Devon rolled her eyes. “This is more important. Talk to Isaac, I’m stealing Mindy for a few minutes.”
Shrugging helplessly, Mindy accepted Devon’s grasp on her arm and followed her into the hallway.
“I’ve met them, Mindy.” The compassion in Devon’s dark eyes was unmistakable. “We went to the Philippines to meet our babies. They had my heart the second I saw them.”
Mindy clasped Devon’s hands, sharing the excitement. In the year and two months she’d worked for Soren Security, she’d befriended the aloof and spectacular Devon Leigh. The woman could give someone a sidelong glance and have them cowering in a corner. She was a ball-busting, take no prisoners personality, but since she and Trey had married, Devon had no problem showing her softer side around the office.
Mentally taking a time-out from her career dilemmas, she gave the photos a closer look. The sweetly hopeful look in the children’s dark eyes reminded her of the few times she’d caught Trey looking at Devon that way, before they were an item, before they’d married.
Mindy blinked away emotional tears while she admired the photos—and the miraculous way the universe worked. “Devon, your children are beautiful.”
“I knew you’d understand how much this means to me, how much they mean to me.”
“I’m so happy for you and your new family.”
Devon’s gaze sharpened. “Okay, what’s wrong?”
“What? Nothing.”
“If you were trying to convince me, you failed.”
Mindy covered her face with her hands. “Oh, Devon. I don’t know what to do about Isaac.”
Devon arched an eyebrow. “I do.”
Leave it to Devon to take charge and give solid advice. Mindy lifted her chin. “Really?”
The woman nodded. “Give in to it, gorgeous. You and Isaac—I saw that coming ages ago.”
“You did?”
Waving her hand like it was a foregone conclusion, Devon shrugged. “I knew he was in love with you back at the office pool party, months ago.”
“But how—?”
“Trust me.” Devon winked. “Don’t you doubt that man’s devotion to you for one second. He’s talked about nothing else but you since he got back.”
Shock hit her chest. “He has?”
With a firm nod, Devon said, “His sales team has already taken bets as to when he’ll propose.”
“No.” Mindy gasped. How could everyone else know this but her?
“I wouldn’t mislead you, girl. Not when love is at stake. Trey’s not going to punish either of you. My husband just wants the drama to be over so people can get back to business as usual.”
“That’s the problem,” Mindy whispered. “Isaac is so dedicated to his job…how will he find room for me?”
Devon’s eyes held a wise gleam. “I’ll let him answer that.”
Just as she spoke, Trey’s door opened and Isaac stepped out. “Trey wants to talk to you next. Alone.”
She wished she could read Isaac’s expression, but he wore a poker face she couldn’t penetrate. Clenching her hands, she returned to her CEO’s office, deathly afraid to learn the full ramifications of how badly she’d botched the job in Russia. Especially Marcus’s reaction to her no-show.
“Please sit down, Mindy.”
Unsure what to do with herself, she launched into an explanation. “Sir, Marcus Markov wants to come see you.”
“Yes, Isaac told me that.”
“I described you to him, explained how you’d taken your family business from the streets of Las Vegas to the high rises of Denver—”
“Mindy. Stop. I appreciate all your efforts during the trip. Cade put a big burden on you, took you way out of your comfort zone, and from what Isaac tells me you were the star of the show.”
No, that wasn’t the truth at all. “I disagree, sir. Isaac made the trip a success. He was so supportive. Honestly, he did everything. I would’ve accomplished nothing without him.”
“Interesting.” Trey eyed her silently for a moment. “He said the exact same thing about you.”
She choked on her disbelief. “He did? Are you sure?”
“In fact,” Trey said with a smile, “he told me that you two need to pursue more contacts like the Markovs. Because he said you are a perfect team, and he couldn’t imagine returning to Russia with anyone else but you.”
“Really? He said that?” Her jaw might’ve hit the floor.
“When he finally stopped signing your praises, I told him you two needed to get a room and get this mutual admiration thing out of your systems.”