A Christmas Duet_Two Contemporary Tales of Holiday Romance by Amy Lamont

Author:Amy Lamont [Lamont, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Productive Ink Media
Published: 2017-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Lily

I sucked in a ragged breath and tried to pull together the tattered edges of my dignity. No easy task when being held in the arms of the hottest guy on the planet. But damned if I wasn’t going to give it my best shot.

I lifted my head, putting a tiny bit of space between Will and I. “Umm, while I’ve never been accused of being a damsel in distress before, you’ve done your white knight duties perfectly. But I think it’s safe for you to put me down now.”

Will’s response was to tighten his hold. “I’m good.”

“You’re good?” I blinked up at him.

“Yup.”

Well, hell. How was I supposed to respond to that? I twisted to look over at Maggie. And found myself fighting a sigh. Judging by her saucer-sized eyes, broad grin, and the fact she looked like she was trying to keep from peeing her pants, she was loving every moment of the Will and Lil show.

I turned back to Will. “Your arms must be getting tired by now. I’m no lightweight.”

And I wasn’t. In fact, now that I thought of it, knowing he’d been standing here holding me like I weighed no more than a kitten all this time, I really wanted to get a peek at what he was hiding under that black, button-down shirt. The boy must spend serious time in the gym.

I did my best to shove those thoughts aside. They definitely weren’t helping me any. Unless you found hardening nipples and damp panties helpful.

Get a grip, Lily.

“You’re not heavy. You’re perfect.”

The way he said those words, soft and serious, coupled with the way he looked at me, as if I was his most cherished possession, made me swallow. Hard. He thought I was perfect.

“Oh. My. God,” Maggie whispered.

Sing it, sister.

“What is going on here?”

Three heads whipped around to stare at the person screeching in our direction. Great. Leave it to Satan’s Helper to ruin the mood.

“Oh, Sasha, Will…um, Mr. Canter, he was just, um…” Maggie bugged her eyes out at me.

“I can see perfectly well what’s going on here.” Sasha wrinkled her nose at me like I was something she’d stepped in that now coated the bottom of her Jimmy Choo’s. “I wanted to terminate you before you even got here, but I was nice enough to give you a second chance. And now you’re throwing yourself at one of Mr. Wilder’s guests.”

I rolled my eyes at her. “Yes, I’m obviously holding him here against his will. Those are some amazing powers of deduction you’ve got there, Sherlock. I can totally understand why you’re queen of the cater waiters.”

Sasha gasped and I could feel Will’s body shake with a rumbling chuckle.

“You are fired. And if you expect to get paid for your work here…”

Will didn’t let Sasha get too far into that particular tirade. His laughter stopped as fast as it started, and he raised his left eyebrow, a skill I was immediately exceptionally jealous of.

“Sasha, was it?” Will asked in a voice I hadn’t heard from him yet.

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