And Able by Lucy Monroe

Author:Lucy Monroe [Monroe, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780739467626
Publisher: Brava
Published: 2005-12-31T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“W hy me especially?” he asked with a frown.

“You can’t want your family thinking you’re planning to marry me. After I leave Georgia, I’ll probably never see them again, but you have to live with the consequences. Your mother is going to be upset when she realizes nothing will ever come of our friendship.”

“I can’t control what my family thinks, but I’m not responsible for it, either. I stopped worrying about my mother’s plans for my life the year I joined the army instead of attending my father and older brother’s alma mater.”

She sighed at his intractability. “You’re being stubborn and there’s no need.”

“You are going with me if I have to hogtie you and lock you in the bedroom on the jet for the flight.” He said it so reasonably that she didn’t compute the threat at first.

When she did, she glared. “That is so not going to happen.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“Yes, but I find it interesting that you have a private jet.” More like intimidating, but who was keeping track? “Isn’t that a little decadent?”

“Not really. Wolf got one and I liked it so much I decided to get one of my own. It makes certain jobs I do for the government a lot easier.”

“Mercenary work must pay well.”

“You have no idea.”

She was stunned into silence, but then her brain started working. “Have you ever heard of SAFE House, or the Portland Rescue Mission? They are in constant need of donations. Both organizations focus on finding solutions to the problems facing society today, not perpetuating them.”

Brett threw his head back and laughed out loud.

She didn’t think her suggestions were all that amusing and told him so, but he just shook his head, laughing harder.

When he finally calmed down he grinned at her. “Josie told me that would be your reaction when you found out I was wealthy. She said you never got dollar signs in your eyes on your own account but that you’d convinced her to donate to a lot of places she’d never even known about.”

Claire ducked her head and bit her lip with worry that she’d pushed her friend unduly. “Josette didn’t seem to mind at the time. I wasn’t trying to take advantage of her good nature or our friendship.”

He really sobered at that and reached out to take her hand. “She didn’t. Trust me. She thinks you’re pretty wonderful and the way you care about so many causes is admirable. So do I.”

“Oh.” Relief coursed through her. “Then you’ll consider giving?”

“If you come to Georgia with me, I’ll donate a fat check to three charities of your choosing.”

“You’re not serious?”

“I’d do it anyway eventually, I’m sure, but this way, I get to circumvent more arguing with you. You’re darn stubborn when you want to be.”

“You said you thought I was sexy when I was stubborn.”

His eyes burned with primal hunger that stole her breath right out of her chest. “I do.”

Oh, gosh…she was going to throw him back on the sand and ravish him if she didn’t get herself under control.

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