A Love All Her Own by Janet Lee Barton

Author:Janet Lee Barton [Barton, Janet Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781620294857
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Publisher: Heartsong Presents
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Nine

Marcus wasn’t impressed with Abigail’s friends. Not at all. He especially didn’t like the way Robert Ackerman watched her. The man had come looking for her; Marcus was sure of it. He’d been in this business too long not to put a few things together. Most likely, Ackerman had found out where she was and then convinced his friends to come with him so it wouldn’t look as though he’d sought her out. The other option was that one of the other friends found out where she was and convinced everyone else to make the trip, and Ackerman invited himself along. Either way, the man was here to pursue Abigail. There was no doubt in Marcus’s mind about that. The only thing he wasn’t totally sure about was how Abigail felt about it. Oh, he had a feeling she hadn’t been very happy to see them all today, but he wasn’t sure how she would feel about it in the coming days.

On Saturday, she asked him to accompany her out to dinner with the group and give them a tour of the town so that they would know where they wanted to go. Marcus would have thought that the men had an idea from being out and about the night before, but he was more than glad to be with Abigail for any reason.

During dinner in the hotel, Marcus was less impressed than ever by the people Abigail called friends. The young woman called Rebecca seemed to want to rub salt into Abigail’s wounds over her broken engagement—the one Abigail still hadn’t told him about.

“Nate and Natalie look quite happy these days,” Rebecca said over dinner. “Life with Meagan must agree with them.”

Marcus heard Abigail’s sharp intake of breath, and even Jillian recognized the insult. “Rebecca!”

Rebecca immediately put her hand over her mouth and said, “I’m so sorry, Abigail. I didn’t mean to bring up a sore subject.” But the look in her eyes said anything but that she was sorry.

“I’m glad to hear that they are all happy,” Abigail said.

There was a sincerity in her voice that Marcus hadn’t heard from Rebecca. Abigail may have been hurt by the other woman’s words, but she seemed to truly be happy for her ex-fiancé.

“That is kind of you, Abigail, after all the hurt you’ve been through.”

“I’m doing fine, Jillian. Thank you.” Her smile was genuine, and her friend seemed quite surprised. Then their attention turned to Marcus, and he could tell they were wondering what kind of relationship he and Abigail had. Well, there was no way he was going to tell them her father had hired him to look after her. No way at all.

“I’m so glad to hear that you aren’t pining after Nate,” Robert said, leaning toward Abigail. “You deserve someone much better than Nate Brooks.”

Marcus didn’t like the gleam in the other man’s eyes. He was more certain than ever that Robert would be pursuing Abigail in earnest. He hoped she could see through him, but he wasn’t sure.

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