Chapter 15

“Nice to meet you. Is your opinion of his physical attributes based on personal or professional knowledge?” Ace asked archly.

“Both. Come to my office, and I’ll clue you in.” Susan placed a hand on his shoulder.

“I have to check and see if Emily needs me.” Ace had no intention of getting caught gossiping about coworkers, and when he noticed Emily watching him from across the room, his face growing hard, Ace gave Susan an apologetic smile. “I can’t right now. We can talk later.”

“No problem. We can have dinner if you want. Have a chance to get to know each other.”

Susan came on strong and fast, and Ace debated accepting the invitation, but then decided, why the hell not? His friends from high school and college had all moved away or had families of their own. He had no plans other than to sit and stare at the lookbook and avoid his parents’ questions. Dinner with a good-looking woman who was also a coworker certainly sounded better than that.