Love Again by Kathryn Kelly

Author:Kathryn Kelly [Kelly, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

When Claire answered the door the next evening, Grayson was in awe. Claire was wearing those yoga-type pants and a long t-shirt over them. She had on white canvas sneakers that she wore just about everywhere except to work. She had on no make-up and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

He’d never seen her look more beautiful.

It had to be the smile she wore. Unlike most of the time they’d spent together, she didn’t have that air of suspiciousness about her. Her smile was all over her face. But mostly he noticed it in her eyes.

“You’re beautiful,” he said. She always was, but this was different. More relaxed. And open.

“I’m sorry,” she said.

“Sorry for what?” he asked. What could she possibly have to be sorry about?

“I’m sorry I ran away.”

He laughed. “I’m the one who should apologize. I’m the one who scared you away.”

“I shouldn’t be skittish,” she said.

“It’s cute.”

“Come inside,” she said and he followed her back to the kitchen. “I was just about to put something in the oven.”

“Do you want some help?”

“Sure,” she said, handing him her kitchen shears. “You can open this jar of artichokes and cut them into little pieces.”

Grayson tested the lid. “I see why you wanted me over here. To open this jar.”

She laughed. “Guilty.”

“Do you have an old knife or screwdriver?”

He could open the jar, but didn’t dare use what was no doubt expensive silverware in her collection.

She opened a drawer and pulled out a screwdriver. “Will this do?”

“Perfect.” He rapped it in three places on the top of the lid and it popped open with a simple twist.

“I never can get that to work,” she said.

“It’s all in the wrist.”

While he cut up artichokes, she buttered a deep casserole dish, added two packs of cherry tomatoes, and stirred in some crushed townhouse crackers. She added a few more pats of butter along with some sun-dried tomato vinaigrette salad dressing. “I never said it was exactly healthy,” she said.

“Looks a lot healthier than how I usually eat,” he admitted.

She added in spices and stirred in his artichokes, then put the whole thing in the oven.

“It looks good,” he said. “What’s it called?”

“I call it my sun-dried tomato dish,” she said.

He took a step toward her and she didn’t back away. He took another step and was now in her space. He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and looked into those gorgeous green eyes. As he bent close, she closed her eyes and tilted her head up. He placed his lips next to the corner of her mouth. Her intake of breath was ragged. He put his arms around her and pulled her against him.

“Oh,” he said. “I brought you something.” He’d nearly forgotten.

“What is it?

He reached into his pocket and pulled out the tickets to the baseball game. “Tickets for Saturday’s game,” he said, fanning the three tickets.

“You got three,” she said.

“Of course. You don’t think I’d leave Danielle out, do you?”

She grinned. And wrapped her arms around him.

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