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up in one of his meetings.”
    Kendra sighed. “Yes, I should have known.”
    “Is there something I can do for you?”
    “Yes.” She paused, debating whether or not to ask. “Betty? How long have you been Terrel’s secretary?”
    “I’ve been employed with Montgomery’s Aisle for almost five years.”
    Kendra ’s heart sank. “Oh, so you didn’t know his father?”
    “No, I’m sorry to say I didn’t get that privilege. Why?”
    “Just wondering.” She let out a deep sigh. “Can you have Terrel call me when he’s free?”
    “I sure will.”
    “Thanks, Betty.” Kendra placed the receiver on the cradle and dropped her head in her hands. What was wrong with her? It was a dream...wasn’t it? Eli, a dream; a figment of her imagination—and boy, what an imagination she must have because he was one good-looking man, especially since he didn’t have a lick of fashion sense. But then, it was dark out and she was slightly intoxicated. Okay, so maybe she was more than slightly intoxicated.
    Growling, she massaged her head. Her problem was lack of affection from her fiancé. Why else would she imagine a man like Eli who was totally opposite in what she wanted in a man? She’d have to do some serious convincing so Terrel would find time for her. I t had been so long since he had held her or kissed her. It seemed he had su ddenly been repulsed by her .
    She hurried and called Lucinda, Lisa Montomery’s housekeeper to find out if she knew Joshua. Unfortunately, Lucinda and the other servants had been hired on after Joshua and Adam’s deaths.
    Kendra pushed away from the desk and stood, stretching her arms above her head as she worked out last night’s kinks. Taking caution, she removed her sunglasses and squinted through the slightly darkened room.
    Rubbing her forehead, she walked into the bathroom to splash some water on her face, but from out in the lobby came a man’s deep laughter. She froze.
    It couldn’t be.
    Kendra hurried toward the very sound causing her heart to thump like crazy . She stopped inside her office door and stared at the customer her assistant helped. Standing in front of a full-length mirror with George draping different colored sample cloths over his shoulder, was none other than the man of her crazy dream.
    What’s he doing here?
    Anger welled up from the pit of her stomach, and she barely managed to bite back the frustrated scream that rose in her throat. How did he know where she worked? He must have followed her. He probably stayed outside her apartment last night and trailed her this morning.
    She stood still while George fawned over the very handsome dream-like vision in her shop. Eli actually looked better today than he did last night. Was it because she could see him in the light? Yet Eli was dressed exactly as she remembered, except he wore a pair of outdated sandals. She rolled her eyes. Gads, they didn’t even match his clothes.
    Eli laughed at George’s sense of humor, which made the so-called future-man’s eyes twinkle. She certainly didn’t believe his time-travel story, but then, what was his purpose? And how did he get her father’s ring? Perhaps she should find out what he really wanted.
    Eli’s eyes moved in the reflection of the mirror and met hers. His heated gaze traveled over the length of her. He smiled in that knee-quaking way of his. A tremor ran through her —that wasn’t entirely uncomfortable—starting in the pit of her stomach and going to her chest, making her heart skip a beat. She cursed the strange reaction. Indigestion. It had to be indigestion.
    George must have noticed Eli’s distraction, because he looked over his shoulder at Kendra . Her assistant placed his hands on his hips and marched over to her, his mouth pulled in a pout.
    “Why didn’t you tell me your cousin was in town?”
    “What?” she asked, although she had already guessed t he answer.
    Eli stepped away from the mirror and came toward her. “Now George,” he began, but