Chapter 23 Cloudy with a Chance of Awkward
Ines looked down at her outfit.
“You look fine,” Mason said.
Thankfully, she wasn’t in jeans. As she was expecting to have a business meeting with Jamie Kilborne, she wore a pale grey suit but skipped the make-up. “Are you sure?” she whispered. She glanced at the women in the restaurant as the maitre d’ led them to their table. All of them were elegantly dressed in evening dresses and stylish suits, their hair perfectly coiffed. “Then why is everyone staring at me?”
She nearly froze when he slid a hand down the small of her back. “They’re looking at you because you’re with me.” His voice was low, his lips close to her ear. “Don’t take it personally.”
“Okay.” His words were supposed to be reassuring, but his touch only made her more nervous. I
