She sucked in a breath when she saw Cade’s name on the screen.
Meeting with the Colonel and Erin this Friday, ten a.m.Donovan Worldwide headquarters downtown.Confirm?
Sofia swallowed her disappointment.What had she expected?That their time together had meant the same to him as it had her?With the day he had planned, she should be grateful he’d even thought about the centennial celebration.
Opting for the professionalism he obviously wanted, she typed her response.
I’ve marked my calendar.
The waiter brought her meal.Since no response appeared to be forthcoming from Cade, she put down her phone and picked up her fork.
The enchilada flavors burst in her mouth, and she wasn’t sure that melted cheese and sour cream had ever tasted more appealing.
A large party was seated on the patio near her and the mariachi band wandered over to serenade a birthday girl.
She even put aside her disappointment to clap along with a lot of other people.
After dinner, she skipped dessert, but she enjoyed every sip of the margarita.She avoided temptation and didn’t order a second.Instead, she opted to take a stroll around downtown.Maybe that would help her relegate thoughts of Cade to the back of her mind.
On the way to the hotel, she passed the Alamo.But even the site of the iconic mission made her remember him.
With a sigh of frustration, she headed back to her hotel.
Zoe’s ringtone shattered the room’s quiet.
“What the hell?No call from you?”her sister demanded, jumping in without any pleasantries.“And you spent the night with Cade Donovan?”
“You must have talked to Mom.”
“Youspentthe night.”
“At the ranch,” Sofia agreed.She couldn’t help but smile.
“So give.”
“There are fourteen bedrooms.”
“And which one did you sleep in?”
When Sofia didn’t immediately respond, Zoe let out a triumphant, “Ha!”
“It’s not like that.”
“You had breakfast together.”
“And?”
“You spent the night with one of the Donovan brothers and you had cozy time in the morning.”
“I’m telling you, it’s not like that.”
“But you wouldn’t admit it even if it was,” she guessed.
“True.”
“You are one cruel, evil, terrible sister.”
“So who did you go out with last night?”
