Just One Kiss by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC

Chapter Three

Chelsea couldn't believe she'd just made a date with Brodie McGuire. As she drove to Chloe's house, she was kicking herself for not having said no. But she hadn't expected him to be so determined, so persuasive, so…attractive. He'd been hotter than hot last night in boxers and a T-shirt, but she'd been distracted by the damn cat and then later she'd tried to convince herself that she'd just imagined how good-looking he was. That's why she'd looked him up online during her lunch break.

Unfortunately, what she'd found had only made him more appealing. He'd been one of the best American skiers in decades. His reckless speed, his devilish smile, and his charismatic appeal had made him a household name. He'd been featured on dozens of magazine covers and late-night talk shows. He'd been paired with models and actresses. He'd been in pictures from all over the world, not just the mountain ski resorts but also beaches in Bali, Fiji, and Australia. He'd met the royals and skied with some of the most famous people in the world.

But four years ago, at the age of twenty-seven, that life had ended with a tragic accident on his last training run at the Olympics, destroying a lifetime of work, a storied career of skiing victories. The hopes of an Olympic gold medal had crashed along with him. He'd disappeared from public life after that, rehabilitating and apparently changing his life to become a police officer.

Today, in uniform, he had been impressive in an entirely different way. He was strong and protective—someone you could count on, someone solid. But it was difficult to equate the small-town cop with the former celebrity, the man who had pushed every boundary and sped down every mountain with a complete disregard for his own safety. She supposed being a cop could also be an adrenaline rush, but Whisper Lake wasn't exactly a hotbed of crime.

She wondered how he'd ended up here, doing what he was doing. Apparently, she was going to have the opportunity to ask him. But that was it. One drink. A brief conversation to thank him for his help and appease her curiosity and then she'd go home—back to safety, back to her life in the shadows, where she felt the most comfortable.

But first, she would be a good friend. After parking in front of Chloe's house, she grabbed two large shopping bags out of her trunk and walked up to the porch. The door was partly ajar, and she heard several female voices, so she pushed it open, calling out, "Hello?"

Gianna Campbell came down the hall with a smile. Gianna was an attractive blonde with a warm smile that had grown in vibrancy since she'd fallen in love several weeks earlier.

"Hi, Chelsea," Gianna said. "Chloe and Hannah are in the kitchen. Can I help carry something?"

"Sure." She handed Gianna one of the bags. "Is there any news on Kevin?"

Gianna's smile faded as she shook her head. "No, nothing."

She nodded, as she followed Gianna into the kitchen.

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