Hart To Hart by Vella Day

Author:Vella Day [Day, Vella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotica, Medical romance, Terrorism, Mystery, Romance, Suspense
ISBN: 9781941835050
Publisher: Vella Day
Published: 2014-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“What would you like to do for the evening? Cards or a board game?” Trent stood in the living room at a cabinet filled with games.

Charlotte sidled up next to him. “How about chess?”

All day long, Trent had acted like she was fifteen and he was some old man. She wanted to show him that while she didn’t excel at math or science in school—or any subject other than art for that matter—she wasn’t dumb. Just disinterested.

“You really know chess?”

When her father had been home, the two of them liked to play and Dad was really good. His mind worked about ten moves ahead. “Why don’t we try and see?”

“Okay.” Trent set the board on the coffee table between them. “You can have white.”

That meant she’d go first. Her standard opening involved moving her pawn in front of the knight.

“Hmm. What should I do?” Trent mimicked her move.

The start of the game was often the same. Next she put her bishop in the spot where the pawn had been, thus protecting her rook from being captured by a sneaky bishop.

“I see you have played before.”

She liked the grudging respect. Trent moved another pawn. She wasn’t sure of his strategy, but she methodically marched her pieces forward. While Trent moved quickly and decisively, she managed to capture his King. “Checkmate!”

Victory never tasted sweeter.

He blew out a breath. “I have to say I misjudged you, Charlotte. Care to try again?”

They had nothing else to do. It wasn’t as if he’d suggested they have wild passionate sex by the fireplace or anything. If he had, she would have answered the same. “Sure.”

They ended up playing four games. She won two of them, though on the last game, she suspected Trent purposefully lost. Maybe he thought a happy prisoner would be easier to deal with.

Even though she wanted to stay up and chat with him, she was unable to stop yawning. “Sorry. It’s been a long day. I’d like to take a shower and hit the hay.”

Trent nodded. “It’s not every day you get shot at.” He dumped the chess pieces back in the velvet bag and stored them in the closet. “I’ll say one thing, Charlotte.”

“What’s that?”

“You are one cool chick.”

Cool, as in he liked her? Or cool in that she hadn’t freaked out after possibly dying? Given that Trent was her bodyguard, she decided he meant the latter. “I guess I take after my dad in that department.”

“Remind me to thank him.” He smiled and her insides gushed. Damn, but he was one good looking man. What a shame, he was only her bodyguard.

Trent said he wanted to read a bit before going to bed. She suspected the real reason was to give her some privacy in the bathroom since they had to share one. He’d already shown her where his dad kept the extra towels, shampoo, and conditioner in case she hadn’t brought any. She debated locking the bathroom door, but she was curious what Trent would do if she didn’t.

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