Molly by Peggy Webb

Author:Peggy Webb [Webb, Peggy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Comedy, Humor, Romantic Comedy, New adult, Southern authors, smalltown romance, donovans of the delta
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Publisher: Peggy Webb
Published: 2013-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Molly braced herself. A part of her longed for the kiss; but the sane side fought the attraction for all she was worth.

“I’m so glad you showed me how to act in polite Florence society.”

He stared down at her for a second, and then suddenly he laughed.

“Molly, do you think I’m so straitlaced that I never have any fun?”

“I don’t know, Sam. Do you?”

Until he’d met Molly, his life had consisted of work and responsibility and an occasional outing with a suitable woman. But fun? The fun had stopped when he was fifteen and his father abandoned the family.

“I’ve had my share of fun, Venus. But there is a difference between fun and scandal.”

“And you think I’m scandalous. Is that it?”

She watched his face soften, but the change was so fleeting she had time for no more than a brief burst of hope.

“You’re the most scandalous woman I’ve met since... in a long, long time. And quite frankly, I don’t want you as a member of this family.”

His words hurt, but she didn’t let him see that.

“I’m not too thrilled with you, either. But I’m willing to make the sacrifice for Daddy.”

He felt like a cad for hurting her. In a rare moment of uncertainty, he just stood there, looking down at her. Finally, he reached out and put both hands gently on her shoulders.

“Molly, let’s go back inside to the party. Please?”

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll scandalize you?” she whispered.

“You won’t have the chance.” Releasing her shoulders, he tucked her hand through his arms and started back toward the house. “I intend to keep you at my side for the rest of the evening.”

“I can think of worse punishments.”

“So can I.” He stopped in the rose garden and looked down at her. “Don’t tempt me, Molly.”

“Sam, you’re the last man in the world I want to tempt.”

Her declaration was heartfelt, and if he thought it was because she wasn’t attracted to him or didn’t even like him very much, that was fine with her. He need not know it was self-protection.

With so much misunderstanding separating them, they went back inside to the party. Samuel worked through the crowd with the ease of a man who is very much at home in a social setting. Occasionally he risked letting go of Molly’s arm, but not often—especially not when he caught a wicked gleam in her eye. For the most part he kept one arm draped casually around her shoulders or wrapped possessively around her waist.

Glory Ethel was the first to notice. Standing beside the punch bowl with Jedidiah, she watched her son with interest. He was more relaxed than she had seen him in a long, long time, and when he looked at Molly... Glory Ethel put her hand over her heart and sighed.

Jed leaned close. “Did you say something, sweetheart?”

She patted his hand. “No, dear. It was just a sigh of contentment.”

“You are happy, aren’t you?”

“Yes. For all of us.” She gazed across the room at Sam and Molly once more.

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