Beautiful Dark (Beautiful Rivers Book 3) by J.L. White

Author:J.L. White [White, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Velvet Pen Books
Published: 2017-03-20T18:30:00+00:00

Corrine

I don’t have to be back to Hartman for classes until Wednesday, so I spend Tuesday distracting myself from already missing Mason by finally telling people about him. First I call my mother, who is supportive, and only comments that it’s strange how we meet people sometimes. I think about calling my dad next, but decide to save him for last. He is, after all, my uncle Grant’s brother. Plus Dad tends to not be a fan of guys I date under the best of circumstances. Rayce isn’t the only one who’s protective of me.

I tell Connor next. I hunt him down in his office. He was on his way to the resort’s golf course for something, so I ride with him in the cart and tell him there.

“I guess I can’t say I’m surprised,” he says. “You two were throwing sparks at each other even at Thanksgiving.”

“Do you think Rayce noticed?”

He nods. “It probably didn’t help matters.”

“But now that I can tell him what a good guy Mason is...” I let my sentence trail off as Connor gives me an uncharacteristically serious look.

“It will probably cross Rayce’s mind,” Connor says as he steers us over a rise in the path, “that you’re just being taken in by Mason’s good looks.” I open my mouth to protest, but before I can say anything, he says, “The thought has crossed my mind, too.”

My jaw drops.

“So tell me what makes him such a good guy and not someone out to seduce my cousin and cause discord in our family.”

I bristle, unprepared for this from Connor, of all people. “He’s not!”

He presses his hand on my knee. “I believe you. But tell me why I should.” He pulls the cart to the side of the little road and brings it to a stop. He turns to me with one arm on the back of the seat, an open, listening expression on his face.

This is enough to soften me. I realize there’s been nothing in his tone to suggest he actually believes Mason is out to get us. He just wants to know more and I guess that’s fair.

I start with the easy stuff, Mason’s interest and hobbies and the things we have in common. The way he makes me laugh, and the way I feel I can tell him anything.

Then I get to the heart of the matter. Without betraying Mason’s confidence, I tell Connor why I know he’s not holding a grudge against our family, even though he’s still hurt by the loss, and even though he’s worried about how his mother might take this.

When I’m done, Connor nudges my shoulder and says with a grin, “Then I give you my blessing.”

Relieved, I smile back. “I didn’t know I needed your blessing.”

“Oh, you do,” he says, starting up the cart again. “You’re my baby cousin.”

I roll my eyes. We’ve been having this argument for as long as I can remember. “You’re only a year older than me.”

“A year and four months.”

“That hardly counts.

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