Conveniently Engaged To The Boss. Ellie Darkins

he’s looking forward to some more time out of the city. You?’

      ‘I’m good. Could do without this trip, if I’m being honest.’

      ‘Yeah.’ She glanced at her watch. ‘That’s what I wanted to talk to you about. Your dad’s asked me to book us a room. Said he thought the meetings might go on a bit. I need to go home and pack a bag, so I’ll just meet you at the airport.’

      ‘It’s easier if I come with,’ Joss said, leaning back in his chair. ‘You’re only around the corner. We’ll get a cab from there. It means I can drop my stuff off too.’

      ‘You brought it to the office?’ Eva looked horrified.

      ‘What? Are you still worried about the gossip?’

      ‘It’s easy for you to joke about it. You’ve not been grilled about our grand romance every time you’ve so much as looked at the coffee machine.’

      ‘I’m sorry you’re getting the brunt of it. Do you want me to say something?’

      She sighed and shook her head. ‘What? A formal announcement about our fake relationship? A little weird, Joss.’

      ‘Fine. Well, we’ll be out of here in an hour. Think the news has reached the Milan store already?’

      ‘Oh, I can guarantee it’ll travel faster than we do.’

      * * *

      As the plane lifted from the runway Joss itched to reach into his bag for his laptop, hoping to relax in the familiarity of a working journey. He’d travelled between stores more times than he could count, and he knew he could get plenty of work done before their meeting. Plus staring at the screen of his computer was safer than glancing across at the woman sitting beside him.