Midnight Velvet by Jaci Burton

Author:Jaci Burton [Burton, Jaci]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Erotic, Romantic Suspense, Adult
ISBN: 9781419901102
Google: xfaz5Z5e-LUC
Amazon: B002AJGPB2
Barnesnoble: B002AJGPB2
Goodreads: 793224
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Published: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Tell me again why we’re going to your parents’ house?” Nevada fidgeted, feeling ridiculous about being nervous. She wasn’t his girlfriend. This was a mission. She was a coworker.

“I need to talk to my dad about what’s going on at the agency.”

“Couldn’t you just call him on the phone?”

“No. I don’t trust the phones.”

They’d left the condo early, after Tyler rousted her from a less-than-restful sleep to inform her they were going to his parents’. She’d barely had time to throw on clothes and make herself presentable before he dragged her out the front door.

Men. They could shower and dress in ten minutes. Didn’t they understand how long it took a woman to look decent? Thankfully she’d showered the night before, so all she had to do was braid her hair and toss on the khaki shorts and marine green tank top she’d set out the night before.

They headed south, out of the city. He kept a watchful eye on the rearview mirror, checking to make sure they weren’t being followed.

A short drive later they’d crossed the Missouri River and Tyler exited the freeway, heading toward the more affluent areas outside the city limits. Nevada was awed by the size of the homes and land. Having lived in an apartment for so many years, these beautiful homes astounded her.

Tyler pulled up to a gated community, greeted the guard and told him he was there to see Edward and Margaret Call. The guard phoned, then pressed a button and told him to drive through.

Giant birch trees lined the wide, winding streets. Each massive-sized house had its own unique architectural style. Nevada peered through the darkened glass of the SUV

and imagined living in a place like this with a loving husband and house full of kids.

Where had that come from? She quickly turned to face front, shocked at her own thoughts. Husband, home and family weren’t things she daydreamed about. After losing her parents, the last thing she wanted was to risk loving someone, only to have that love ruthlessly wrenched from her grasp.

Besides, she was happy being single. She had her career and for now that’s all she needed.

Yeah, right. If that was true, why did she suddenly have this vision of a home in the suburbs, a handsome husband with midnight eyes and a scattering of beautiful children at her feet?

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Stress. Had to be stress and being forced to share space with a hot, sexy man she’d been fantasizing about for months. And she hadn’t slept well lately, either.

She shook off the images as Tyler pulled into a long driveway. A huge Victorian loomed ahead, its square lines and almost flat roof looking very regimented, yet elegant.

Taking Tyler’s lead, she exited the SUV and followed him to the covered porch. The tall columns on either side of the stairs stood at attention like well-trained military guards.

He knocked, which she found unusual. Wouldn’t he simply walk in? This was, after all, his parents’ house. Wasn’t it his home too?

It

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