Lesson in Romance by Harmony Evans

Author:Harmony Evans
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

It was the longest ten minutes of Cara’s life. Alex hadn’t spoken since they’d left the restaurant, and the silence between them seemed even more overwhelming in the luxurious but cramped Porsche.

She wanted to follow Idella’s advice, but how long would he act like she wasn’t even there?

Outside it was so dark she could barely make out the trees lining the road. Cara found it hard to believe there was a jazz club out in this desolate area.

Lost in thought, she nearly jumped out of her skin when Alex slammed on the brakes. His elbow dug into her chest as he grabbed her right arm and she cried out in pain.

“Hold on!” he shouted.

The car veered sharply to the left. She screamed and grabbed on to the door handle as they rode over the grassy berm, narrowly missing landing in a ditch.

A few feet later, the car screeched to a halt and Alex slammed on the emergency brake. His hand gripped the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles looked ready to pop out of his skin.

He released her arm, leaned in close. “Are you okay?” His breathing was uneven as he searched her eyes.

Her voice shook. “I think so. What happened?”

He loosened his grip on the steering wheel. “We almost hit a couple of deer! I forgot how much they run around out here.”

“City boy,” she teased, rubbing her arm in the place where it still hurt from when he’d grasped her.

“Yeah,” he muttered, watching her. “I don’t belong here.”

She shook her head, twisted away and looked out into the darkness. Not even a near-death experience could make things right between them. The silence grew, though she could feel his eyes on her back.

He hissed out a slow breath. “Listen. Are you sure you’re not hurt? I know I was a little rough. It’s just when I saw those deer, I panicked.”

His fingers touched her shoulder. “Look at me.”

She did and saw tenderness in his eyes just before he curved his hand around her neck, brought her lips to his and apologized in the sweetest way a man could.

Alex’s mouth journeyed over hers, saying what he couldn’t say aloud, exploring the need he found there. She captured and held on to the joy as his tongue probed deeper. Both of them reveling in the beauty of wanting, and being wanted.

He broke away, and their eyes found each other in the darkness.

“I guess nothing’s broken.”

Cara felt her heart soar. He still cares about me.

She brought her fingers to her lips. “Yes, it appears that everything is in working order.”

And there’s nothing like a hot kiss to break the ice, she thought, as he started the car. They pulled back onto the road without a word, yet they both knew the air between them had shifted, like it does just before dawn breaks.

She hesitated only a second before reaching over and placing her hand on his thigh, stroking lightly. His muscles twitched hard in response, and he placed his hand over hers.

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