Devil Without a Cause by Garey Terri

Author:Garey, Terri [Garey, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9780062079510
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2011-05-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“Go and get dressed, Nathan.”

Faith made her tone as no-nonsense as possible. She turned her son in the direction of his room and gave him a nudge, never taking her eyes from Finn.

Softball? The man was insane.

“What’s the harm?” Finn asked with an innocent grin. “I have some time on my hands today, and I’d love to spend it in the park with you and your son.” Turning to Dina, who was standing by, he said, “I don’t think we were actually introduced earlier.” He put out his hand. “Finn. Finn Payne.”

Dina, clearly aware of undercurrents in the room, shook his hand. “Dina Tate,” she answered cautiously. “I live next door.”

“Nice to meet you, Dina.”

He kept that megawatt smile firmly in place, obviously confident Dina, being female, would prove no match for it, and her increasingly dazzled expression proved him right.

Alarmed at how easily Finn had overcome her friend’s defenses, Faith said loudly, “Thank you so much for returning my wallet, Mr. Payne, but we wouldn’t want to keep you from anything.”

“Mr. Payne?” Finn arched an eyebrow in her direction. “Last night you called me Finn.”

Heat flooded her cheeks. Surely he wasn’t going to reveal her sexual proclivities in front of her son . . .

“In the gift shop at the Ritz, remember?” He was toying with her, and from the gleam in his eye, he was enjoying it. “Where we met. When you lost your wallet.”

Avoiding Dina’s knowing gaze, she concentrated instead on getting rid of him.

“Finn,” she acknowledged stiffly. “Thank you again, but I’m sure you have a lot to do today. Drive carefully on your way back to Atlanta.”

“Let him come with us to the park, Mommy.” Nate tugged at her hand, looking to Finn. “After we play softball, can you teach me how to play the guitar?”

Mortified, she gave Nate another nudge toward his room, more definite this time. “Go and get dressed,” she repeated. “We’ll talk about it later.”

Nathan was a compliant child, and though he made a face, he didn’t argue. “Okay.” Still clutching his stuffed dog, he went toward the hallway. “But softball would be fun . . . I’ll be careful,” he added hopefully, over his shoulder. “I promise.”

Taking her cue, Dina moved toward the door. “I’ll, ah . . . I’ll just head on home, then. You guys work it out and let me know about the park, okay?”

“Thanks.” Faith shot her a grateful look, wishing she could throw her arms around her and beg her to stay, but knowing she needed privacy to deal with Finn.

“Very nice to meet you,” he offered as Dina scooted past.

“Nice to meet you, too.” The look she threw Faith told her there would be plenty of questions later.

“It’s not going to work,” Faith told him flatly, as soon as the door closed. “You can’t just waltz in here and charm your way into my life—”

“Why not?” he interrupted. “That’s what you did, isn’t it?”

She bit her lip, looking away.

“All I want is the ring, Faith.

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