A Rose in Bloom by Tamie Dearen

Author:Tamie Dearen [Dearen, Tamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Elyssa wiped her face on her sleeve, weeping for poor Shelly. She felt sorry for Baron too, after his heart-wrenching confession, but it didn’t change her opinion of him. If anything, the story confirmed everything she suspected. Like all men in her experience, he told lies and manipulated women. And even though he now claimed to have loved this girl, he called her a ‘schemer’ an hour ago. That’s why she knew she didn’t need a man in her life. She’d never met a single guy she could trust. Well, maybe her brother was okay, but even Scotty tried to control her life.

“Carrington, I think it’s time for you to leave.” Jaxon’s unforgiving expression spoke volumes. He must have really loved Shelly. Elyssa had a lot more sympathy for him than she did for Baron. Maybe Jaxon was still in love with Shelly, even though she’d apparently committed suicide five years ago. And maybe that’s why he regretted kissing her immediately after he’d done it. Was that only twenty-four hours ago? It feels like an eternity. It was much more flattering to think his heart still belonged to Shelly than to think he’d been using physical attraction in an attempt to acquire her building.

To her surprise, Baron pulled himself to his feet without protest. “Goodnight, Elyssa. And thank you for going out for coffee. I hope you’ll still consider going to see the play with me.”

Play? What play? I was so sleepy, I missed half the conversation during coffee. “I’ll think about it, but I’m pretty busy. What night did you say it was?” She stood to walk him to the door.

“In two weeks on Friday night—not next weekend, but the next. I hope you’ll come.” He gave her such an earnest smile he looked like a teenager.

“She’s busy that weekend,” said Jaxon, still wearing the scowl that seemed to be a permanent fixture around Baron.

"You don't need to answer for her, McCall. I believe Ms. Rose is capable of answering for herself." Baron's gaze never left her.

Again, a man was trying to control her life, and she couldn’t hide her annoyance with Jaxon. “No, Baron, I’m not busy that weekend.”

“Yes, you are,” Jaxon insisted. “You have a wedding. You told me about it at the hospital.”

“I don’t remember having a wedding in two weeks.” Her stomach churned as panic threatened. She couldn’t remember anything about the event. Had she even ordered flowers? She racked her brain, but drew a blank. Maybe it was the concussion. “Did I mention the bride’s name, or the groom’s?”

The corner of Jaxon’s mouth lifted in a crooked smile. “Yes, you did. It’s the Rose-McCall wedding.”

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