Just a Little Faith Read Free

through the front office window as they spoke to each other in the parking lot before quickly turning to face Tori. “By the way, do you notice anything in my teeth? ”
    â€œWhat? I don’t see anything. You’re just being paranoid.”
    As Pax retraced her steps to her office, she told Tori, “Well, I think his agent makes the decisions in all he does, so satisfying his questions seemed to be most important. I think I accomplished that , at least.”
    With a sigh of relief she sat behind her desk. She should go and give Michael an account of the meeting , but she needed a few moments to go over things in her mind first. Yes… she felt good about how the discussion had gone with Mr. Thompson. He seemed pleased with everything presented.
    Pax grabbed her water bottle off the desk and started to head over to Michael’s office when her phone rang. She leaned over the desk and grabbed the handset putting it to her ear.
    â€œYes, Tori?”
    â€œUm, Pax… Mr. Quinn would like to know if he could have a minute with you in your office?”
    â€œ Sebastian Quinn?” Pax’s heart rate rose with every syllable .
    â€œYes ma’am. Can I send him back to your office?”
    â€œUm…Of course send him on back.”
    She placed the phone back in the cradle and sat down in shock. What could have happened in the last two minutes that would have caused him to want to speak with her?
    A few seconds later , she heard a light tap on the door. She looked up to see Sebastian standing in her doorway with his hands shoved in his pockets and a sheepish smile on his face. A stark difference from the imposing presence Pax noticed earlier.
    â€œI, uh…hate to bother you. But I was wondering if I could speak to you a minute?”
    Pax put what she hoped was a bright smile on her face. Her thoughts were spinning in twenty different directions.
    â€œSure . What can I do for you, Mr. Quinn? Did you have some more questions ?”
    More questions? This would be his first question, the first instance of opening his mouth.
    â€œPlease , call me Seb . I , uh, I didn’t have a question about the presentation. I, well, I’m curious if perhaps you might like to go and get a drink sometime?”
    Pax worked hard not let her mouth fall open. Did she just hear him right? Sebastian Quinn was asking her out on a date?

 
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    Walking with Jim to their cars, Seb’s thoughts remained on the earlier business meeting with Paxson. When he arrived at LLS , he hadn’t planned to ask one of the office staff out on a date . But once he ’d looked into Paxson Taylor’s electric blue eyes, he couldn’t help himself. From their depths exuded calmness inexplicable to him. Her nervousness pulsated to him, but her quiet confidence gave her an aura of peace. Something about her spoke to him , which rarely , if ever , happened. Attractive, but not in a c over g irl model kind of way, Paxson’s taste in clothes, makeup , and hair style were simple but becoming. Intrigued best described his thoughts at the moment.
    Sitting through the entire meeting, he tried to figure out what he found so appealing about her , b ut he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. While she and Jim discussed his possible charity work , he occasionally looked around her office. Prominently displayed were championship pictures and souvenirs from the University of Alabama and the Cardinals. So, she likes sports. Y et, from what Sebastian could tell , Paxson wasn’t a tomboy by any stretch of the imagination. The way she moved and spoke, the gentle way she pushed a strand of hair behind her ear, she was feminine in e very respect. Seb had also noticed no wedding band on her hand . This thought gave him more joy than he realized. The marital status of a potential liason hadn’t mattered in the past. Why now?
    Jim’s voice interrupted his thoughts.
    â€œSo, do you want to