Finally Found

Her head was lowered, and her chin was on the table. Cammie was simply staring off into space. She looked so…serious and vulnerable. He had to do something. Adam walked over, playfully tugged on her ponytail, and when her head rose in surprise…he kissed her…on the lips.

She scowled. “What the hell, Adam?” She growled as she jumped out of the chair. “Damn!”

“What?” He looked surprised. “You didn’t mind my kisses last night. Especially when I kissed your…”

She gasped. “Shut up! Just shut up. Sometimes I swear I just…I…I can’t stand you. You suck. You just suck so bad!”

He tried to hide his dismay with a smile. “As I recall…you didn’t mind the sucking so much, either.”

She looked mad or ready to laugh or cry or maybe like she couldn’t decide. Finally, she just sank back into the chair, breathed deeply a few times, and slowly seemed to collect herself. He watched her a moment before deciding to sit across from her at the table.

“Doll, we seem to be having issues that I was previously unaware of. While I would love to have some big heart to heart with you and clear all this up, we aren’t really going to have any alone time for days. Really. In the meantime, we have Thanksgiving, the tree lighting, a cocktail party, and probably a partridge in a pear tree.”

“What?” She looked at him with disgust.

“Just making sure that you’re paying attention. Good job.” He patted her arm. “Let’s at least be professional and set aside our personal differences. You might even stop thinking I suck.” He smiled at her.

Offering him a weak smile, she nodded. “I find that hard to believe, but what the hell? Let’s do this.” She rubbed at her cheeks and brushed her hair away from her face. “What do you want for dinner?”