Some Like It Charming - By Megan Bryce Page 0,51
away my investments. I’ll be in the poor house by the time this engagement’s over.”
He looked unconcerned. “Mm-hm. You’re still not getting that half mil.”
She grumbled, “You’d better give me half that sandwich then.”
He brought her a plate and sat next to her. “We’re only looking at one other company. So unless you’re looking to invest in Parkade you should still be able to retire comfortably.” He grimaced. “As comfortably as one can on a measly million.”
Mackenzie bit into the sandwich, closing her eyes as pastrami juice ran down her chin. “Good sandwich. And luckily, I’ve owned Parkade for a while.”
He grinned at her. “Have you? I guess great minds think alike.”
“Or small minds never differ.”
Ethan patted her chin with a napkin. “Are you insulting me? Or you?”
“I’m insulting the idea of us.”
“Oh, good. Because I couldn’t tell how you felt about us from all your snarky comments.”
She sat back, looking at his petulant expression. “You’re upset I’m not falling all over you.”
“No. I picked you because I knew you wouldn’t.”
That was why he’d picked her alright, and he’d still gotten her into bed.
She said, “And it’s pissing you off.”
“It’s what I wanted, Wyatt.”
“Mm-hm.”
He set his sandwich down, uneaten, and she eyed it. Deli sandwiches quite possibly tied with the subway about being the best thing about New York.
He said, “Would it kill you to pretend you like me?”
She looked back up at him. “Probably.”
They spent eighteen hours together everyday, the only time they were apart was when he went to work. The only defense she had left was snarky comments because the reality was. . . life with Ethan wasn’t so bad.
He glared at her and Mackenzie laughed, leaning into him and running her hand down his arm. “Do you want me to get clingy? Make you worry that I really do want to marry you?”
He looked into her eyes and she thought for a moment that he was going to say yes. But he shut his eyes and sighed. “No.”
“Do you need to go hit on another woman to get that old spark back?”
He smiled wryly. “No.”
“Should I tone down the snark?”
“Yes.”
“I can do that.”
She started to reach for his sandwich and he opened his eyes and lightly slapped her hand. “Can you?”
“Probably. Can you turn down the charm?”
He picked up his sandwich and took a big bite, right in her face. He said around a mouthful of sandwich, “Probably.”
She watched him eat his half, wondering if she could get him to go out and get her another for dinner. Today was a pajama day, and not even a deli sandwich could get her out of them. She said, “Then we’ll probably make it another two weeks together.”
He looked at her in surprise and swallowed. “Is that all we have left?”
“And a couple days.”
“It’s going fast. I thought it would drag by.”
“Nice. Just for that I’m not going to tell you all the places I’ve hid candy when I leave.” Just that morning she’d hid a couple snack size Kit Kats under his bathroom sink. Mackenzie wouldn’t eat anything that had been in a bathroom but if he didn’t have a problem with it. . .
He shook his head. “I know I will be finding candy for years to come. My children’s children will unscrew a light switch and find a bag of Skittles stuffed inside.”
“That’s a good one, actually.”
Mackenzie looked around the room, wondering what else she could unscrew. Ethan watched her, laughing out loud. “Is that what you do all morning? Too busy hiding things to get dressed?”
“No. Today is a pajama day.”
He looked down at her lounge pants. “I am unfamiliar with the concept.”
“That doesn’t surprise me since I just made it up. It means I’m not getting out of my pajamas today. I’m not going anywhere, I’m not doing anything.”
“Sounds. . . boring.”
She nodded. “I tried to watch some daytime TV and had to turn it off. Talk, talk, talk. Couldn’t stand it.”
“You should come to work with me tomorrow. It’s only half a day. Doesn’t even feel like work.”
She shook her head. “You can’t afford to pay me two salaries.”
“You usually pull your own weight there. And wear real clothes, at least. Everyone would like to meet you.”
Mackenzie was surprised to find out just how much she didn’t want to go into the office. She would have happily wanted to see how the New York office was run before. See if anyone could get any work done with Ethan wandering around, messing up