All I Want Is You (Kimani Romance) by Girard Dara

Author:Girard, Dara [Girard, Dara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2011-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

“I can’t go,” Monica said when JD returned. Nadine had gone to lie down in her bedroom. “Why not?”

Monica wrung her hands like a nervous child. “I just can’t.”

“That’s not an answer.”

“I don’t do well in crowds.”

JD grinned. “Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”

“I’m serious.”

His grin faded. “So am I.” He took her hand. “You have nothing to be afraid of. Come on.”

Monica still held back. “But JD, I—”

“Is it a phobia?”

“No. It’s just that crowds make me nervous.”

He lowered his voice. “I’ll keep you close the whole time. You have nothing to fear. Trust me. Okay?”

Monica swallowed and nodded her head. For a moment she wanted to tell him everything. Why she was hiding. Why she avoided people. Why she couldn’t be seen. But she just nodded and pushed down her anxiety. He was right. She had nothing to worry about. Nobody knew her and no one would be paying attention to her. She was sure Anton couldn’t find her here. She took a deep breath. “I’m fine.”

“Of course, it would help if you told me what—or rather, who—you were afraid of.”

“No personal questions, remember?”

He sighed. “Yes. Let’s go. It shouldn’t take us too long to find what Gran wants.”

It took them over two hours. The fair buzzed with numerous stalls boasting a wide assortment of vendors trying to sell their wares. In addition to the regular handcrafted items there were those unusual items like old maps and crystal chandeliers that got the attention of shoppers and other onlookers. One vendor was selling a set of coasters made out of pieces of bark, which interested Monica, until she overheard him describe using cow dung to hold the items together and then shellacking them.

And there was the woman who crocheted every item in her stall from earrings and necklaces to thong panties.

“Things have definitely changed,” JD said, looking at a bright red set. He glanced at Monica with renewed interest.

She shook her head. “Don’t even think about it.”

“How about the purple one?”

“No.”

He laughed and rested his arms around her shoulders. “Worth a try.” They walked at a leisurely pace through the crush of people, the loud voices and scent of spicy seafood and sweet candy floss.

Monica felt on edge. As Venus she could make crowds part and make men mute. She knew her beauty was both powerful and dangerous. But as Monica she wasn’t sure how to handle herself. She wanted to blend in with the crowd, but that was impossible with JD. Not because of anything he did, but because of the type of man he was. His confident, magnetic presence drew stares from women, men and children. Twice she tried to distance herself, offering to look for one item while he searched for another, but he stayed stubbornly by her side.

“You might leave me alone in bed,” he said at her second attempt to sneak away, “but you’re not leaving me alone here.”

“You were sleeping soundly.”

“Because I dreamed of waking up to you.”

“That won’t happen.”

“Why not?”

“That’s just the way it has to be.

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