Kiss The Bride (Heart's Landing Book 3) by Leigh Duncan

Author:Leigh Duncan [Duncan, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gardenia Street Publishing
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Evelyn slid the first paycheck from the stack, held it up to the computer screen, and compared the numbers. They matched. She’d known they would, but it never hurt to double-check. She lowered the paper to her desk. Bending, she signed it, slipped the payment into a waiting envelope, and crossed the first name off her list. One down. Seventy-five more to go. She grabbed the next one from the pile.

Three knocks in rapid succession interrupted her routine before she got any further. She straightened, but it was no use. A two-foot-tall wall of fabric samples stacked on the edge of her desk blocked her view. Grumbling, she propped herself up on her chair’s armrests to peer over the pile. Her pen clattered to the floor the instant she spied the tall figure standing in the doorway of her office. Her heart rate leaped into overdrive. Ryan! A welcoming smile sprang to her lips.

“Hey.” She waved him in. “I didn’t expect to see you tonight.”

She was certainly glad he’d stopped by, though. She needed to talk to him. But more than that, she’d wanted to see him, wanted to spend time with him.

“You didn’t get my message?” Ryan’s brow furrowed.

“Sorry. No.” She lifted her cell phone from her desk. The screen, which normally sprang to life whenever she so much as breathed in its direction, stayed dark. “Battery’s dead,” she announced, feeling her face warm. “I’ve been so busy since I got back from shopping with Brianna, I didn’t even notice.”

“Looks like I’ve caught you at a bad time.” Ryan lingered at the door. “Payroll?”

“Yeah. Much as everyone loves working at the Captain’s Cottage, no one wants to do it for free.” She grinned.

“Well.” Ryan hesitated. “I’ll let you get back to it.”

“Don’t be silly. You’re here, aren’t you? C’mon in.” She started to motion him to a seat, but a quick glance confirmed what she’d feared. While she’d been busy with other things—like holding the hand of a weepy Wedding-in-a-Week bride—someone had stacked mail and other deliveries in the guest chair. She leaped to her feet. “Here. Let me get rid of that.”

Ryan covered the distance between them in two quick strides. Her breath caught in her throat when they reached for the boxes at the same time. Their fingers touched, a move that sent tiny lightning bolts arcing up and down her arms. She told herself she should break the connection, should withdraw her hand, but she remained where she was, secretly enjoying the steady zing of electricity that coursed through her.

“Um.” Ryan’s voice severed her connection to him.

She stared at her fingers. “What was that?”

“What was what?” He peered down at her, confusion tightening the skin around his eyes.

“Nothing. I must’ve jammed my finger.” He hadn’t felt the same thing she had. She pretended to examine her hand. The move bought her enough time to shake off her disappointment.

“You okay? Where would you like these?”

“What? Oh, yeah.” Her hand fell to her side, and she peered up at the man who stood, his arms filled with boxes and envelopes.

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