A Kiss in the Sunlight by Marie Patrick

Author:Marie Patrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Published: 2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Ryleigh leaned her cheek on her palm and stared out the window of the Prentice’s dining room while she idly stirred her coffee. The steady ting ting of the spoon hitting the sides of the cup failed to register in her brain. Indeed, though the dining room was full of other patrons, she didn’t hear a thing except for the thoughts roaming inside her head.

She couldn’t stop thinking about what happened at the edge of the river with Teague. He had wanted her, desired her, and that had come as a surprise.

No one had ever wanted her before, for all the reasons she had listed, and yet, he had, as evidenced by the sight of his arousal and how tenderly he touched her. The warmth of his lips at her throat before his tongue flicked out to lave the spot where her pulse beat had sent waves of pleasure rippling through her. Excitement as well as anxiety had skittered along her veins. She’d never experienced anything like that before and hadn’t been able to help the gasp that escaped her or whispering his name.

She hadn’t known that by doing so, he would stop touching her, and those heady, erotic feelings would slowly die away, though not completely. The memory remained in her mind and on her skin, surprising her when she least expected it, leaving her body alive and aching for more.

She’d spent a restless night and then another and another, tossing and turning, reliving every soft stroke of his hand, every tender touch of his mouth, every word whispered in her ear. Even now, she could feel his warm breath, her skin pebbling with gooseflesh.

“What’s wrong? Is the muffin not good? You’ve only picked at it.” Krissa stopped at her table, coffee pot in hand, a frown turning down the corners of her usually smiling mouth.

“What?” Startled, Ryleigh glanced at the woman, then down at her breakfast. She had only picked at the apple cinnamon muffin. Crumbs littered the plate, but the majority of the baked sweet remained intact. “Oh no, it’s delicious as always. I guess I’m not hungry this morning.”

“Hmmm,” the woman murmured and her frown vanished as quickly as it had come. “You haven’t touched your coffee, either.” She set the coffee pot on the table and placed her hands on her hips. Her smile widened, and her warm hazel eyes seemed to dance with mischief. “In fact, you’re sitting here like a moonstruck calf. Could it be you have something―or someone―on your mind? Like a certain sheriff we both know?”

The rush of embarrassment that heated her from the inside out could have melted her to her chair. As it was, it took every ounce of her willpower to remain seated and not run from the truth Krissa spoke. Her cheeks flamed as she stammered out a denial. “I . . . I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Krissa raised an eyebrow, then let out an unladylike guffaw. “Oh, honey! If you could see your face right now, you’d know―” She stopped speaking abruptly, her eyes flitting to the window.

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