Love So Tempting by Marquita Valentine

Author:Marquita Valentine [Valentine, Marquita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, military romance, secret baby romance, enemies to lovers romance, steamy contemporary romance
Publisher: Valentine Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

They didn’t come back to Jessamine for three days, and that, according to Lemon’s sister, was enough time for rumors to take root.

Tristan had run off with Lemon to live in Tahiti.

Lemon had murdered Tristan and hid his body... in Tahiti.

But Lemon didn’t care, not even as she packed her things and Tristan took each box down to his truck.

Her mother stood to one side, wringing her hands and looking more than a little confused. “The two of you are married,” she said for the third time.

Lemon held out her hand, displaying the antique ring Tristan had bought her while they explored Wilmington. “We are.”

“And that’s why you didn’t come to dinner at the club Monday nightt.”

“It is,” Lemon replied softly.

“But I thought... I didn’t think the two of you get along very well.”

Tristan raised a brow, and Lemon fought back a smile before he turned his attention to her mother.

“We reconciled our differences, ma’am. To be frank, I’ve wanted to marry your beautiful daughter for years, but I understood tradition and didn’t want to get in the way of that... until I finally couldn’t take it anymore. I had to have her—I’m sure Mr. McCoy knows exactly how I feel.”

Her mother melted at Tristan’s charming explanation. “Young love will do that.”

“Give me a break,” Apple muttered from her side of the room. She stood like an Amazonian warrior, baring her teeth at the slightest provocation, which was any time Tristan looked her way. Or breathed. All she lacked was a spear and shield.

Lord, her sister could be dramatic.

As soon as Tristan took down the last of the boxes, Apple pounced, grabbing Lemon’s arm. “Are you out of your mind? He only married you because he, uh... he wants your money.”

“I don’t have any money but what I make from my business.” Since Lemon had informed her mother Tristan wouldn’t be taking the McCoy name, she learned that her portion of the inheritance would go to her sisters, to be split evenly. Which was fine with her.

“Then he wants your business.”

“He wants to run a nail salon?” Lemon set her jaw. “If you can’t come up with a good reason as to why I can’t be married to Tristan Lawson, then don’t say another word against it.”

Apple’s lips thinned for a moment. “You can’t blame me for attempting to keep my baby sister safe.”

Lemon’s heart softened. “No, I can’t, but I can expect you to be happy for me.”

“You have rather lofty expectations, Lemonade.”

She leaned her head against Apple, and her sister smoothed her hair down. “Be happy for me, please.”

“Those Lawsons... McCoys and Lawsons just don’t mix. You saw what happened between Cherry and Brody.”

Her sister had a point. In the history of their town, McCoys and Lawsons had never married, but Cherry and Brody had never wanted to get married to one another in the first place.

“Tristan and I are different people,” she pointed out.

“Which is why it won’t work,” her sister countered. “There has to be another explanation for y’all’s marriage.

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