First Love Cookie Club by Lori Wilde

Author:Lori Wilde [Wilde, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780061988424
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2010-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Sunset, like most things on the winter lake,

set led in a slow, easy slide. The sharp yel ow

edges of sunlight slipped into a dreamy haze of

purple-tinged blue, the same spectacular color

as Sarah’s eyes, which deepened in indolent

stages, progressively blurring the edges between

the shoreline and the water, muting the details

of bare tree limbs reaching skyward, smudging

the outlines of ropes mooring boats to the

dock. That evening, a ne mist and strong

blowing wind hastened the drawing close of

dusk’s curtain, casting the lake in a fog of gray

wool and the marina in a milky rinse of rusty

orange. The upshot was a sudden rush of

silence, comforting as a hand-knit ed sweater,

tasty as a freshly baked cookie, reliable as a

grandmother’s hug.

Travis breathed in the moment. Being the

father of a chronical y il child had taught him

how to live in the now. How to l his lungs

how to live in the now. How to l his lungs

with the split-second instant, hold it tight in a

long caress, and savor the uniqueness. He loved

winter in generaland the holiday season in

particular. But this year was extra special. This

year, for the rst time in four long years, Jazzy

was no longer a slave to her asthma. It was a

Christmas miracle indeed, one he would never

forget.

Unexpectedly, he found himself wishing

Sarah was here with him. He tried to squelch

the feeling as soon as it arose. There was no

point wishing for what he knew he couldn’t

have, but he just couldn’t stop thinking about

her.Travis wished he could enjoy her like the

sunset, take pleasure in her company while she

was here. But he had Jazzy to think about. He

couldn’t do that. Nor could he in good

conscience start something with Sarah he knew

they couldn’t nish. She deserved more than

just a momentary ing, and honestly so did he.

He’d done the casual sex thing before. He knew

that while it might feel good at the time, in the

long run it could leave you feeling empty

inside. No, he was ready for something more

inside. No, he was ready for something more

substantial in his life and maybe, now that

Jazzy was doing so much bet er, the time was

nal y right. But Sarah was leaving town on

Sunday. There was no time to explore this

thing, see if it could grow into something more.

Honestly, he didn’t quite know what to make

of his strong sexual at raction for her. Especial y

given the history between them. She’d been

infatuated with him once and he’d been too old

for her. Now he felt like he was infatuated with

her and she was too big-city cool for this

simple country boy.

He took in another deep breath, l ing his

airways with the scent memory of her—along

with the smel of the lake—murky sweetness

combinedwith womanly al ure. Thinking about

her sent a hot tingle of electricity running like a

string from his head to his feet. Then he

reminded himself what was at stake. He

couldn’t let his desire get the bet er of his

common sense. He’d been there before. Rash

lust could cause a lot of problems.

The wind kicked up, skimming ercely

across the water and sending a fresh bat alion

of white-capped waves licking against the

of white-capped waves licking against the

shoreline.

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