His-And-Hers Twins by Rita Herron

Author:Rita Herron
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2000-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Zeke watched Paige comforting the elderly woman. Derrick had shown up at the Spivys like a modern-day version of a Superman hero, installing new dead bolts and talking about the upscale security system he would install the next day. While Derrick had wowed the women with his knowledge of the latest in technology, Zeke had calmed Mr. Spivy, but now he was simply twiddling his thumbs while Lois Lane and Clark Kent saved the day.

“Thanks for coming over, Derrick,” Paige said. “I know the Spivys will feel more secure with new locks.”

“No problem.” Derrick winked at Paige. “I’d do anything for you.”

The steak Zeke had eaten earlier clumped in his stomach like leather.

“I don’t know if I can fall asleep or not,” Mrs. Spivy muttered. “I keep thinking about some stranger coming in my house and I start shaking.”

“I know you’re nervous, Mrs. Spivy. Why don’t I stay here with you for a while?” Paige put her arm around the trembling woman and patted her back. “I’ll rest on your couch while you lie down with Mr. Spivy and try to sleep.”

Zeke admired Paige’s caring attitude, but took her declaration as a dismissal of him and headed toward the door in frustration. Paige caught his arm, the imprint of her slender fingers burning through his shirt and reminding him of their evening together.

“Thanks for talking to Mr. Spivy, Zeke.”

He shrugged. “It was no big deal. I care about them, too.”

Paige stared at his arm where her fingers still lay, then met his gaze, the yearning in her eyes mirroring his own. “You may not realize it, but your simply sitting with him made him feel better.” The corners of her mouth lifted into a smile and he wanted to reach out and touch her lips, to kiss them. “And I appreciate your coming with me.”

He nodded, hoping she’d changed her mind about the two of them, but Derrick called her name and she broke the spell by pulling away and leaving him at the door alone. He walked home, puzzled over the hunger he’d seen in Paige’s eyes and the distance she’d placed between them. He thought about what she’d said about her mother resenting not finishing her education. Renee had pretty much said the same thing to him about her modeling career. And now Paige…if he got involved with her and she didn’t finish her degree or pursue her dreams, would she end up resenting him?

Her question about Renee bothered him. Did she think he wanted a reconciliation with his ex?

He drank in the peaceful evening night, inhaling the sweet scents of dogwood blossoms and honeysuckle in the breeze. Stars glittered and twinkled above him. Like a child, he paused and closed his eyes to make a wish—a silly wish that wouldn’t come true, at least not tonight. Because he wished things weren’t so damn complicated. Wished he didn’t have to spend the night alone, that Paige would come to him, that the two of them could share a night of passion that would end in promises.

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