Lakeside Sweethearts by Lisa Jordan

Author:Lisa Jordan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Agnes couldn’t stand it another minute longer.

The anguish in Ian’s voice ripped through her soul, shredding her heart. Tears burned her eyes. She’d never heard him speak to Pete with such anger, but maybe it was the wake-up call his daddy needed to realign his priorities.

She walked behind Ian and placed her hands on his arms. His muscles quivered from the adrenaline surging through his veins. “Come on, Ian. Let’s go.”

Ian tore his gaze away from Pete’s steely glare. Agnes gave Pete a sympathetic smile—her heart ached for him, too—but he turned on his heel and stalked toward the river that framed the south side of the park.

She wrapped her arm around Ian’s waist and guided him to her convertible. He stumbled beside her without protest and crawled into the passenger side, slammed the door and rested his head against the back of the seat.

Agnes climbed behind the wheel, started the engine, then backed out of the parking lot.

Instead of heading toward town, she turned left and drove toward the lake sprawled against the horizon.

With the top down, her hair whipped around her face. Country music blared from the radio.

She drove along the stretch of highway around the lake. Canopies of evergreens shaded the afternoon sun, but allowed slashes of light to lattice the pavement.

“Pull over.”

Spying a turnaround up ahead, Agnes edged the convertible off the side of the road and turned off the ignition.

They sat in silence except for the hypnotic lapping of the water against the shore and the wind ruffling the leaves overhead.

She undid her seat belt and opened the door. “Come on. Let’s walk.”

Ian followed, then waited as Agnes kicked off her platforms and tossed them in the backseat.

Going barefoot was better than breaking an ankle as they cut through the trees and scrambled down the dirt path that lead to the gravel shore.

Sun-drenched rocks stabbed the bottoms of her feet. She rolled up her pant legs, then waded ankle deep in the water, sucking in a sudden breath as the icy water lapped over her toes.

Ian kicked off his loafers, emptied his pockets, dropping his phone, keys and wallet inside his shoes. He yanked off his T-shirt and pitched it to the ground.

Without a word, he tore into the water until he was waist deep, then disappeared beneath the surface.

A moment later, he smashed through the glassy facade and gasped for breath.

He swam, his strong arms pushing him forward with even strokes, until he was a quarter-sized spot in the water.

Agnes stepped out of the water and sat on the bank next to his things with her knees tucked beneath her chin.

Ian treaded water for a few minutes, then turned and swam back to shore. Once he reached the shore, he stood and shook his head before plodding back to her.

He yanked his shirt over his head and nodded to a nearby boulder. “Let’s sit on that rock so I can dry out before getting back into your car.”

Barefoot, he scaled the rock, then reached down to help her up.

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