia, you startled me.”

      The willowy blonde smiled widely, closing the door with a quiet snick. “I have a message from your husband.”

      “He’s going to be late, isn’t he?” Damn it, she was really looking forward to lunch.

      “Actually, sweetie, he’s not going to make it at all. We had a mini crisis with TechCorp and Nils has to deal with it in the main boardroom. He hates it, you know, but he didn’t have a choice.”

      Kay sighed. “I know, and I can’t even be mad. I was just looking forward to this.”

      “Well, he did send a message for you.” Thalia leaned back against the door, crossing her arms over her chest.

      “Yeah?” Maybe Nils was going to pony up for dinner tonight. Not that he had to take her out for dinner to make up for missing lunch, she understood fully what his work demands were like.

      “He wants you to enjoy the lunch he sent up.”

      Kay glanced around, looking for this mysterious lunch. “There’s nothing here.”

      “Actually, it’s right in front of you. Your husband sent me.”