Lone Star Reunion by Joss Wood

Author:Joss Wood
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-11-05T18:29:32+00:00

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Alex leaned back against a sun-warmed rock and watched the sky change. Blue morphed into a deep purple, and then an invisible brush painted the sky with streaks of pink and orange. This Caribbean sunset was possibly one of the prettiest she’d ever witnessed, and she couldn’t help but sigh her appreciation.

Alex felt warm, strong fingers graze her shoulder and she turned to look up at Dan, who held out a bottle of water. She smiled her thanks, shifted up a bit, and when he sat down next to her, she noticed the bottle of beer in his hand. He’d changed into a pair of swimming shorts and wore a pale yellow T-shirt. She wore a sleeveless tank over her bikini and her hair was a tangled mass of still-damp curls.

“Thanks.”

Daniel’s bare shoulder nudged hers and Alex ignored the flash of desire that ricocheted down her spine. Taking a sip from the bottle he’d thoughtfully opened for her, she gestured to the sunset. “I wondered if you were watching the sunset.”

“It’s stunning,” Daniel murmured.

She hadn’t seen him since before lunch and she wondered what he’d been up to. “So, what have you been doing?”

Daniel took a moment to answer her. “Hanging out, chilling. Seeing if I could find signal for my phone.”

“Did you find one?”

“Nope.”

She also had no cell phone signal, and it was a problem. She needed to talk to Mike, ask him for some more time to think about his offer, to work out the logistics of moving to Houston. “I need to send my grandpa an irate email, telling him how much I resent his interference and machinations. He doesn’t carry a phone but he does read his emails.”

Daniel’s chest lifted as he pulled in some air. “You can.”

“I can what?” Alex asked, digging her toes into the sand.

“Send an email,” Daniel admitted. “I found a computer in Matt’s study. I should’ve realized that the guy, with all his business interests, would have to have some contact with the outside world. On further examination, there’s also a satellite phone for emergencies.”

Alex flew to her feet. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Why are we here? Why aren’t we at the airfield, waiting for a plane?”

She could go home, confront Gus, talk to her clients, Mike. She could put some distance between her and Daniel, start her life without him. At the thought, her heart stuttered, then stumbled. She had to; she had no choice. She and Daniel didn’t have a future, not as anything more than co-parents.

She wasn’t marrying him or moving in with him; both options were impossible.

Daniel pulled his legs up and rested his forearms on his knees as he squinted up at her. “You’re missing the sunset, Lex.”

“We can go home, Daniel! We need to go home.”

He gently took her wrist and pulled her back down so that she sat with her back to the sunset. The pink-and-yellow light danced across his face. Daniel’s thumb stroked the sensitive flesh on the inside of her wrist.

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