Bells Will Be Ringing by Bianca D'Arc

Author:Bianca D'Arc [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Hawk Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-12-04T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Dinner was lovely, in a ritzy restaurant she’d never been to before. Alan was the perfect gentleman, treating her with every courtesy. They talked about books and the art they’d seen at the gallery. Conversation was kept light and breezy, possibly to counterbalance the seriousness they’d gotten into in the car.

He didn’t seem to be running for the hills. On the contrary, he looked like he was settling in, wanting to get to know her better. Would wonders never cease? She was an emotional mess at the best of times these days, and she hadn’t managed to scare him off with her serious talk. She was pleasantly surprised and amazed at his willingness to step in where angels probably feared to tread.

He was a really special guy, and the more she learned about him, the more she liked him. She could easily fall in love with him. The revelation wasn’t all that surprising. Maybe she was a little in love with him already. He’d been nothing but kind to her, and he kissed like a dream. She wanted so much to know if they could have more, but she was hesitant. He might be leaving.

Daring greatly, she changed the discussion from mostly benign likes and dislikes to something a lot more serious. She tried to be casual about it as their pie and coffee were served.

“Have you given any more thought to whether you’ll go back to the Navy for another tour?” she asked lightly, though a lot was riding on his answer.

“I’ve been thinking about it pretty much non-stop, when I haven’t been distracted by a certain songbird, that is.” He smiled at her, and she felt it down to her toes. “Before I met you, I was leaning toward re-upping, but now…” His gaze sharpened and pinned her in place. “Now, I’m thinking there are advantages to returning to the civilian world.”

Her breath caught as his words registered. Then, she realized that really wasn’t a definite answer. He still hadn’t made up his mind.

“When do you have to tell them yes or no?” she ventured, taking a bite of the pie she barely tasted.

“Before the end of the month,” he said offhandedly. “I’m on leave ‘til after New Year’s.”

Realizing he wasn’t going to give her any more certainty than that, she let the subject drop. “I bet your family’s glad to have you home through the holidays.”

The conversation turned to the various activities his family had planned for him and a small ski outing his younger siblings wanted him to join on Thursday.

“Hey, do you want to come? Even if you don’t ski, it’s fun to sit in the lodge in front of a roaring fire and drink hot cocoa.” He seemed enthusiastic for her to go with him.

“Yes, I ski. Got my own gear, too, but I haven’t gone in a couple of years. But I’ve got gigs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.”

“That’s no problem. We’re going up to Mount Peter. It only takes a couple of hours to get there.

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