Dangerous Love by Casey Clipper

Author:Casey Clipper [Clipper, Casey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Casey Clipper
Published: 2015-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

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Three in the morning, seated in a booth across from Grant, Mackenzie's stomach kept turning. She couldn't get past a feeling of guilt. Why, she couldn't understand. Derk and she didn't have a commitment. He'd made it clear that wasn't an option and she'd agreed. Except he'd seemed so angry. The dark blaze in his eyes spoke volumes.

"Hello, earth to Mackenzie," Grant interrupted her wandering mind.

"Sorry," she said. Holding her menu open, she perused the items again. She needed something light this time of night. A chicken salad would be a good fit. Though how she was going to stomach that, she had no idea.

The waitress approached and took their order. When finished, she scurried off to continue her work. Mackenzie didn’t miss the way the woman openly drooled over Grant.

"So, how do you like working at Cards?" Grant asked. "You haven't been there long." At that time of night or early morning, the diner sat virtually empty. They could easily have casual conversation without being overheard.

"I like it. Tips are great. Now, if I could just quit falling off the bar, all would be well," she answered.

He laughed, tossing his head back. Those grey eyes of his were unreal. So vividly sharp. They had to be contacts.

"Is that your real eye color?" she blurted.

His eyes crinkled at the corners. "Yes."

"You get asked that a lot, huh?"

"Yes. I inherited them from my mother. Well, that and my blond hair, but Mom is fair skinned, like you," he said, his tone indulgent.

"Do you have any brothers or sisters?" A large part of her always felt she'd been given the short end of the stick by the lack of parents and siblings in her life. She desperately wanted to be part of a large family unit. Which explained why she loved visiting Kayla's screwed up family. It didn't matter that each member of that family had skeletons bursting out of their designer filled closets, they were close despite their shadiness and that's all that mattered to her.

"There's five of us. Three boys and two older sisters," he said fondly. "My sisters are married. Those girls were scooped up quickly." He laughed. "Dad's stress level when those two started dating went through the roof. It was inevitable, though, they both are spitting images of Mom, who's quite attractive."

Staring at him, she had no doubt Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly were gorgeous people. The man sitting before her was a specimen of male perfection.

"How about you?" he asked.

One of the worst questions anyone could ask Mackenzie was about her family. A family that didn't exist. Never had. It wasn't as if it was meant to be a hurtful question. No one could understand how a physical pain developed in her chest each time over that simple, honest inquiry. It wasn't as if she wore a button that said "without family."

Unable to meet his gaze, she glanced out the windows.

"I don't have any family," she whispered, ashamed.

A soft, sharp inhale came from Grant's direction, but she couldn't face him.

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