Baby Bequest

Author:Robyn Grady [Grady, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Seven

Standing in the pouring rain, both huddled beneath his tuxedo jacket, the reality was unavoidable. Gage was going to kiss her.

How would she react? Jenna couldn’t think past the frantic beating of her heart, or the way her every fiber cried out for him to do it now.

She held her breath, waiting…

Then Gage groaned deeply and took her hand. “We’ve had enough fresh air.”

The jacket came down and they ran off together, splashing through the puddles.

Ten minutes later, they entered the penthouse, shaking their wet hands and slipping off sodden shoes.

“Can I get you a towel? Something warm to drink?” Gage crossed to the bar, threw the drenched jacket over the back of a stool and reached for a crystal decanter. He poured himself two fingers in a heavy glass. No ice.

A convulsive shudder rippled up Jenna’s spine. She was freezing, but a hot chocolate would suit her far better than scotch.

She inspected the puddle forming around her feet. “I think I’ll change before anything else.”

He thumbed a switch on a wall panel—the internal heating, she suspected—and downed half his single malt.

His shirt was plastered against the musculature of his deeply tanned chest and arms. Every knockout ridge and bulge was on display, presented in glorious prime-time relief. As he moved forward, more than the line between his brows told her he was uncomfortable. At being caught in the rain, ending up sopping wet? Or something, perhaps, not quite as obvious.

When they’d taken shelter beneath his jacket, he’d almost kissed her. Worse, she’d almost let him.

And he knew it.

Closer now, he lifted his chin to unravel his bow tie and flick open a button.

“It’s getting late.” He stopped before her. “Guess you’re tired.”

He took another quick sip and swallowed, waiting for her reply. Waiting for a sign. A look.

A touch.

She should go and change, yet she stood immobile, thinking of the heartache she’d lived through when she’d known Gage Cameron last. His life wasn’t one she could ever share. And yet…had she changed her mind about becoming intimately involved? Down by the pier, she’d been tempted. Heck, she was tempted now.

Guess you’re tired.

She gave a cryptic reply. “That sprint seems to have woken me up.”

His eyes searched hers. “Me, too.”

Behind him, the facsimile machine beeped. His gaze flicked over her face before he moved to retrieve a sheet from the tray. After scanning the message, he set down his drink and ran a hand through his glossy wet hair.

She inched closer. “Is it the Dubai problem again?”

Jaw clenched, he nodded at the page. “Sorry. You get changed. I need a moment here.” He sank into a chair, found a pen on the desk and started making notes.

Jenna let out a sigh.

Perhaps she should take his reaction to this fax as a sign. He gave a good impression of a dedicated fiancé, but Gage would always be devoted to business.

He’d go for the plane, not the anchor, every time.

It should be enough that he’d offered to help her with Meg, and that he still found her desirable, although not at the moment.

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