Guarding His Heart by Annie Seaton

Author:Annie Seaton [Seaton, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: opposites attract, tortured hero, san francisco, small town romance, category romance, clean romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-03-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Liam’s front door was open the next morning when they arrived at the house up on the hill. Georgie had extracted three promises from Sienna while they’d eaten breakfast. One, okay, she wouldn’t tease Georgie about Liam. Two, she wouldn’t hound him about his books, and three, yes, she would remember that this was a job for a client and not a social visit.

Despite Sienna’s reassurances, Georgie’s nerves were jumping. Anticipation at seeing Liam curled through her. She’d been tempted for a while to tell Sienna to sleep in, and come up to the house later so she could see Liam alone. But Sienna had bounded out of bed at first light and by the time Georgie had stumbled out of her own bedroom, Sienna was dressed in her work clothes and had their coffee brewing.

“Have you seen my boots, sis?” Sienna was dressed in her work pants but was barefoot.

Despite having spent a restless night, Georgie managed a chuckle and spread her arms innocently. “You’ve only been here five minutes and you’ve misplaced your shoes already?”

“Okay, smarty-pants. Where did you hide them?” Sienna punched Georgie lightly on the shoulder as she walked toward the door.

“Me? Do I look like someone who’d steal your shoes?”

Sienna pursed her lips. “The longer it takes me to find them, the longer it will be before we get to lover boy’s place.”

Georgie grinned and pointed to the door. “You’re getting warmer.”

“Thank you.” Sienna shot her a grin. “It’s good to see the old Georgie is still in there somewhere.”

Talking to Sienna about her worries had allayed a lot of Georgie’s uncertainty, but as the night had gone on, she’d remained firm in her decision that she was not going to get tangled up with Liam. It was only because he was so good-looking and had that vulnerable air about him that she was interested.

Just someone else for me to look after. That’s all the appeal was. Nothing else.

Come Tuesday, she would go up to San Francisco as she’d planned and organize the rest of her trip. She’d finish the job, stay well out of Liam’s way, and remain professional. No more chatting or socializing…or kissing.

She headed through the open door with Sienna close behind, but there was no sign of Liam.

“Shame we didn’t get our hands on this place when we were restoring houses.” Sienna’s voice followed her up the stairs.

“Ssh. Liam might be asleep still.” Georgie put her fingers to her lips. “He might have stayed up writing till all hours.”

Sienna grinned and dropped her voice to a whisper. “Coward. You just don’t want him to know we’re here.”

Georgie glared at her and scurried up the steps, taking care not to tread on the creaking stair. She’d memorized that one the other day. “We may not even see him. Last week, he stayed in his study and I didn’t lay eyes on him for days.”

Okay, Sienna was right. The warmth pooling in her stomach, the shaking legs, and the increased heartbeat were new to her.

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