“There’s something else to consider, too,” Marco said softly and leaned in closely.

“What?” she whispered.

He closed the distance and touched his lips lightly to hers. The kiss made her toes tingle. It didn’t go on for long, but it was powerful. When it stopped, he smiled again as he met her eyes. “I’ve wanted to do that for a long time. I just wanted you to know how I feel. If you stay, it could be amazing with us. I think you feel it, too?”

She nodded. “I do.”

“I’m not trying to change your mind. If New York is what you want, I still think you should go for it. But I just wanted you to have all the information.”

“I don’t know if this is a good idea. I am your boss, after all,” she said softly.

But Marco shook his head. “I already looked into it. There are no rules about dating co-workers or supervisors at the hotel. We’re adults, Andrea. If it doesn’t work out, I think we’d still be able to work together. And if it does work out—well like I said already, it could be amazing.”

“I have a lot to think about. I should probably get going.”

“You do.” Marco walked her to her car and kissed her again, more thoroughly this time, and left her breathless.

“Sleep well, Andrea.”

Chapter 33

Something was brewing. Paula didn’t know what was going on, but it involved her Aunt Vivian. Her grandfather and her aunt went into a meeting at eleven that lasted over an hour and by the way Aunt Vivian had stormed out of office, Paula guessed it hadn’t gone in her aunt’s favor. Her grandfather had back-to-back meetings the rest of the day and at two in the afternoon, she noticed that David went into a meeting with him that also lasted for over an hour.

Paula had an odd feeling that it may have been about her as she wasn’t included in the meeting and David’s time here was almost over. Technically it was over, but her grandfather had asked him to stay on for the Taste of the Town event which was coming up on Monday. He was due to leave after that. The time was going by too fast. Paula didn’t feel like she needed his guidance for a longer period of time, but she enjoyed having him around.

She went down to the reception area at three to help with the check-in rush and when it slowed and she returned to her office an hour and a half later, her grandfather waved her into his office and a moment later, David joined them.