"The problem is finding the right guy," Caroline said wistfully.
Mia cringed, regretful of her careless words. No, Caroline didn't have any problems in the guy department as far as attracting them. But the last man she'd attracted had been bad news.
She held up her wineglass in an effort to smooth over her faux pas and said, "I'll drink to that."
• • •
Gabe's office phone rang, but he let it ring and continued typing the memo he was working on. It was after hours. No one should be calling his office.
The room went silent, and then just a few seconds later, his cell phone rang. A quick glance at the incoming contact and he briefly contemplated letting it go to voice mail. With a sigh, he picked up his phone to hit Receive. He couldn't ignore his mother even if he already knew why she was calling.
"Hello," he said.
"Gabe. There you are. I thought you might still be at the office. You work such long hours these days. Aren't you ever going to take a vacation?"
