A Kiss Is Just a Kiss by Melinda Curtis

Author:Melinda Curtis [Curtis, Melinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781621811725
Google: dNAEDgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Purple Papaya
Published: 2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“Is that street legal?” Kitty pointed to Beck’s truck the next morning.

The grill was gone. Vic had worked a miracle, replacing the radiator, but the grill couldn’t be repaired. The truck no longer smirked or grimaced. Its mouth hung open.

The surprised expression was probably a more fitting reaction to their road trip.

“As long as there’s a bumper, it’s legal.” Beck looked as if he’d rather shop for a new truck than drive his old one. He walked past Kitty without looking at her. “Let’s get going.” He hadn’t met Kitty’s gaze all morning.

Kitty was glad. She’d been unable to shake the memory of his hand clasping hers, of the way her heart squeezed when his fingers encompassed hers. It was one thing for Beck to be afraid of loving Maggie too deeply, and another thing to know Beck and Kitty shared chemistry. If Maggie took him back, would that spark of attraction fade over time? Would Kitty ever stand next to Beck and not have her heart ka-thump with longing? Would Beck find that chemistry with someone else and betray Maggie’s love once more?

Kitty almost wished she’d never kissed him.

When they’d first begun to talk on the hotel veranda last night, she’d been hopeful their situation and her feelings would be straightened out. They’d solved nothing except to create a deeper understanding of their pasts and their outlook on love. And to put a knot of uncertainty in Kitty’s chest. Could Maggie win a bigger share of Beck’s heart? Could any woman?

They drove in silence for hours. Grandma Dotty was worn out from the excitement of the previous day. She napped through the morning, alternating her head from Kitty’s shoulder to Beck’s. The highway north stretched out before them, miles of concrete, shopping malls and ever rarer green belts.

“I’ve always wanted to visit an alligator farm,” Dotty said, without lifting her head from Kitty’s shoulder. “Every man in my life considered them a tourist trap and swore I’d lose a hand to a gator.” She gave Beck a considering look. “Have you ever been?”

“No.” His voice, so long unused, came out in a deep rumbly growl.

Dotty was unfazed by the grouch next to her. “What about you, Kitty?”

“It doesn’t matter,” Beck said before Kitty could answer. “We aren’t stopping.”

“But it said last chance to see gators in Florida,” Dotty said as if that was reason enough to stop. “A gator farm is on my bucket list. You know, I’m closer to kicking the bucket nowadays.”

Kitty couldn’t contain a grumble of her own. “Don’t talk like that.”

“Well, I’m not getting any younger.” Dotty sat upright and settled her pink ball cap more firmly on her head. “I lost Ronald. I lost Winthrop. Who’s to say I won’t be next?”

Kitty thunked her forehead gently against the window and stared at her reflection in the side view mirror. The pink heart-shaped sunglasses were too big for her face, just like Beck’s attitude toward love was too big for her to overcome. “Nobody knows what the future holds.

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