"When are you expecting him to arrive?"
His casual, conversational tone was as startling to Rayne as his quick conclusion that she was expecting a man, but somehow she managed to glance over her shoulder, smile, and answer his question as casually as he'd asked it. "Tomorrow evening, probably."
As she added ice to his glass, she waited for Liam to comment, and when he didn't, she felt compelled to fill the awkward silence with added information about a boyfriend she didn't really want to discuss with him in the first place.
"He's been trying to pursue some company to partner with them for the past few weeks. He flew down here with me five days ago, but his assistant called him and told him the company changed their minds again, and so he had to turn around and fly right back home. He thought the pursuing would be over quickly, but it's been dragging on and on."
