More Than He Expected by Andrea Laurence

Author:Andrea Laurence
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-09-23T04:00:00+00:00

Eight

The following day included a group excursion to the beach. Their stretch of harbor property was a little too rocky, so they loaded up the Land Rover with chairs, umbrellas and coolers and left midmorning in their usual caravan of cars.

Adrienne pointed out an empty stretch of white, sandy beach, and they pulled the cars off the road to claim it. With so many people, it didn’t take long to get everything unloaded. Gwen tried to help, but Alex just frowned at her and insisted she make herself comfortable in the lounge chair he’d set up for her. She didn’t argue, carrying her bag over and settling in to stay out of everyone’s way.

Will and Alex set up a large umbrella just behind her to shade a couple of the chairs. Except for Helena, who had a dark, Italian glow to her skin, the other women were all extremely fair and would burn even with sunblock.

As the others unpacked and set up, Alex brought Gwen a bottle of citrus-infused water and a can of SPF 75 sunscreen spray. “Be sure to drink as much water as you can and keep plenty of this on today. It’s hot, and I don’t want you getting dehydrated.”

He had been fawning over her since they got home yesterday. Almost like a man would pamper his expectant wife. Crying in his arms had probably been a bad idea. It felt good to get it out of her system, but now he probably thought she was both emotionally and physically fragile. He’d even handled her a bit more delicately in bed last night. It was wonderfully passionate and romantic, yet she didn’t remember Alex being a particularly tender lover before.

Gwen took the water and the sunscreen from him and noticed Adrienne watching them as she unpacked a few beach towels from a tote bag. “Stop fussing. It’s not exactly subtle,” she said.

Alex shrugged. “I’m more worried about the welfare of you and the baby than anything else, including being found out by the relationship police.”

For a brief moment, the expression on his face was serious and concerned. No smirks, no winks, no grins. He was honestly worried about her. She wasn’t quite sure how to respond, especially when the charming smile returned and he wandered off to help Wade and Jack unpack a few bagged chairs. He was so confusing.

After the last few days, her confusion was only getting worse. Alex was the fun guy, the exciting guy. Not the caring, relationship guy. And yet, since they’d been in the Hamptons together, that was almost how it had felt. The wild, passionate nights were paired with conscientious and thoughtful days. If Alex was any other man, Gwen might start to wonder if something more was going on between them.

But tigers didn’t change their stripes.

Instead of worrying too much about something she couldn’t control, she decided to do as he’d said and start rubbing in sunscreen. She could already feel the warmth on her skin that was a certain precursor to burning.

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