A Hawk's Way Christmas by Joan Johnston

Author:Joan Johnston [Johnston, Joan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488026331
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 1997-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 5

Rolleen’s first inkling that her parents planned to put Gavin in her bedroom occurred when Colt knocked at her door and set Gavin’s suitcase next to hers.

“Mom said I should bring this in here.”

“What?”

Colt hesitated. “Would you rather Gavin stayed somewhere else? I can tell Mom—”

“No,” she interrupted, recovering her composure. “Of course I want him to stay with me,” she fibbed. “I just never expected Mom and Dad—”

“To put you two in the same room when you aren’t married yet,” Colt finished for her.

She nodded.

“They already went through this once with Jewel and Mac,” Colt explained, setting down the suitcase. “Dad told me the important thing was they loved each other, and they were committed to each other. I guess he figures that’s true of you and Gavin, too. Especially with a baby on the way.”

“Of course,” Rolleen whispered, because that was all the sound she could get past the knot of guilt in her throat. “Thanks, Colt. I’ll see you in the morning.”

Colt looked like he wanted to say more, but Rolleen already had her hand on the door to close it behind him. She hurried to get her clothes changed before Gavin showed up. She had taken her dress off but hadn’t yet found her pajamas in her suitcase when she heard a soft knock at the door.

“It’s me,” Gavin said. “Let me in.”

“Just a minute.” She threw things out of her suitcase, hunting desperately for the black silk Chinese pajama set she had brought.

“I’m coming in, Rolleen. Otherwise somebody’s going to catch me lurking in the hall and start asking questions.”

“Gavin, don’t—” She found the pajamas at the same instant she heard him open and shut the door. She whirled to face him in her plain white underwear and bra, holding the wadded up silk pajamas in front of her. “I’m sorry about this,” she said. “I had no idea they’d put us together.”

She felt flustered standing before Gavin in the bedroom she’d shared with Jewel growing up. Especially with him staring at her as though he’d never seen a half-dressed woman. “Would you mind turning around so I can finish getting changed?”

He cleared his throat, said “Sure” and turned his back. “I’ll sleep on the floor,” he volunteered.

“There’s plenty of room for both of us on the bed.”

She watched him turn to eye the brass-railed double bed over his shoulder and realized he’d also caught a glimpse of her bra coming off.

He quickly turned away, cleared his throat again and said, “I don’t think it would be a good idea for us to sleep in the same bed.”

“We’re both grown-ups,” Rolleen said, feeling more comfortable in the concealing black silk pajamas, which covered her from throat to ankle. She stuffed her bra and panties into her suitcase and slid it to the floor. “You can turn around now.”

He turned slowly, his eyes lowered.

Rolleen had never felt more like a grown-up than she did as Gavin’s gaze moved from her bare toes up her legs to her silk pajama shirt, which was slit up the front so that flesh showed at her midriff.

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