All I Need (Hearts of the South) by Linda Winfree

Author:Linda Winfree [Winfree, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cops, Linda Winfree, younger hero, friends to lovers, doctor, older woman younger man, Hearts of the South, Southern, contemporary, Mystery, older heroine, small town
Published: 2016-07-18T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“I feel underdressed.” Savannah quirked an eyebrow at her reflection. She’d not brought her entire wardrobe over from Valdosta, leaving much of it in storage at her parents’ in hopes that SGM wouldn’t make her stay long. The green silk blouse and black slacks would have to do. Maybe she’d bring some things back after Hamilton’s baptism tomorrow.

“For the Cue Club, you’re probably overdressed.” Emmett’s thin gray sweater muffled his voice a moment as he tugged it over his head. “Trust me.”

She pulled her leather jacket from the closet and stepped into the sexy black shoes she’d worn the first night they’d had dinner. If he was right, the edginess of the jacket would tone down the formality. He sat on the foot of her bed to pull on his black boots. His hair, damp from a shared shower, stuck out from his head, and he ran his fingers through it. She paused, struck by the casual intimacy of this, getting ready to go out, and how completely not freaked out she was.

This living thing wasn’t too shabby, if it involved having him in her space, in her bed. With Landra staying in his room, he’d migrated to Savannah’s the past night or so, and she liked it, even if they weren’t sleeping together in every sense of the word.

He was a great kisser, and sheesh, the man was talented with his hands.

Not to mention he was an all-around good guy. She had the impression he was deliberately keeping his interactions with Landra separated from his interactions with her, but there was a protectiveness in the way he looked over his sister that warmed Savannah. A couple of times, she’d awakened alone, only to have him slip back into the bed minutes later. She knew without asking he had gone next door to make sure Landra was all right.

Savannah refused to look too closely at what was holding them back. That didn’t fit into the paradigm of doing today, then doing tomorrow. Today was a musical fundraiser for the local injured EMTs; tomorrow was celebrating Hamilton’s place in their family.

Then they’d see where they were.

“You ready?” He hefted his violin case.

“Yes.” She started for the door and paused. “Wait. Jewelry.”

In the ER, she didn’t wear any jewelry, so forgetting it when she went out wasn’t unusual. Her pearls were already laid out for tomorrow, but they weren’t what she wanted for tonight. She slipped on her thin gold watch and pursed her lips at the limited selection of earrings.

“So, um, speaking of jewelry.”

She glanced over her shoulder, frowning at the uncertainty in his voice. He pulled his wallet from his back pocket.

“I saw these the other night in Moultrie and thought they looked like you.” He extended a small plastic bag in her direction. A hesitant smile hitched the corners of his mouth and disappeared. “If you don’t want them, it’s okay. Landra said I could give them to her for Christmas.”

The caution in his demeanor made her chest hurt.

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