Kylie's Kiss by Delia Latham

Author:Delia Latham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Rose Publishing

Kylie's Kiss

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Driving home a couple of hours later, Kylie drooped behind the wheel. Her first immersion exercise the night before, coupled with tonight’s distressing confrontation, had left her more than a little overwhelmed. She felt mentally exhausted, emotionally drained, and physically spent. Her body screamed in agony with every move, and she longed for a hot shower and the welcoming oblivion of sleep.

Mother’s shocking breakdown before dinner had been brief. She surprised both Shay and Kylie when she struggled to her feet, dried her eyes with her apron, and pasted on a smile. “We have guests to feed, you two. No time to fall apart right now.”

“Mom, you don’t have to do this.” Kylie stood up and touched her mother’s arm. “Everyone will understand if we just call in a pizza or something.”

“Shay, please set the table with the good china, darling. Kylie, will you get the glasses down and fill them with ice, please?”

Kylie’s frantic gaze flew to Shay’s, but her sister shrugged. When Mom set her mind to something, it pretty much went down exactly that way.

During the meal, Shay filled them in on her new position at Looking Glass Ranch. Her sister’s new persona puzzled Kylie. What could possibly have brought about this unexpected change? Rick wouldn’t be able to pay Shay in a year’s time what she would net from one starring role in Hollywood. And yet Shay seemed genuinely excited about her new job as an aesthetic technician—teaching the girls the ins and outs of makeup application, how best to use it to camouflage their imperfections if they chose to do so, and basic skin care. Rick had asked her if she might teach a bit of drama, giving the young women an opportunity to discover talents they might be unaware of, and Shay seemed eager to explore the possibility.

Despite the budding relationship between herself and her sister, jealousy teased at Kylie’s heart and mind. Once again, without effort or intention, Shay had upstaged her. Only this time, it involved a man Kylie cared about more than she would have dreamed possible a few weeks ago.

She squirmed behind the wheel of her car, remembering Rick’s late-night request for her help, and her woefully unenthusiastic response. Granted, she had agreed to give it a try, but she’d done so hesitantly and with serious reservations. How could Rick not be drawn to someone like Shay? She sparkled when something excited her, and Rick’s therapy camp venture put stars in her eyes and a beautiful glow on her face.

Kylie’s eyes had no room for stars—hot, stinging tears filled them, and then overflowed to spill down her cheeks. She blinked them away, and squinted out her windshield through the blurry vision they left behind. Why had she fallen for Dayna’s childish dare, or Destiny’s ridiculous dream? Oh, how she wished she’d never heard of Solomon’s Gate! If she’d never met Rick, she wouldn’t have to face losing him before their relationship had a chance to develop.

Approaching the exit ramp

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