I Only Want To Be With You by Lisa Norato

Author:Lisa Norato [Norato, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lisa Norato
Published: 2012-01-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The moment Marcella saw William returning she welcomed him with a smile.

The guy was dressed in a long black cassock, and still, he came off as irresistible. Go figure. Nothing, and surprisingly not even those vestments, detracted from his appeal. If anything, they lent him a regal, mysterious air. The skirt of his cassock flowed around his legs as he walked, and that whole, dark monochromatic look accentuated his striking height and bearing. Sexiest of all was his pleasantly approachable aura. A faithful dog at his side didn’t hurt either.

Whatever she’d been expecting, watching William play out his vicar’s role this morning had not, to any degree, cooled down her love jones.

Yes, Emma’s question rattled her brain. Yes, she found the challenge of a serious relationship with a vicar daunting, but it wasn’t anything that hadn’t been acknowledged in her earlier conversation with Sallie.

As he approached, William held out his hands to relieve her of the casserole and basket of tomatoes. “Sorry to have left you with this haul.”

“No problem.” They exchanged a smile as Marcella passed him her burden, soaking up his masculine chi, like warmth from the sun.

As far as she was concerned, it was way too premature to panic. Not when she and William hadn’t been able to agree on a solution for working out a long-distance relationship. What they needed was time alone.

William apologized for the interruption. “So, what did you ladies find to talk about, then, while I was off?” His eyes glittered affectionately over Marcella’s face.

She shrugged one bare shoulder. “Nothing.”

William dipped his head closer to hers. “Er, you didn’t happen to mention me…while you were saying nothing?”

She felt her flesh warm under his gaze. They were making inane small talk. Yet something in William’s tone and the intense look in his eyes made her skin prickle. “I might have.”

“’Course, I can’t speak for you, Sallie,” came Emma’s voice in a sharp tone, “but I don’t find it the least bit awkward watching William and Marcella eye each other up as though we weren’t standing here a’tall.”

William’s head snapped up with a start. Marcella shook herself, then watched as William turned an embarrassed grin on Emma and Sallie. “Sorry, didn’t mean to be rude.”

“I was enjoying the show,” Sallie admitted with a giggle. She stole a secretive smile at Marcella. “You two really make a striking couple. Look at you, William. All in black. Marcella’s decked out in white. William, you’ve got classic features. Marcella’s are more exotic. You’re very yin and yang-y together.”

“Oh, right,” Emma said thoughtfully. “A bit like two extremely tall chess pieces, aren’t they?”

William shot her a glare, which seemed to amuse Emma. Marcella smiled. It was becoming increasingly clear she didn’t have anything to worry about where Emma was concerned. Whatever Emma and William may have shared in the past, their current relationship was no more intimate than a pair of clowning siblings.

“Uh, shouldn’t you be off, Em?” William queried. “You’ve Quincy waiting in the car, as I recall.

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