Desire in a Kiss by Nicki Night

Author:Nicki Night
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Serenity watched through the window as he left. Once he walked beyond her view, she went to her room and crawled in bed, folding into a ball. This was exactly why she didn’t want to do that silly online dating. She thought about calling Elisa and letting her have it, but she was too torn to rein in her emotions. Chris had left her feeling confused. Being upset about his lie was justifiable. However, his story seemed legit, and he appeared to be sincere. She didn’t know what to believe. Serenity grabbed her phone and dialed Rayne’s number.

“Hey, lady! You’re home already? How was the ball?”

“A disaster. Hold on, let me get Elisa on the phone.” Serenity hit Add Call, rolled through her contacts, and selected Elisa’s name. Seconds later she was on the line.

“What’s up?”

“Hold on for Rayne and me.” Serenity merged the calls.

“Now, what’s going on? What made the ball a disaster?” Rayne asked.

“Did something happen?” Elisa asked.

Serenity started with the awards and explained everything that had transpired.

“Whoa!” Elisa said. “What did you say?”

“Basically nothing. I didn’t know what to say.”

“I can imagine,” Rayne said. “What are you going to do?”

“What is there to do? It’s over.”

“It doesn’t have to be.”

“What? Elisa, you know how I feel about men who are liars.”

“It really doesn’t sound like he intended to deceive you. I can see why he did this. He came clean.”

“That’s after I found out. Who knows what other lies he’s told? I can’t trust him.”

“I don’t know,” Rayne said. “This is hard. I understand you being upset, but I also understand where he’s coming from.”

“He’s a Chandler, for goodness’ sake. And he’s quite handsome. I can only imagine the scores of woman scheming to get him to put a ring on it.”

“This isn’t funny, Elisa.”

“I wasn’t trying to be funny. Think about it. This man can have any woman and, from the sound of it, he wants you.”

“I don’t care if he’s rich. I want someone I can trust.”

“Did he seem sincere when he explained why he used the fake name?” Rayne asked.

“Yeah, but so what?”

“Then maybe—just maybe—he actually was.”

“Consider this,” Elisa interjected. “If it ended now, would you have any regrets?” Serenity thought about Elisa’s question. “Would you be willing to give him a chance to prove himself?”

Serenity groaned. “I don’t know. He said he wanted to continue seeing me but would understand if I didn’t want to take this any further.”

“I say you continue dating him and see what happens,” Elisa said. “Think about it. He’s got a lot to prove to you. He knows he could never get caught in another lie because then he’d never regain your trust. What would you have to lose?”

“I don’t know about this.”

“I agree with Rayne. If he seemed sincere, give him a chance. His argument is actually legit. It’s just like us. We got tired of dealing with men who seemed to be only interested in sex. If there was something we could do to detect their true intentions, we’d do it, right?”

“I guess.

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