In His Eyes by Barbara Lohr

Author:Barbara Lohr [Lohr, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945523038
Publisher: Purple Egret Press
Published: 2017-01-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Will didn’t want to rush her. Sure, she drove him crazy but he was a patient guy. His father had taught him to hunt. They would sit in that blind out in the woods until his feet and hands were numb from the cold. Still, they waited. He was more than willing to wait for Diana. What Will really hated were the times when she shut down. Kept him out. What was that about?

September turned cold. The summer people went home. Diana kept coming to the dances, dazzling everyone with her charm. Jan couldn’t say enough good things about her. Will chuckled when he heard that Harold dogged Diana’s steps when she was in the facility. “He can’t get close enough to her,” Jan said.

Will knew just how that felt. He began spending more time at the office on Sundays, making up things to do until he could drift down to the dance and whisk her away in his arms. How pathetic was that? The sound of her voice, the scent of her perfume––he wanted it all and more. Diana stoked his heat. Small gestures, shy looks. This was crazy and he sure wasn’t used to it.

So why was she holding back?

“Want to go to Tabor Hill Winery next weekend?” he asked, walking her to the yellow VW when she’d finished on Sunday. “They have a jazz fest that’s part wine tasting. Should be fun.” Leaning against her car, he framed her beautiful face with his hands.

“Sounds wonderful.” She smiled up at him and then looked away, nipping her lower lip. There it was again.

“I want to kiss you. You know that, right?”

She laughed. “So why don’t you?”

He checked back where Harold sat grinning. “Because we have an audience.”

“Maybe Harold’s our chaperone.” She rested her hands lightly on his hips under his jacket. “You’re so tense.”

“And you’re such a tease.”

He could have kicked himself when she dropped her hands. “I don’t mean to be. Oh, Will. It’s just that...” When Diana shook her head, her long hair shimmered like the golden maple leaves dropping from the trees.

“Got you in a compromising position, have I?” He backed off.

Her attitude came back. An eyebrow went up, arched and elegant. “Don’t think you won’t pay. Only one scoop of ice cream on your cone next time. I could go for some ice cream right now.”

“Oh, I want to give you more than that.”

Her lips opened and closed, as if she’d given her words a second thought.

This parking lot conversation was going nowhere. He wanted to see her before next weekend. “Look, how about going to Brewster’s tonight? We can stop for ice cream later.”

“Right, sure.” She gave him a confused look but then smiled. “Great idea. Pick me up in two hours?”

“You bet.” A look over his left shoulder confirmed that Harold’s eyes were glued to them like yesterday’s oatmeal. A frustrated recklessness overcame him. Angling his body so Harold saw only his back, Will gave her a kiss that ended with her pushing away.

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