Bridge to Forever by Rachel Ann Nunes

Author:Rachel Ann Nunes [Nunes, Rachel Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Romance, Comtemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-939203-07-6
Publisher: White Star Press
Published: 2010-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“You are not going back to that house!” Damon announced when Mickelle was released from the hospital early the next morning.

“Well, I can’t stay here,” she told him with a smile that looked as though it hurt her bruised face.

Damon tucked her carefully into the Mercedes. “I’m taking you home.”

“To the palace?” Mickelle asked. “I mean, your place?” She colored so adorably that Damon had to laugh.

“Is that what you call it? Yes I mean my house, where else? You’ll be safe there. We have an alarm, and—” He stopped, unwilling to confess that he had already contacted a security man to keep an eye on her and the house.

“I can’t live there. I hate to remind you, but we’re not married yet.”

“Bekka lived with us. We’ve got several wings. It’s not like we’ll be in the same room.”

“Rebekka was your nanny. I’m your fiancée. There’s a big difference, and if my lips didn’t hurt so much, I’d show you that right now.”

His eyes ran over her swollen lips. “Guess I’ll have to take a rain check.”

She laughed. “Keep sounding so disappointed. It’s good for my ego.”

“Seriously though, you can stay at my place with the kids, and I’ll stay at yours.”

“No!”

He blinked at her with exaggerated surprise.

“He could come back,” she explained.

“We can’t live in fear.”

“I’m not, Mr. Come-to-my-house-and-live. Who’s the one afraid? What I am is being careful. If it’s not safe for me to live there, then you certainly can’t.”

“Then we agree it’s not safe.”

“Oooh . . .” Mickelle shook her head in mock frustration. “Somehow I think you planned this conversation.”

“Sort of,” Damon admitted, taking her hands.

“So I’ll stay with Brionney and Jesse.”

“No, I’ll stay with them. One person will be less of an intrusion for them, and believe me, I’d feel a lot safer with you at my, um, palace.” He grinned at her. “I’m actually going to beef up security.” That much he would tell her. “It was long overdue, and this just gave me the opportunity. Besides, you might as well get used to the house. After all, it’s going to be yours.”

Her eyes dropped demurely to her hands, still tucked firmly in his own. Her lashes left delicate shadows on her cheeks. “What’s wrong?” he asked.

“Nothing . . . I . . . I am a little nervous about . . . I mean, it’s a different life-style.”

He hugged her then, as well as he could in the car, finding it difficult to remind himself that she was still in a lot of pain. “There’re going to be a lot of adjustments, but we can do it.”

“Bryan,” she said with a sigh.

“Yep, Bry.”

Mickelle’s tongue wet her lip thoughtfully. “Maybe it would be a good thing for the boys to stay at your place. Like a trial run.”

“Maybe things will go so smoothly that you’ll agree to marry me sooner.” He put on his best beseeching face.

She giggled. “You’re crazy, you know that?”

“There are worse things. You could hate me ’cause I’m so good-looking.

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