Capture Me by Sherry Kyle

Author:Sherry Kyle
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781790615209
Published: 2019-02-18T22:00:00+00:00

24

“You’re brilliant.” Ashley leaned in to Bryan as they walked down her childhood street. They turned a corner once they came to the neighborhood park.

Bryan kissed Ashley’s cheek. “More like desperate. How else was I going to get you alone? If I know anything about teenagers, they love money. Having Madi keep an eye on Drew’s girls so he can watch the football game works for everyone. The girls are happy, and so are Drew and your dad.”

“Like I said. Brilliant.” Ashley smiled.

Bryan squeezed her hand. “Best of all, I like to see you happy.”

“Definitely.” She nodded. “What about you?”

“Being able to spend time with my favorite girl makes me the happiest man of all.” He grinned.

Dare she hope his agenda for the evening included a proposal?

Each time she’d seen him in the last couple of months, underlying tension filled the air, as if he had something on his mind. She batted her eyes at him. “Enough to want to make it official?”

Bryan shook his head. “You know I want to make it special—”

“What’s more romantic than an evening stroll?” Ashley gripped his arm and rested her head against his shoulder. Lord, what’s holding him back?

“Since you put it that way …” Bryan swooped her in his arms, leaned her against a tree, and kissed her soundly.

Did that mean he was ready to ask her to be his wife?

She gave in for a moment, enjoying the feel of his lips against hers. “Bryan, it’s not quite dark.” She giggled. “What about the neighbors?”

“Maybe they’d like to see a young couple in love. Might give them ideas.” He laughed.

“We are in love, aren’t we,” Ashley wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him close for another kiss.

His hands roamed down her sides. “How’d you end up with a guy like me?” His voice was low and husky.

“Oh, I don’t know. I guess I felt sorry for you.” She teased, trailing her finger down the side of his jaw. “You had the same lonely look in your eye as the dogs in the shelter.”

Bryan’s jaw dropped, and his brows drew together. “That hopeless, huh?”

“No.” Ashley backtracked, keeping her tone light. “You just needed someone to give you female attention.” She winked.

Bryan’s body went rigid. His shoulders stiffened, and his expression changed. He pulled away then, grabbed her hand, and tugged her beside him down the street. “C’mon. Let’s keep walking.”

Not the reaction she’d wanted. Did she go too far? She only meant to tease him a little. Now silence threatened to ruin their time together.

Truth was, Bryan was known to have a hard time committing to someone. Everyone in the singles group at church had warned her when they first dated, but soon after, people accepted them as a couple, encouraging their relationship along.

“Bryan, is there something else bothering you?” She didn’t want to press, but if there was any chance that they’d ever make it to the altar, he’d have to trust her with his heart.

Bryan released her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

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