Tangled Temptations

Chapter 4

Harvey played it cool, and Veronica's husband was in on it too. "Eloise Laurent, Veronica's college buddy, a real brainiac. She's a piano teacher."

Harvey chuckled. "Ah, Ms. Laurent!"-

He extended his hand in an amiable gesture. The well-heeled men around them looked thoughtful, some even a tad envious. They could all see that the lovely Ms. Laurent had her sights set on Harvey.

Someone teased, "Attorney Horigan, you lucky dog."

Eloise, a bit of a shy one, hadn't seen this kind of crowd before and extended her hand hesitantly. Her soft hand was taken. Harvey gave it a brief squeeze and let go. He had a charming grin on his face. "Ms. Laurent, up for a round?" He headed towards the golf course, leaving no room for refusal.

Eloise had no choice but to follow. Behind her, Max held his golf club, his face dark.

Harvey was in high spirits. Even when Eloise said she couldn't play, he didn't get annoyed. "I'll teach you!"

With those words, everyone around knew what Harvey was up to, so their glances became even more meaningful.

thing - he wasn't

Her shorts exposed a long section of her legs, pressing against him. She could even feel his body heat. Eloise's face was

into her ear, sounding like a

broke out around them, and the flattery

Ms. Laurent are a

thanks to

more swing from Attorney Horigan,

men were used to talking like this, not thinking much of it. Eloise's face was tinged with

leaned in close to her ear, chuckling. "Another round, Ms.

sure enough,

lure him today, but instead, she was the one being led

arms, sinking

next to Harvey. He didn't talk much to her, mostly

along. She handed him drinks and fetched towels, and Harvey accepted

for a private