Darla's Christmas Knight: An Interracial Holiday Love Story by Nicole Ann Nielsen

Author:Nicole Ann Nielsen [Nielsen, Nicole Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicole Ann Nielsen
Published: 2024-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

9

Enough was enough. Bobby grabbed her hand. “Tell me what’s eating at you, Darla?” He had an inkling, and wished she would just spit it out.

But she pulled her hand away and glared at him. “Nothing.”

“Don’t lie, Darla.”

The look she gave him? Dagger sharp. At least the misery was gone. He’d take combative Darla over sad Darla any day. He turned his stool, placing one booted foot on the bottom rung of her chair, and gentled his tone. “Talk to me, love.”

She placed her forearms on the table and huffed at her food. “You’re so annoying.”

“Hmm.”

Another huge sigh escaped her. He took hold of her shoulders and turned her to face him, boxing her legs in with his. Darla lowered her eyes and mumbled something about him being a pain in the ass. She tried turning back to the counter.

But Bobby kept his feet firmly on the foot rung, preventing the chair from swiveling. He wanted answers. Wanted everything out in the open. He took her hands in his. “Waiting.”

Pursing her lips, she narrowed her eyes.

He merely raised his brows.

“Fine,” she spat. “You really want to know?”

“I do.”

She tilted her chin up. “I don’t trust you.”

The statement stung. But it wasn’t unexpected. “It’s not like before. I’m here for the long haul.”

Her eyes, still damp from the tears, shone as bright as polished onyx. “I want to believe you. Robert.”

Hearing her say his full name did something to him in a deep, visceral way. Pity it was said in a very sarcastic tone. “You opened the door and let me back into your life again, love,” he calmly pointed out, “and I have no intention of leaving. Because I’m in love with you. You, Darla Joyce Miller, hold my heart and my soul, and I am desperate to be part of your life. To remain part of your life. Till death do us part.”

She blinked. Rapidly. Then. “You … Are you …? You’re not proposing, are you?” she ended in an urgent whisper.

The shock in her voice was a stab to his heart. He gave a hard laugh to cover his hurt. “Hell, no.”

She blanched, her vibrant skin taking on a dull greyish brown hue, her eyes stricken before she averted them. She tried to pull her hands from his grasp, but he tightened his hold and leaned in. “Look at me.” He waited until she — very reluctantly — met his gaze. “When I propose, and Darla, it’s a when, not an if, there will be no doubt in your mind about my intentions.”

Color flooded back into her cheeks. “That wasn’t part of our agreement,” she snapped, yanking her hands free.

Fuck. This woman will be the death of me.

“This” — he waved a hand between them — “was never about a baby. It was all about you. About a way to worm my way back into your life. That I get a baby, your baby, out of the deal is a marvelous bonus.”

“Oh.”

He almost smiled. Almost. But he was too worked up, and she had tried his patience to the nth degree.

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