Duty or Desire by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-09-11T18:48:58+00:00

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Pete smiled as Ciara entertained them during the meal. She hadn’t burst into any songs, but she was trying to tell him about her shoes. He didn’t quite understand what she was saying and Myra had to translate. That meant he got to look into her face without it being so obvious he was doing so.

He had been anxiously watching the entrance to the restaurant and remembered the exact moment she walked in with Ciara. It was something about seeing them together that filled him with a sense of contentment that both surprised and confused him. He had pushed the feeling aside to concentrate on Myra.

She was wearing a long flowing skirt with a pair of leather boots. Her wool sweater made the trendy outfit look sexy as hell. The way her curly hair flowed about her shoulders with this mussed-up look had lust zipping up his spine. He no longer felt guilty about wanting her and accepted that was how it would be. He could no more deny he found her desirable than he could deny his masculinity.

And whenever she smiled, he felt his breath wobble in his throat. He would love to one day take her dancing. He could imagine holding her close in his arms while burying his face in the hollow of her throat and drinking in her scent. One he was getting used to.

And just think, he had come close to not hiring her as Ciara’s nanny. She’d been with them for weeks now and he couldn’t help but appreciate how well she took care of Ciara and his household in Bonnie’s absence. He also appreciated how she’d reminded him he was a man. A man who’d finally realized he hadn’t been living but merely breathing, like Bonnie had claimed.

He hadn’t counted on such a change in his life. He had thought he was satisfied with things staying the way they’d been for years. But every time he saw Myra, spent any time around her, he was well aware of what she did to him. A part of him felt he should be fighting it. After all, why get worked up over a woman who would be walking out of his life in a month? She would be leaving Denver and their paths might never cross again. There could never be a future with them and a part of him wasn’t sure he wanted one with her or any woman. The only thing he wanted to concentrate on was the here and now. And right now, he was fully aware of Myra Hollister in every pore of his body.

Another thing he was aware of was that seeing them together had drawn a lot of attention. McKays was one of the few eating places in town that was locally owned. The owner, Tony McKay, had been close friends with Pete, Derringer and Riley while growing up and had taken over the running of the restaurant when his old man passed away a few years back.

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