The Weekend Proposition - Ella Jade Page 0,39
my personal life.” Spencer glanced at his watch. “Don’t worry about the company. I have everything under control. I always do.”
“I pushed Ava in your direction because I knew she would understand your work ethic. As long as she had pretty things and expensive toys she’d let you be. I thought it was a good match for both of you. I was wrong, and I apologize.”
“I appreciate that.” Spencer nodded. “I have to get going. I have a call I need to take in the car on the drive back. I want to be packed and ready to leave soon.”
“That’s my boy.” Pierce patted his back. “The Bradfords will be at the agency tomorrow morning. Let’s make sure the ink is dry before they leave.”
“It will be.”
If Spencer could deal with this account by tomorrow, maybe he could convince Coda to take a few days and go away with him. Just the two of them. No contracts or negotiations. Perhaps she’d let him help her find a job too. She’d never allow him to step in on her behalf at Cannon and Carrington, and he respected that, but he had other contacts in the industry. He could help her find something, even if it wasn’t at his agency.
CODA RESTED HER HEAD on Spencer’s shoulder as they drove home. So many things had changed since the ride to the wedding. When he picked her up from the boutique on Wednesday afternoon she never imagined things would go down the way they had.
“I was thinking,” Spencer said. “I never take any time off.”
“You had a long weekend.” She cuddled closer to him. “Are you getting lazy?”
“Hardly.” The way he played with the ends of her hair relaxed her. “I may have been away from the office, but I really didn’t stop working.”
“No, you didn’t.” She felt bad for him. He carried such a heavy burden when it came to the agency. She saw the way Jack and Pierce rode him every chance they got. They depended on Spencer to fix everything. “Do you want to take a vacation? Can you?”
“The last time I was away for pleasure was the month after my college graduation. I went to Italy with a few friends. It was a wonderful trip.”
“That was almost eight years ago.”
“I started working full-time at the agency that summer. My grandfather taught me everything I needed to know about every aspect of the business. I put everything I had into becoming CEO, and when they finally gave me the job a few years ago, the learning didn’t stop. Before long I found myself putting in twelve hour days. I’ve landed eight national accounts in two years. That was unprecedented for us.”
“You deserve a vacation.” She closed her eyes and imagined sitting on an exotic beach with him—just the two of them. “Where would you go?”
“Anywhere you want.”
“What?” She looked up at him. “You want me to pick your vacation destination for you? I’ve been to New Jersey and Connecticut. I’m not very worldly.”
“If you could pick any place in the world, where would you go?”
The world? How about the United States?
“I don’t know. There are so many places I want to see.”
Coda had pictures and links saved on her computer. She’d listened to stories every year while in college about her friends who had gone to Mexico or Florida on spring break. She’d always wanted to go with them, but she’d never had the money. She’d hoped she could go to California after graduation for a week with some friends, but her internship at Sage had been unpaid. The hours she’d spent interning forced her to take a leave from the diner for a few months. That put a strain on their household income.
“I want to take you away.” He continued to play with her hair. “I need a break and I want get to know you better.”
“When?”
“I have to secure this account but then I’d like to go. Maybe in a week?”
“I thought you didn’t do anything on impulse.”
“A week ago that was true, but then I met you.”
“I have two jobs.” She bit her lip. “I don’t think I could go on such short notice.”
“Maybe I could help you find a new job. One that you could use your education for.”
“I go on interviews. I’ll find something eventually.” She’d only been out of school five months. She’d land a job in her field soon.
“I’m sure you will but I know people. I understand if you don’t want to work