Her Lucky Charm: A St. Patrick's Day Romance (A Different Kind of Love ) by Liz Durano

Author:Liz Durano [Durano, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

An hour later, Kodi begins his presentation. Pictures project on a screen behind him as he talks about the latest school he and the volunteers had helped build in the Philippines. He talks about the local organizations they’ve partnered with and future plans for the nonprofit. He includes personal stories and anecdotes, like one group’s excitement over a shipment of books and other supplies donated by some guests at the party. Kodi plays videos, too, and there’s no mistaking how happy he is out there with the local people. It’s so different from the image of Kodi the tabloids and social media still cling to, of the womanizer and party animal.

“Never in a million years did I ever think he’d pop the question, certainly not to someone I don’t even know,” says a voice next to me and I look up to see Franklin. “I’m sorry for being blunt but how did you two meet? Besides his friend’s wedding this past weekend?”

“I’ve known Kodi for at least a year. I met him at one of his parties last summer,” I reply.

“He was with Melanie then?”

I nod. “I met her, too. She’s nice.”

“She was pretty torn up when Kodiak ended their relationship.

”We started dating after they broke up,” I say, forcing a smile as he studies my face.

“Don’t get me wrong, Miss Porter, but I’m just concerned, and a bit offended. Kodiak normally tells me everything, and suddenly this happens.”

“Like he said, Mr. Donovan, he wanted to surprise you, and I guess he succeeded.”

He sips his drink slowly. “That’s my son for you, very impulsive when it comes to love, just like his mother.” He pauses. “Nothing wrong with that, of course. It happens to all of us.”

I wish Kodi were right next to me, but he’s busy talking animatedly to a group of people. He stops only when the photographer walks by and asks them to pose in front of a backdrop with his organization’s logo.

“This is his moment, his time to shine,” Franklin continues. “I’m grateful you’re letting him have that.”

“I never planned on taking the spotlight away from him, Mr. Donovan,” I say. “I know how important the nonprofit is to him and I’m here to support him.”

“What do your parents do, by the way?” he asks. “Do they live in the city?”

“They used to. They live in Arizona now,” I reply.

“What did they do?”

I can feel him studying me carefully. “Mom made costumes for the theater and Dad was a family and marriage counselor.”

He takes a sip of his bourbon. “That must have been stressful, counseling couples.”

“Isn’t everything? He once said to me that when a couple usually showed up at his office, one of them has already checked out of the marriage. The other one just doesn’t know it yet.”

“So what do you do?” he asks. “Do you work?”

No, I lounge around sipping tea and eating crumpets. “I’m a nurse.”

“Where at?”

“Miller General. I work in Intensive Care,” I reply as his expression remains the same. Surprised.

Franklin thinks for a few moments.

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