Courting Justice by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2012-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Angelo turned around the moment he heard the bathroom door open. His fingers tightened on the wineglass he was holding. He was about to take a sip, but paused and lowered the glass from his lips. He had given himself a pep talk earlier, reminding himself not to pounce on Peyton again anytime soon…at least not until after dinner. But now he wasn’t so sure. She had to be the most beautiful, desirable woman he’d ever seen.

“I thought you stopped doing that, Angelo.”

He lifted the glass back to his lips to take a sip. He needed something to take his mind off of his arousal. “Stopped doing what?”

“Staring.”

He shrugged. Okay, so he had been staring. Some things just couldn’t be helped. Like a man’s reaction to a beautiful woman. “It bothers you when I stare?”

She smiled. “Honestly, I think it would probably bother just about anybody, especially if the person doing the staring had your eyes.”

“My eyes?”

“Yes, you have the most penetrating stare of anyone I know.”

Funny, he’d been thinking about penetration of another kind. He decided to put that thought to the back of his mind. “Ready for dinner?”

“Yes, I’m starving.” She crossed the room. “What about you?”

“I’m hungry as well.” Good thing she didn’t ask me what for.

“Then by all means, let’s eat,” she said.

They climbed the stairs, and when they reached the top, she glanced around the room. The lantern room was open and spacious and surrounded by glass windows. A huge decorative lantern was in the center of the room. The table was set for two and had vanilla-scented tapers in the candleholders. Angelo had placed the flowers he had sent yesterday in the middle of the table.

“The flowers are still beautiful,” she said, taking the chair he pulled out for her.

He had to agree. The flowers were still beautiful. But nothing, he thought, was as beautiful as she was at that very moment. The candlelight danced off the profile of her face, making her appear even more beautiful.

“You’re staring again, Angelo.”

“Sorry.”

“No problem. What do we have to eat?”

He chuckled, appreciating her appetite. Instead of answering the question he uncovered each dish. “So what do you think?” he asked.

A smile touched the corners of her mouth. “I think if claiming me means I get to eat like this, then you can claim me anytime you want.”

If only it were that easy, he thought. She said that now, but he knew when the time came she wouldn’t be singing the same tune.

“So how are you handling your newfound fame?” she asked.

He chuckled. “Not very well.”

“Which is why you came here.”

He wondered how she would react if she knew she was the real reason he was here. “I guess you could say that.”

She nodded. “I thought I would probably never say this, but I’m glad it worked out this way.”

He lifted a brow. “What way?”

“That we ended up here together, at the same time. That’s some coincidence.”

Not really, he thought. Just planning, he mused, taking another sip of wine.

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