Taming the Carefree Billionaire - Marie Higgins Page 0,7
like last time. You see, I called Mr. Powers’ secretary to see if I could get us an interview with Darion Powers the owner of the Powers’ Winery in Napa Valley. His secretary said Mr. Powers was too busy and she’d pass the assignment to his son, Thomas. When I’d mentioned that Thomas has never returned my calls, the secretary assured me that this time, he would.” Joslyn sighed dramatically, placing a hand to her chest.
“How is this not like the last time?” Morgan shook her head. “You get all twittery whenever you think you’re going to get an appointment with them.” Morgan leaned back in her chair as she stared at her coworker. “If I were you, I’d push to get in to see Darion Powers. He’s more responsible, anyway. Besides, he’s the owner.”
“I know Thomas is the carefree, bachelor son, but he is part owner of the winery, and so interviewing him will be good enough.”
Morgan folded her arms. “You know, I’ve read the tabloids and—”
“I would hope so,” Joslyn laughed, “since we work for one of the popular papers.”
“Yes, I know.” Morgan flipped her hand. “But from what I’ve read, Thomas is nothing but an out of control playboy. This interview with him will only make his head larger than it already is.” She didn’t dare tell her friend about seeing Thomas at the casino two nights ago. Joslyn would only push to try and get in the popular club, anyway. “I’ve heard that he’s a real jerk.”
“Oh, come on, Morgan.” Joslyn sat on the corner of the desk, swinging her leg gently. “It’ll be fun to interview him, and you know it. But you’re actually the lucky one.”
“How do you figure that?”
“Because you’ll be behind the camera, nobody will see you drooling. You’ll get to see parts of him that I can’t look at while talking to him.”
“Drooling?” Morgan snorted a laugh. Although she and Thomas had made brief eye contact from across the gambling table for a few minutes, drooling was something he was doing, not her! “Why would I do that?”
“Because Thomas Powers is gorgeous.”
“So.” Morgan shrugged. “I’ve met a lot of gorgeous guys and have taken their pictures, and I’ve never drooled. I can definitely handle myself with a self-absorbed billionaire like Thomas Powers.”
Sighing, Joslyn stared toward the window. “It’s going to be so hard not to flirt with him.”
“Don’t waste your time. You’re probably not rich – or easy – enough for him. You want a down-to-earth type of man who’ll love you for yourself.”
Joslyn rolled her eyes. “Right now, I wouldn’t mind dating a rich guy.” She moved off the desk and walked to her desk.
Morgan boiled inwardly and turned back to her computer. How could she stay calm and finish her project when her mind was on him? She’d agreed to go out with the casino’s owner, John Langford, only because he promised that she could take pictures. He was all right with her selling the pictures, too, since it was free promotion for him.
The night had been going great. She must have chosen the right dress to wear, because not only was John giving her the attention she usually didn’t get from guys – especially whenever she was with Joslyn – but a lot of men were hitting on Morgan that night. One in particular, which at the time was hilarious. Thomas Powers, probably drunk off his butt, and winning a lot of money, but that man had the nerve to flirt with her from across the table while his date hung all over him.
Morgan couldn’t deny that it made her feel powerful when his gaze ran over her dress, but yet his stare held hers for several moments. Most men didn’t bother to look into her face, and yet, Thomas had. Of course, that moment was ruined when he lost a lot of money, and then he had come up to her, thrown her digital camera on the ground, breaking the lens... and then didn’t even offer to pay to have it fixed. That set her back a few hundred dollars, which she couldn’t afford to begin with.
If she saw him again, it would be too soon. Of course, that was the main reason she didn’t want Joslyn to get an interview with the irritating man. Hopefully, Darion Powers would come through for them, although the odds weren’t great now.
Morgan clicked on the internet icon and did a quick search for Thomas Powers. The name was linked to