Just the Man She Needs by Gwynne Forster

Author:Gwynne Forster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2007-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

At the moment, Felicia wasn’t of the same mind, but by the time Miles returned home to Washington, D.C., she would be. She took a minute to compose herself after Ashton left her, then strolled nonchalantly back into the living room to face her brother’s judgment.

“Ashton Underwood is not your average man,” Miles began. “He’s in love with you. He said so, though I had already guessed it. But being in love with you is not the only fuel driving his engine, sis. That man’s head rules him. Yes, I asked him about his intentions, and he told me. He loves you, but in so many words he’s not certain you’re for him. He’s very much concerned about your celebrity.”

She flopped down in the overstuffed chair facing Miles, unmindful of the air of elegance that she had made a part of her being. “He told you that?”

“He’s honest, as straight as the crow flies. I don’t know when I’ve met a man I liked as much as I like him after so short a time with him. I’d like to see you marry him, but the two of you are so much alike that I’m not sure it would work.”

She slowed down her breathing in the hope of making her heart beat slower. “You think I’m like Ashton?”

“Absolutely. His main concern is his child. He doesn’t want the boy exposed to the fame-seekers who hang around you. You know, I’ve never heard of a rich man living as simply and as privately as he says he lives. His idea of a wonderful evening is to barbecue hot dogs or hamburgers with Teddy in his backyard.”

“I know how he loves that child, Miles, and Teddy looks exactly like him. He’s so sweet.”

“Underwood said that you love him, and he’s right. But don’t expect your relationship to gel easily. Do you know anything about his marriage and why he’s divorced with custody of his son?”

“Yes. They married because she was pregnant. He begged her not to have an abortion, and she finally consented to carry it to term, with the understanding that the child was his to raise and care for. He married her and took care of her during her pregnancy. At the divorce, she didn’t even want alimony, only her freedom, a ticket to Italy and one thousand dollars for hard times.”

He sat forward and a frown settled on his face. “I never heard of such a thing. Were they dating casually?”

“So he said. They weren’t in love.”

“Is he bitter about it?”

“I don’t think so, although I sense that he tries to be both mother and father to his son.”

“Be careful, sis. I’d hate to see you brokenhearted about this guy, but there’s a good possibility that you will be.”

She leaned back, closed her eyes and let the truth flow out of her. “A little over ten years ago, I thought I was in love, and I left myself open to a horrible disappointment. In ten years, I didn’t give a man a serious second look.

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