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CHAPTER THIRTY
last of the documents and sat back with a genuine smile. He knew he was
TANNER SIGNED THE se he felt good about himself. The last time he could remember feeling like
doing the right thing, becau
this was when& hell, he couldn t remember having this feeling before.
Sir, it s time to head out to the news conference.
I ll be leaving in a moment, he told his secretary. He handed her the sheaf of papers and stood up.
He whistled as he made his way to the elevators and rode downstairs. With luck, he would be
seeing Kyla today. He in no way expected her to give in easily, but wasn t that part of the fun in all of
this?
For the first time in his life, he was enjoying the chase, enjoying that there was a woman out there
who wasn t afraid to tell him what she really thought. And he wanted to be with this woman, not just
for a night of passion, or ten nights of passion for that matter, but for the kind of time that ended after
forever.
He slipped into the backseat of the waiting car along with his assistant and thought of only one thing
as the driver wove through the heavy Seattle traffic seeing her again. If all went well, he d soon
have her in his arms. He couldn t expect it too quickly, of course. It certainly wouldn t happen
tonight. But he d stick with his pursuit of her for as long as it took. She was worth it.
A crowd was waiting in front of the apartment building as he emerged from the car. Reporters were
asking questions; cameras flashed. He smiled, waved and continued forward, stepping up on the
podium that had been set up for this event.
Tanner waited for the crowd to quiet down, and then he spoke. When I received this building from
my father, I didn t look at it really look at it. I just saw dollar signs, with an old building standing
in my way. I didn t look at the architecture, at the historic value. But a woman who lives here helped
me to see it through new eyes. That is why I have decided to renovate this beautiful piece of history in
a city that I ve come to love. The project will take two years to complete, but when we are finished,
this apartment building will stand proud, regaining all her former glory. And I ll be proud, too. The
residents who live here will have a home as long as they want, and we will keep the costs down for
those who move in when we re finished fixing the place up. I want to thank my father, a very wise
man, for showing me that the bottom line isn t what counts above everything else, but that having
justifiable pride in oneself is just as important in fact, more important. He believed that the
restoration of this building would remind me of who I am. And he was right.
Mr. Storm! Mr. Storm! Hands shot up as every one of the reporters tried to get his attention.
Yes? he said, pointing to a freckle-faced young reporter, a young Jimmy Olsen who seemed
ecstatic to be the first one picked.
Who is the woman? Could there be a romance involved?
Tanner was quiet for a moment. He smiled and looked out into the crowd and locked eyes with
Kyla. Oh yes, there was a romance, at least if he had anything to say about it.
I sure hope so, he said, a huge grin splitting his face, and a gasp surged through the crowd. The
reporters shouted out more and more questions, but Tanner tuned them all out and let Randy handle
things. He only had eyes for one person right now and she was giving him an assessing look. He could
see that she didn t trust him, was leery of his motives. But he d expected that. He was here to show
her that his intentions were pure.
After the reporters had what they needed, he stepped down and shook hands, searching for any sign
of Kyla. She was apparently long gone, but that was all right with him. He would be here a lot over
the next several months. Tanner had decided to don his construction hat and work on the building
himself, along with the prestigious firm he d hired for the project. If Crew could do this kind of thing,
he most certainly could, too.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
walked past him
TWO WEEKS DRAGGED by, and though Tanner spotted Kyla often, she halways after a stern look
without a word. A few times, he d seen the way some of the crew checked er out;
from him, they d soon backed off. He had no trouble at all with letting them know she was off limits.
Even if she didn t know it yet, she was his and he wasn t letting her go.
It hit him like a flash flood one afternoon when he was up on a ladder and she went by him in the
hall. It was like a picture show in his mind the two of them laughing in her kitchen, holding each
other on the couch, her falling asleep in his arms& He d tumbled headfirst into love with this woman,
this beautiful, tragic, compelling woman.
Everything he was doing was because she d changed forever the way he thought about his life.
She d changed his thinking for the better. What the& ? It s a Wonderful Life was turning into his
reality.
Now, he just had to persuade her to give him another chance, to let him love her. No, he had no idea
how the hell he was going to manage to do that. But with new determination, he climbed down the
ladder, set down his hammer, walked to her door, and pounded on it.
Open up, Kyla, he yelled through her door. I have something to say and I refuse to leave until you
hear me out. He didn t even even notice that the noise in the hall had stopped as his workers
unabashedly listened in as their boss prepared to play the lovesick fool.
Go away, Tanner. We have nothing to say to each other.
Dammit, if you don t open this door, then I m going to shout it all out for the neighbors to hear!
There are children here, Mr. Storm. You watch your language.
Tanner turned to find one of the neighbors doors open and an older woman glaring daggers at him. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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CHAPTER THIRTY
last of the documents and sat back with a genuine smile. He knew he was
TANNER SIGNED THE se he felt good about himself. The last time he could remember feeling like
doing the right thing, becau
this was when& hell, he couldn t remember having this feeling before.
Sir, it s time to head out to the news conference.
I ll be leaving in a moment, he told his secretary. He handed her the sheaf of papers and stood up.
He whistled as he made his way to the elevators and rode downstairs. With luck, he would be
seeing Kyla today. He in no way expected her to give in easily, but wasn t that part of the fun in all of
this?
For the first time in his life, he was enjoying the chase, enjoying that there was a woman out there
who wasn t afraid to tell him what she really thought. And he wanted to be with this woman, not just
for a night of passion, or ten nights of passion for that matter, but for the kind of time that ended after
forever.
He slipped into the backseat of the waiting car along with his assistant and thought of only one thing
as the driver wove through the heavy Seattle traffic seeing her again. If all went well, he d soon
have her in his arms. He couldn t expect it too quickly, of course. It certainly wouldn t happen
tonight. But he d stick with his pursuit of her for as long as it took. She was worth it.
A crowd was waiting in front of the apartment building as he emerged from the car. Reporters were
asking questions; cameras flashed. He smiled, waved and continued forward, stepping up on the
podium that had been set up for this event.
Tanner waited for the crowd to quiet down, and then he spoke. When I received this building from
my father, I didn t look at it really look at it. I just saw dollar signs, with an old building standing
in my way. I didn t look at the architecture, at the historic value. But a woman who lives here helped
me to see it through new eyes. That is why I have decided to renovate this beautiful piece of history in
a city that I ve come to love. The project will take two years to complete, but when we are finished,
this apartment building will stand proud, regaining all her former glory. And I ll be proud, too. The
residents who live here will have a home as long as they want, and we will keep the costs down for
those who move in when we re finished fixing the place up. I want to thank my father, a very wise
man, for showing me that the bottom line isn t what counts above everything else, but that having
justifiable pride in oneself is just as important in fact, more important. He believed that the
restoration of this building would remind me of who I am. And he was right.
Mr. Storm! Mr. Storm! Hands shot up as every one of the reporters tried to get his attention.
Yes? he said, pointing to a freckle-faced young reporter, a young Jimmy Olsen who seemed
ecstatic to be the first one picked.
Who is the woman? Could there be a romance involved?
Tanner was quiet for a moment. He smiled and looked out into the crowd and locked eyes with
Kyla. Oh yes, there was a romance, at least if he had anything to say about it.
I sure hope so, he said, a huge grin splitting his face, and a gasp surged through the crowd. The
reporters shouted out more and more questions, but Tanner tuned them all out and let Randy handle
things. He only had eyes for one person right now and she was giving him an assessing look. He could
see that she didn t trust him, was leery of his motives. But he d expected that. He was here to show
her that his intentions were pure.
After the reporters had what they needed, he stepped down and shook hands, searching for any sign
of Kyla. She was apparently long gone, but that was all right with him. He would be here a lot over
the next several months. Tanner had decided to don his construction hat and work on the building
himself, along with the prestigious firm he d hired for the project. If Crew could do this kind of thing,
he most certainly could, too.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
walked past him
TWO WEEKS DRAGGED by, and though Tanner spotted Kyla often, she halways after a stern look
without a word. A few times, he d seen the way some of the crew checked er out;
from him, they d soon backed off. He had no trouble at all with letting them know she was off limits.
Even if she didn t know it yet, she was his and he wasn t letting her go.
It hit him like a flash flood one afternoon when he was up on a ladder and she went by him in the
hall. It was like a picture show in his mind the two of them laughing in her kitchen, holding each
other on the couch, her falling asleep in his arms& He d tumbled headfirst into love with this woman,
this beautiful, tragic, compelling woman.
Everything he was doing was because she d changed forever the way he thought about his life.
She d changed his thinking for the better. What the& ? It s a Wonderful Life was turning into his
reality.
Now, he just had to persuade her to give him another chance, to let him love her. No, he had no idea
how the hell he was going to manage to do that. But with new determination, he climbed down the
ladder, set down his hammer, walked to her door, and pounded on it.
Open up, Kyla, he yelled through her door. I have something to say and I refuse to leave until you
hear me out. He didn t even even notice that the noise in the hall had stopped as his workers
unabashedly listened in as their boss prepared to play the lovesick fool.
Go away, Tanner. We have nothing to say to each other.
Dammit, if you don t open this door, then I m going to shout it all out for the neighbors to hear!
There are children here, Mr. Storm. You watch your language.
Tanner turned to find one of the neighbors doors open and an older woman glaring daggers at him. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]