Lost on the Bayou by Rose Pressey

Author:Rose Pressey [Pressey, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Chloe should have stopped at one beer

Walking next to Grant felt good. The emotions that seeing him again had brought were totally unexpected. Well, somewhat unexpected. Okay, I had expected them a little. I mean, why else had I stayed away from Belle Grove for so long? I wished I could deny how I felt at the moment, but I couldn’t. I still couldn’t believe that I’d agreed to let him walk me back to my hotel. But after the confrontation with the men, it was probably the best idea. I liked to think I could take care of myself, but I was no match for two men.

Grant’s spicy scent glided across the air and tickled my nostrils. I’d forgotten just how good-looking he was until now. I mean, I’d always remembered, but I thought maybe he’d gotten even better-looking since I’d been gone, with his strong jaw and thick hair. I forced myself to look away so that he wouldn’t catch me staring at him. If he caught me I wouldn’t be able to hide the desire in my eyes. I wondered what it would be like to kiss him again. Just one kiss and I would probably lose control of my logical thinking skills.

We walked in silence as my thoughts ran a million miles a minute. I wondered what he was thinking and if he felt the same way as me. I’d seen the way he had looked at me a few times. Was it just my imagination? Maybe he was just trying to figure out why the heck I’d come back. Although it seemed that he was beginning to believe me when I said I didn’t think my uncle had left on his own. I wished he would say something first so that I didn’t have to break the silence.

I felt Grant’s tension and noticed that he glanced over at me a few times. Finally, he cleared his throat and said, “I’m glad you came back to Belle Grove.”

I had hoped that he would break the silence with a discussion of the weather. I wasn’t sure I was ready to talk about my return to Belle Grove.

“Well, I needed to find my uncle, you know.”

When I glanced at him I noticed the disappointed look in his eyes. What had he wanted me to say? I wasn’t about to admit that I was glad that I’d come back to Belle Grove too.

He nodded. “Yes, I suppose you did need to come back to find him. Is there any other reason you came back? Did you miss the crawfish?”

He offered his dazzling smile and I couldn’t help but smile back. “I suppose I did miss that more than I realized.”

“It’s hard to find in Arizona,” he said.

I chuckled. “Yes, it is difficult to locate there.”

Silence filled the air again and I figured it was time for me to talk about the weather. Instead, Grant said, “I had decided not to bring this up, but I changed my mind. We should talk about what happened.

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