Lily (Beach Brides Book 10) by Ciara Knight & Beach Brides

Author:Ciara Knight & Beach Brides [Knight, Ciara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Josh rolled out of his hotel room bed in Cape Hope Friday morning with jetlag after a round-trip whirlwind for business. He’d managed to land another account, but it wouldn’t be enough to save his company. He really needed that multimillion-dollar deal. He was tired of scraping by month to month to keep the lights on in a building he wasn’t even there to work in half the time.

“You ever call Lily?” Allen asked as he sat in his bed wiping the sleep from his eyes.

Josh shook his head. “I figured she didn’t want to hear from me. I’m hoping after a few days of giving her some space she’ll be more amenable to talking about the project.”

“You mean you turned tail and ran when you started thinking about her as more than just a business arrangement.”

Josh rubbed his hand through his hair as if every strand on his head stood up in agreement. “We’re talking about our company. If we don’t land this deal, everything we’ve worked so hard for will be gone.”

“I know that, but I also know you, man. You can’t handle seeing someone suffer.”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

Allen tossed the covers off. “You don’t want to make her work on something that she’s struggling with, yet you want to save your business. It’s a tough position to be in.”

Josh threw on his running shirt. It was time to de-stress. “I don’t even really know the girl.”

“You keep telling yourself that,” Allen said.

“I’m gonna go clear my head.” Josh grabbed his keys and headed for the door.

The sun hadn’t peaked over the horizon yet, but the moon was still bright in the sky. He drove through Cape Hope and didn’t stop until he reached the end of the main road. He pulled into a public beach parking lot and made it down to the shore before the first hint of sunlight. The roar of the ocean was soothing. He didn’t even want to listen to music while he ran, so he left his earphones in the car. Instead, he listened to the surf, the beat of his feet on the sand, the rhythm of his breathing. He ran and ran, farther and longer than he had in years, but still the fog wouldn’t clear from his mind. Maybe if he spent a little more time with Lily he’d be able to nudge her toward creating the new image his client had requested and help her heal from whatever that guy did to her at the same time. It could work.

He slowed and took a long breath of the fresh morning air then looked up to find the cottage above the sand dunes. Instead of making his way across the sand to the rickety old porch, he continued down the beach, knowing at this hour Lily was probably already out at her favorite spot.

With renewed determination and a plan, he managed to find the strength to run a little further. At the sight of Lily on the beach, he felt relieved.

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