Her Boss and Protector. Joanna Neil

times? What do they have to do with anything?’ Was he still having a go at her about the milk episode?

      He took a long swallow of his coffee. ‘I guess they’re just another item on the list of things that you have problems with. At least, Connor seems to think so.’ She stared at him blankly and he went on, ‘He was quite put out because you had forgotten to buy any more wheaty flakes, and that meant he was going to go to school hungry.’

      ‘When did he tell you that?’

      ‘This morning, when he came round to my house with his empty cereal bowl.’ He made a faint smile. ‘He wanted me to fill it up for him. He said Rebeccah wasn’t too fussed about what she had to eat, but he didn’t want to go without his wheaty flakes if he could help it. I gathered that he wasn’t too impressed with the contents of your kitchen cupboards.’ He sent her a thoughtful glance. ‘I suppose your organisational skills don’t extend quite as far as the weekly shop.’

      She blinked, ignoring the sarcasm. ‘You’re surely not telling me that he came round to you again?’

      He nodded. ‘He certainly did. Luckily, I had done my weekly shop, and the cereals just happened to be on my list. He was pleased about that. It seems that I’m flavour of the month with him at the moment in that respect, but I get the impression that you’re about halfway down the league table. You have some catching up to do.’ There was a glint in his blue eyes as he said it.