Firework by Melissa Brayden

Author:Melissa Brayden [Brayden, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626398955
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2015-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Lucy stood under the stream of hot water and closed her eyes, trying not to notice how sensitive her skin felt as the water hit and ran down her body. At the same time, she tried to forget that Kristin-of-the-frustrating-and-the-gorgeous was showering just down the hall.

“What am I gonna do with you?” she said to her reflection in the mirror as she toweled off. But she knew one thing. There was a choice laid out in front of her. Kristin was in her home, and they were about to have dinner, and then she could either send her on her way—the safe choice—or let herself wander down a path that could only mean trouble. They had off-the-charts chemistry, no question about it, but there was also the fact that she thought about Kristin a lot, and if they took things further, chances were good that a simple one-night stand would be next to impossible if the week prior had taught her anything. She’d want more, and was that really a path she wanted to go down? “Not fair,” she said to the mirror. Lucy had to be practical. She and Kristin had nothing in common and, in fact, saw the world from two entirely different vantage points. Plus, Kristin had a way of sticking with her and infiltrating her thoughts and maybe a few fantasies. It was best not to give her any more power and complicate things further.

Decision made.

Dinner and good night. Easy. Done. They’d enjoy each other’s company and adjourn. She needed to save herself from further preoccupation with Kristin James, news reporter, and that meant staying strong.

“Hey,” Kristin said when Lucy emerged from her room. She was already sitting on the couch, petting BP and looking fresh faced and amazing in gray shorts and a light purple tank top that had Lucy’s mouth watering.

Yeah, totally screwed.

She took a deep breath and forced a smile. “How was the shower?”

“You have A-plus water pressure,” Kristin said. “And this dog loves me, I think.” To her credit, Bernadette Peters seemed to have picked up on exactly what Lucy had and sat halfway propped up on Kristin’s lap as Kristin gently stroked her head. Lucky, lucky dog.

“She definitely seems to,” Lucy said, tilting her head and taking in the image. “Why don’t you guys hang out and I’ll start dinner?”

“Did you hear that?” Kristin said to BP. “We get to hang out and get into trouble.”

Lucy shook her head. “I see a very dangerous relationship in the works.”

“And which relationship is that?” Kristin asked, smiling.

With an amused shake of her head at the pointed remark, Lucy went to work preparing the meal, tossing on some mellow tunes for the room.

The kitchen and the living room had an open floor plan, which allowed Lucy to watch as Kristin attempted to teach Bernadette Peters to roll over, a task that was akin to convincing Dr. Phil to grow hair. She smiled at the effort, however, and enjoyed the show, which consisted of Kristin turning BP in a tiny slow-motion circle and then cheering for her as if she’d conquered the world.

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