Come Up and See Me Sometime by Lucy Monroe

Author:Lucy Monroe [Monroe, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780821777701
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

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Crack. The ball collided with Alex's racket, bounced off, and sailed toward the wall. It hit and took an immediate trajectory that looked like it would go straight over Marcus's head. Alex should be so lucky.

Marcus jumped at just the right moment and returned the ball with a slam. "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"

Alex dove and managed to return the ball … barely. Rocking back on his feet, he just managed to stay upright. "Yeah. I'm beating you at a friendly game of racquetball."

"Beating me, my ass. We're tied."

"Not for long." Alex spiked the ball so that it would land against the wall and make a nosedive for the floor. It worked, but Marcus managed to get under it and return it. Too bad he hadn't gotten up and into position before Alex hit the ball against the wall and sent it flying over Marcus's head. "My game."

Marcus walked to the back of the room and grabbed his sweat towel. He wiped his face and then took a long drink from his water bottle. "A man getting married in less than a week shouldn't be so damn focused."

Alex shrugged. If he let himself dwell on his upcoming wedding, he would have to acknowledge the nagging worry that Isabel was going to back out at the last minute. He might not have used their sexual attraction to out-and-out blackmail her, but he was aware it had played more than a small role in her decision. That shouldn't bother him. He was usually interested in the results more than the methods of getting what he wanted, and there was no denying he wanted Isabel.

So, why did it disturb him that he'd used the prospect of mind-blowing sex and motherhood to talk her into marriage? Both were very good incentives. Maybe his problem was that he didn't know which one was most important to Isabel. He wanted her desire for him to be even stronger than the one she had for the baby he would give her.

Taking a drink from his water bottle, Alex eyed Marcus. "I'm not going to let you win just because I'm getting married in a few days."

Marcus nodded. "Don't I know it? It's more like I'm going to let you win because I'm still dazed from the news."

"Unlike you, I've never made any claims to perpetual bachelorhood." There were things Alex wanted out of life that had nothing to do with CIS. "Why be shocked?"

A shadow crossed Marcus's face. "It isn't the fact that you're getting married that's got me so shaken up. It's who you're marrying."

"Isabel is perfect for me, just ask her pastor." Alex had fought against the premarital counseling sessions, but Isabel had refused to budge. She wanted to get married in a church, her church, and that meant meeting with Pastor Dave. It had turned out better than Alex had expected, though. "According to the personality tests he gave us, we're compatible."

Marcus whistled. "Since when did the clergy

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