Deserving You (A McCord Family Novel Book 3) by Amanda Siegrist

Author:Amanda Siegrist [Siegrist, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Emmett pulled out a chair for Deja, then took a seat himself. He kissed her senseless in the office and then ushered her out of the building without letting her say a word. She didn’t try too hard to speak or protest that he was taking her to dinner. He took it as a good sign.

All day, pushing his body to the limit with hard work, he tried to figure out how to handle her. How to show her what he said and did was real. Dare said to handle her carefully. Well, that’s what he’d been doing since he met her. Maybe that was part of the problem. Last night, he exerted a bit of dominance by walking into her house and pulling her into his arms without waiting for her invitation. Just a little bit ago, he did the same thing. Here she sat, looking detached. Not fearful, not sad. Maybe she wanted—needed—him to take charge. Because being careful for almost an entire year had gotten him nowhere.

He picked up his menu the waiter had placed in front of him and opened it. “I read a review that this place has great chicken Alfredo.”

She glanced at him over the rim of her menu. “I don’t feel like pasta.”

Okay. In terms of trying to start a conversation, that was pretty lame. Talking would be harder than he imagined. He was starting to doubt the brilliant plan to talk about their issues in a restaurant. When he made the reservations, he did request a table in a quiet, secluded part of the restaurant. They were tucked away in a corner. A few people sat near them, but not close enough to hear anything. Of course, if the conversation turned heated it could turn into a different story.

Now what did he say? He wanted to be thankful she didn’t have any sorrow in her eyes. But when it came to Deja, she rarely displayed that heartbreaking emotion. Only recently, since her brother was released, had she let the pain show. Generally, she hid her feelings well. Behind a huge barrier she had erected probably early on in childhood. How did he break that barrier down? Slowly could take forever. Tearing it down with a wrecking ball might be his best option. It made him nervous as shit to do it.

He made these reservations to show her what they had was more than sex. He wanted everything. Her companionship. Her friendship. Her love. He went about it all backwards last night, letting his body speak louder than his mind. He didn’t regret last night. He just wished it had turned out a little differently. Mainly, he wished she would’ve told him the truth.

He lowered the menu. “I heard the steak’s pretty good, too.” Still lame, but that’s all the bravery he had at the moment.

Her eyes peeked over the menu again. “I don’t feel like steak.”

Nodding his head, he pretended to look at the menu once more. Food wasn’t a priority. He wasn’t sure he would be able to take one bite.

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