‘Yes, we had. Look, you go and rest,’ Cam said through the screen. ‘I’ll email all the confirmed PR so far about the Kilt Challenge.’
‘Good idea,’ Nate said, peering down at Cam. ‘Bye, Cam. Nice to have met you, at last.’
‘You too,’ Cam said and lifted his hand in farewell. ‘Bye, Jenna, get well soon. Maybe you should add a wee dram to the honey and lemon.’
‘Maybe I should. Bye for now.’
He flashed her that lopsided smile once more and then disappeared.
Lowering her laptop lid, Jenna gratefully accepted the mug. ‘Thanks, Nate.’
Sitting on the bed, Nate stroked her cheek with a sigh. ‘You shouldn’t be working and he definitely shouldn’t be calling you, knowing how rough you’re feeling.’
‘I’m not that bad, and I did need to have this meeting, with this big challenge coming up,’ Jenna said firmly, notwanting to be mollycoddled by Nate even if he did have the best intentions.
‘Hmm.’ He pulled her in for a hug. ‘Nothing is as important as your health and I don’t think youarewell enough to work. You look terrible and that cough is getting worse. Good job I’m looking out for you, isn’t it?’
Chapter Four
Cameron
How you feeling?’ Cam asked a week later. ‘Although I think I know the answer.’
‘Much better. Can you really tell?’ She wrinkled her nose as if to highlight that it was now a nose of normal hue.
‘You always look ...’ – great, fantastic, gorgeous – ‘fine – but you do look really well today.’ Even though he could see that the blinds were half shut in Jenna’s office, the Cornish sunshine couldn’t be kept out entirely.
‘Oh, come on. What you really mean is that I looked awful with my Rudolph nose and the snot and the coughing and the streaming eyes?’
Cam laughed, though he thought her green eyes were still beautiful even when red-rimmed. ‘You had a bad cold. Flu, maybe?’
‘Maybe. But I’m fine now, and back in the office. I read your report on the Kilt Challenge. Can’t believe it’s less than four weeks away. It’s all organised from my end too and I think the higher-ups are going to be pleased with the coverage. I have regional print media interested for thearrival, and I’m hoping for regional TV. They love the idea of cycling in kilts.’
‘Great. I have definite Scottish regional news for the departure and several of Sholto’s old football teammates will be there, along with a few fans, I expect. The charity itself is doing PR, of course.’
‘That sounds very positive.’ Jenna nodded. ‘I had a message back from a Midlands news channel – Sholto once played for a football team in Birmingham, and as he’s overnighting there and getting a free curry in a famous Balti restaurant, they might turn up too.’
‘Excellent.’ Cameron clicked the top of his ballpoint, which had a picture of a puffin on the side. God, he was stressed. He needed to calm down. ‘Look ... there’s something I didn’t put in the email because I didn’t want to get anyone’s hopes up until I’d had a chance to run the idea by a contact of mine.’
‘Oh, that sounds intriguing.’
Cam swallowed discreetly. ‘Well, it’s not certain yet, as nothing ever is with national TV.’
‘National TV!’ Jenna gave a little gasp and her eyes sparkled.
Cam’s stomach did a full range of backflips that would have looked great on an Olympic floor final. ‘Like I say, it’s not guaranteed but I know how special this challenge is, to you ... and Sholto. I have a contact atBreakfast Today. I don’t normally use the connection but this one time, I felt I could call in the favour.’
‘You have a contact on a prime-time morning show and you don’tuseit?’ Jenna said, aghast. ‘Who is he?’
He smiled, a little embarrassed. ‘She. We – er – went to uni together and um – dated for a bit.’
Jenna beamed. ‘Oh, you are a dark horse. First the lovely Iona and now—’ She frowned. ‘You haven’t said her name.’
‘Um. Carly DiLuca.’
‘Whatttt?Youwent out with Carly DiLuca?’ Jenna blinked again. ‘TheCarly DiLuca?’
‘Well, that wasn’t her name back then. It was Carly Jones. DiLuca is her professional name – her grandma is Italian. I get that it’s impossible to believe she went out with me, but this was all way before she presented that US talent show and shot to fame and fortune. We only dated for a couple of months in our second year ...’
