Lessons in Love--An Urban Undercover Love Story by Rochelle Alers

Author:Rochelle Alers [Alers, Rochelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488084416
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Summer stood outside the vacation retreat belonging to Michael and Jolene Kirkland, feeling the blistering heat from the Jamaican sun on her bare shoulders. When she’d agreed to go away with Gabriel she hadn’t though it would be to a foreign country. He had only hinted that she bring along her passport.

They had returned to Massachusetts after Alex and Merrick’s wedding and settled back into a routine wherein they saw each other before classes began, and once or twice a week when they either dined out in a Boston restaurant or she prepared dinner at her apartment.

She had posted the names and time for auditions for all of the students who had signed up to participate in the spring concert. Once the eighty-four, three minute auditions began she knew it would also begin her undercover work. Aside from subbing for the English instructor, she had had very little one-on-one contact with students.

She and Gabriel had boarded the ColeDiz Gulfstream jet at Logan’s International Airport at seven that morning. They were delayed on the ground because of strong winds, but after being cleared for take-off, the flight was smooth and turbulence-free. They finally touched down in Kingston at one in the afternoon to a blistering sun and temperatures in the low nineties.

A driver had awaited their arrival, and once their luggage was stored in the trunk of his car, Summer found herself wrapped in Gabriel’s protective embrace as she sat back to enjoy the passing landscape.

The verdant beauty of the island was overwhelming: the mountain ranges, waterfalls, and beautiful beaches with pristine white sand and crystal clear turquoise waters.

The two-storied white stucco structure was completely West Indian in character: red-tiled Spanish roof, white-tiled floors surrounding the house, and Creole jalousie shutters. The cloying scent of blooming flowers and fruit was redolent in the warm air.

Gabriel had carried their bags into the house, but Summer continued to walk around, surveying her surroundings. She gasped when she realized the beach was only a few hundred feet away.

She retraced her steps, rushing into the house and bumping into Gabriel. His hands went to her shoulders to steady her. “Hold up, darling. Where are you rushing to?”

“I need to unpack my swimsuit. I can’t believe the ocean is so close.”

Grasping her hand, he pulled her toward the bedroom where he had put her luggage. The rooms he had selected for their stay faced the rear of the house and the Caribbean. The sound of the water was certain to lull them to sleep.

Summer slowed her steps as she walked into a room furnished with an antique mahogany four-poster bed draped in mosquito netting, a matching armoire, and rocker. A slow-moving ceiling fan stirred the air coming in through the jalousie windows. Her gaze shifted from her bags, to the bed, and then to Gabriel.

“Where’s your luggage?”

His expression had become impassive. “It’s in another room.”

“I thought that we would …” Her statement died on her lips. Heat stung her cheeks.

Taking two steps, Gabriel pulled her to his chest.

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