Cinderella On His Doorstep (2010) by Winters Rebecca

Author:Winters, Rebecca [Rebecca, Winters,]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-14T19:06:21.421000+00:00

Alex worked in the orchard until twilight. One more trip to the landfill and he'd call it a night. The delicious, filling lunch Dana had delivered air express without consideration for her personal safety had kept him going through the dinner hour.

Much as he'd wanted to go after her, he hadn't wanted an audience that included her father, grace a dieu. Since no one knew what had transpired, he decided it would be better to apologize to her after hours when they were alone.

On the way back from his last haul, he locked the gate for the night and drove on to the front of the chateau. The sight of her rental car meant she was home. His pulse shot off the charts as he hurried inside and made a quick inspection of the ground floor in the hope he might bump into her.

To his chagrin all he found besides furniture in the grand salon was an empty basket and thermos placed at the foot of the paneled door. It was identical to the one she'd brought Alex. He carried it to the kitchen where he'd put his on the way in from the truck.

A few minutes later after a shower and change of clothes, he phoned her while he was warming some food for his dinner. Maybe she'd come down and join him.

"Alex?" She answered on the fourth ring. "Is there something wrong?"

"Yes," he blurted. At this point in their relationship, nothing but honesty would do.

"Did you lose your remote and can't get in the chateau?"

"I'm afraid my problem can't be fixed that easily."

He felt her hesitate before she said, "Did the studio from Paris cancel on you for mid-September?"

The strong hint of anxiety in her tone plus the fact that she remembered what he'd told her humbled him. He'd grovel if necessary to get back on the footing they'd had before she'd brought him his lunch.

Alex cleared his throat. "I appreciate your concern, but the truth is, I was rude to you earlier today. It takes a lot to frighten me, but when I saw you appear among the leaves like some impossibly adorable wood nymph and realized how far you were from the ground, I lost any perspective I should've had."

She let out a wry laugh. "The relegation from cherub to wood nymph is a subtle improvement I like, so I'll take it."

Dana...

"As for the rest, I've had all day to ponder my actions over that brainless stunt. Chalk it up to the enchantment of this place."

He had to clamp down hard on his emotions. "I can safely say it was the best meal I ever had in a tree."

"That's another distinction I'll treasure, but to save you from an early heart attack, I'll leave your lunch basket on the fender of your truck from now on."

"Why don't you come downstairs and we'll talk about it over a glass of wine." If he hadn't made the rule that he would never take advantage by going up to her room after dark unless invited, he'd be there now.

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