Touch of the Billionaire 2: The Steps in Between: Touch of the Billionaire, #2

By Danielle Jamesen

Adrian was still getting settled into her routine of shuttling Courtney to school and getting to work on time.  Andrew Cole, and more to the point his assistant Marie, had been more than patient with her as she juggled all of her new priorities.

She had immediately started the habit of packing her own lunch when she packed Courtney’s and she hoped it would save her a noticeable amount of money.  There was a large breakroom on her floor at work, and she was also hoping to meet a few people because the space was usually pretty crowded between 11:30 and 1:30.

Marie was very kind as she passed off the information she had regarding the upcoming foundation luncheon, as well as details about other past events.  Adrian was grateful that Marie seemed to be on her side and did not feel a sense of competition with her.  She had been worried when she first learned that Marie used to handle the events, but the older woman seemed happy to have the help.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Danielle Jamesen
• Release date: Aug 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9781536507713

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Touch of the Billionaire

2

The Steps in Between

Danielle Jamesen

Copyright © 2016 by Danielle Jamesen. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used, reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form without the prior written consent of the author.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Characters, names, places, incidents and events are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: On the Right Foot?

Chapter Two: The Work at Hand

Chapter Three: Weekend at Home

Chapter Four: No Room for Doubt

Chapter Five: A Bump in the Road

Chapter Six: Friends in High Places

Chapter Seven: A Public Affair

Chapter Eight: The Discovery Phase

Chapter Nine: From the Rest of the World

Chapter Ten: On the Wrong Foot?

Chapter One: On the Right Foot?

Adrian was still getting settled into her routine of shuttling Courtney to school and getting to work on time.  Andrew Cole, and more to the point his assistant Marie, had been more than patient with her as she juggled all of her new priorities.

She had immediately started the habit of packing her own lunch when she packed Courtney’s and she hoped it would save her a noticeable amount of money.  There was a large breakroom on her floor at work, and she was also hoping to meet a few people because the space was usually pretty crowded between 11:30 and 1:30.

Marie was very kind as she passed off the information she had regarding the upcoming foundation luncheon, as well as details about other past events.  Adrian was grateful that Marie seemed to be on her side and did not feel a sense of competition with her.  She had been worried when she first learned that Marie used to handle the events, but the older woman seemed happy to have the help.

Within the first few days, Adrian had emailed all of the primary contacts to introduce herself and she had received almost instant responses.  Most of them seemed very happy to virtually meet her and were anxious to set up face-to-face meetings regarding the event.

One afternoon, Adrian found herself wondering whether she needed to schedule these during the evening hours or whether she could meet everyone during the day.  She walked over to Marie’s desk to ask and found Andrew standing there chatting with her.

He flashed his bright smile at her, and her knees felt weak as she looked at his dark hair and bright blue eyes.  He had removed his suit jacket and even rolled up his shirtsleeves.  As she approached the pair, she found herself distracted by his strong forearms as they fidgeted with a small red stress ball.

H-H-Hello, she greeted them when she arrived.

Hello there, he rumbled in his deep voice.

I-I-I was just wondering, I’ve been introducing myself to the contacts for the event, and some of them would like to meet me in person.  Would it be okay to arrange those meetings during regular office hours?  Unless you need me here during the day, I’m sure I can make arrangements for evening meetings.

Andrew chuckled, It’s quite alright to do them during the day.  That’s your job after all, to meet with these people and create this event.

Oh, okay, thank you so much.  I really appreciate it.

He rested his hand warmly on her shoulder, Certainly.

Her skin tingled where he had touched her and she hurried back to her office before her face gave anything away.

Marie headed out of the office around five o’clock.  As soon as Adrian heard the elevator