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course, Bonnie hadn t said anything about how business had been at
the restaurant.
Padding out to the living room, she found Bonnie leafing through
a magazine. She looked up at Kelly and said, Ready?
Not quite. So tell me. How s business been?
Good. If anything, this has increased our business. So stop
worrying.
Kelly bit her lip. I don t want people gawking at me.
So stay in the back for the next few days. I m telling you, it s not
bad. And if any of us hears a bad word said about you, we ll take care
of it. We love you, Kelly, and we love working for you. Now go
finish getting ready. We have dinner to prep, girl!
God, that sounds good. I can t wait to sink my hands into all that
stuff again.
She turned to go into the bathroom and heard Bonnie call out,
That s the Kelly we know and love! Several moments later, Kelly
was ready. When she reached for her keys, though, she swore.
What s wrong?
My car is still at the arena. Well, that is, if it hasn t been towed
by now.
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No, it s not. The guys had it moved to the restaurant. It s in the
back lot. They said they didn t know if you would be up to seeing
them, so they decided to leave it in the lot instead of bringing it here.
I love them, Bonnie. But I m not sure I can do this.
Only one way to find out&
Blowing out a loud breath, Kelly said, Now or never.
Let s go.
Once at the restaurant, Kelly threw herself into the prep work for
the evening. All the while, her employees rallied around her, coming
up to give her hugs and say encouraging words. She was touched, and
she wiped a tear from her eye more than once during the afternoon.
She d decided she liked Bonnie s idea of staying in the back for now.
Maybe in a few days or a week she would be able to move about
freely within the dining area, but for now, discretion seemed to be the
better part of valor.
She sent Bonnie home and took the dinner shift herself, surprised
at how easy it was to slip into the mundane task of cooking and
plating meals. Before she knew it, ten o clock had rolled around.
Some stragglers remained in the bistro, but most of the customers had
long since left. Getting out a rag and the bleach solution, she set about
cleaning off the prep tables while her staff took care of breaking down
the various stations in the kitchen.
The door swung open so fast it hit the wall, and Kelly gasped,
spinning around.
It was Leo, looking every inch like a charging bull. I knew you
were in here. Turning, he ushered Scott through the door. Yeah, her
staff was lying.
Scott came over to stand in front of her. You can t keep avoiding
us, sweetie. We re not going anywhere.
I figured as much, Kelly muttered.
Can we talk? Maybe in your office?
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She wasn t sure this was the time or the place, but after looking
each of them in the eye, it became obvious they weren t going to take
no for an answer. Sure.
The guys followed her into the tiny office, and when she turned to
face them, she couldn t believe how crowded in and yet safe she felt.
She waited for them to speak.
Leo began, First of all, you should know that we told Patrick to
make it known that anyone who printed anything negative or
inflammatory about you or our relationship would never get a quote
from either one of us again.
That explains why the television stations and newspaper have
been quiet&
Yep, Leo continued. Scott and I have been doing a lot of
talking over the past couple of days. He glanced at Scott and then
said, We asked you to move in with us, and we still want that.
But there s more, Scott replied, smiling.
Kelly shook her head, smiling. I don t trust that smile for a
minute.
Scott dug into his pocket and extracted a ring. Kelly gasped, one
hand flying up to cover her mouth and the other clutching at the desk
behind her. It was a beautiful four-diamond ring with a large center
stone and three smaller stones surrounding it. Now his smile turned a
little shy. We had this made for you. The smaller stones are Leo,
you, and me. The bigger stone represents all of us together. He
picked up Kelly s hand and said, Will you marry us, Kelly?
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