9½ Days by Mia Zachary

Author:Mia Zachary
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Published: 2013-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

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AT HALF-PAST EIGHT on a Saturday morning, Danny’s Jeep was one of the few vehicles on the Baltimore city streets. On a normal day off, he would have slept until the growling in his stomach forced him out of bed. Today he’d risen with the sun, unable to get Jordan off his mind.

He had nothing to feel guilty about. This was only a fake engagement. It wasn’t as if they were supposed to spend every single minute together. But he couldn’t forget the way she’d looked at him as he left the aquarium. It would have been easier if she’d been angry. Instead, she’d looked crestfallen.

The idea of sharing a meal with the Gregorys had panicked him. Dinner around a single table would have been a dangerous opportunity for probing questions he wasn’t prepared to answer. Sharing a meal would have made the charade all too real.

He’d never had to meet any of his other girlfriends’ families. Not that Jordan was his girlfriend. They were barely even lovers. And yet, here he was, driving down St. Paul Street instead of sleeping.

Danny found a parking space and, recalling the first time he’d stood on this front step, rang the doorbell. Fun and games, that’s all this was. Several minutes later, Jordan finally answered the door. She looked disheveled and annoyed. She looked beautiful. Her face had the sleepy glow of a woman who’d just left a warm bed and even warmer dreams.

As she poked her head through the opening, however, her voice was frosty. “Do you have any idea what time it is?”

“It’s anytime.”

“Any what?”

He offered her a lazy smile. “In accordance with our agreement, counselor, let me in.”

She groaned, scrubbing a hand over her face, and moved aside. “I thought you were picking me up for the barbecue.”

Danny shrugged. “I am. I just didn’t say how early.”

“It’s too early for sex.” Jordan covered a yawn.

“I was afraid you were going to say that.” He closed the door behind him. “Nice jammies.”

That woke her up. Her eyes widened as she realized she had on purple jersey sleep pants and an orange T-shirt. She made a halfhearted attempt to cover herself with her arm then gave up the effort. “If you ever tell anybody you saw me wearing these, you’re history.”

“My lips are sealed.” To prove it, he caught her into his arms for a fast kiss. She felt warm and soft and cuddly and he was glad he had followed his impulse to come over.

Jordan seemed flustered, combing her hands over her hair as she backed away from him. She gestured toward the living room. “Make yourself comfortable while I get dressed. I’ll be down in a few minutes.”

“You look great. Don’t get dressed for my benefit. In fact, how about getting undressed?” He tried to put his hands on her hips and pull her to him, but she danced out of reach.

“The remote control is on the coffee table.”

Danny affected a scowl and crossed his arms. “I think we have a breach-of-contract issue here.

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