Chased by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Trish Ryder by Melissa Foster

Author:Melissa Foster [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2016-08-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

THE NEXT MORNING Boone woke up in his childhood bedroom with Sparky curled against his shoulder and Trish tucked against his side. His brother might have the moniker, but Boone had no doubt he was the luckiest guy around. He and Trish had stayed up late talking about Jude and about how much she liked Boone’s family. She told him about her brothers, Duke, Cash, Gage, Blue, and Jake, and how close they all were. The worry on her face when she told him about her brother Gage and his unrequited love for his friend Sally was obvious. And when she told him that her brother Blue was building a gazebo for Duke’s wedding, she got teary-eyed. It was easy to see how much she adored them, even when she complained about how overprotective they were.

He transferred the kitty to Trish’s other side and slipped out of bed to shower and have a little time alone to talk some sense into Lucky before Trish and their mother woke up. Boone crept down the hall to wake him. There were morning people, and then there were night people. Lucky was the rare breed of anytime person, as was their sister, Maggie. Lucky woke up with a contagious smile and quick wit at the ready regardless of whether he’d slept for one or eight hours.

Mags and Cage showed up while they were making breakfast. Mags looked so much like their mother they could be sisters, with long wavy hair in so many shades of blond and brown it was as if they’d been kissed by the sun, the moon, and the stars. Cage was the quiet, brooding type, with serious eyes and hair tightly shorn. The four of them laughed and tossed barbs at one another as only siblings could do, and when their mother and Trish joined them, they chimed right in. Mags and Trish hit it off instantly. Cage watched the scene unfold with his typical quiet demeanor. When Boone got up to throw something away, Cage followed.

“It’s serious, huh?” Cage asked quietly.

“Yeah, I think it is.” Boone watched Lucky flirting with Trish. He shouldn’t be jealous of his younger brother, but he couldn’t deny the gnawing in his gut with each flirtatious smile Lucky flashed. Trish took it all in stride, and by her mischievous grin, he had a feeling she was locked and loaded for teasing him later.

Cage’s expression turned thoughtful. “You’ve got that look Dad used to get when he looked at Mom. Do you remember?”

How could I forget? The silent message passed between them. Boone fought the rush of emotions crashing forward at the thought of Cage’s comparison. “Thanks,” he managed.

Mags and their mother were busy pumping Trish for details about what it was like to be an actress, among other things.

“What did you really think of Boone before you two got together?” Mags gave Boone a coy look.

He stood beside Trish’s chair. “You don’t have to answer that.”

She reached up and covered his hand with hers.

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