Call Her Mine (Harmony Pointe) by Melissa Foster

Author:Melissa Foster [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-12T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

AURELIA PUSHED THE stroller down Main Street, tipping her face up toward the bright sun. They’d lucked out with a gloriously warm spring day. Harmony Pointe was nestled between Port Hudson, where Aurelia had attended college, and Sweetwater. It was just shy of an hour-and-a-half drive from New York City, and offered grand views of mountains as far as the eye could see. Cobblestone streets, brick-front eclectic shops, and old-fashioned streetlights added to the small town’s charm. While Sweetwater was known for Sugar Lake, Harmony Pointe’s Chiffon Park was the main attraction, with a large duck pond and a massive gazebo, which hosted lectures and musical events throughout the year. When Aurelia had heard about the events at the gazebo, it had felt like one more sign and clinched the deal for her purchasing the bookstore. She hoped to eventually do readings there, too.

“After my girls,” Ben said as he pulled open the door to La Love Café & Gift Shop, which was owned by Everly’s family and run by her sister Heaven and her brother, Echo.

His arm circled Aurelia’s waist as he followed them in. She loved the newness of their intimacy, being a couple out in public. She’d thought about what it would be like, but nothing compared to the secret lustful looks he gave her or the feel of him pulling her closer, as he was now, like even a few inches between them was too much.

It might be her imagination, but since finding out he was B’s father, he seemed to be carrying himself differently, more proudly. Earlier, she’d spotted a list on the dining room table with things like Start a college fund on it. Knowing he was taking fatherhood, and B’s future, seriously made her fall even more in love with him. He’d spent twenty minutes organizing diapers, wipes, formula, and extra outfits into a backpack, which he now carried over one shoulder, and despite the warm weather, he’d stuffed extra blankets in the stroller. Aurelia shouldn’t be surprised by his behavior, because she’d been just as bad, double-checking the backpack and gazing into the stroller every few seconds to make sure B was okay. It was strange not seeing her in the arms of one of them.

La Love was bustling with customers. Music played in the background as Heaven helped customers and Echo called out orders. Colorful lights hung over dark orange tables surrounded by brown chairs. As they made their way to the line, Aurelia admired Echo’s abstract paintings hanging on the mustard-colored walls. Each piece of art was for sale. The jewelry Heaven made was also for sale, displayed in glass cabinets and hung from decorative trees at both ends of the counter.

“What are you hungry for?” Aurelia asked Ben, eyeing the bagels, pastries, and other delicious treats behind the glass.

A coy smile crept across his handsome face as he leaned closer and said, “You, Rels. Always you.”

Heat flared inside her, and the air between them sizzled with desire. It was crazy how hot he could make her with just a look or a few simple words.

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