Nanny and the Professor by Donna Fasano

Author:Donna Fasano [Fasano, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Hard Knocks Books
Published: 2015-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Saturday morning dawned bright, clear, and warm. After a quick shower, Cassie dressed in a white sleeveless blouse, a short denim skirt, and white canvas sneakers. Her spirits were soaring as she trotted downstairs to the kitchen to fix breakfast.

Today was full of big plans. First Joshua was planning to take her and the boys to the mall, and then tonight...

Tonight Cassie would be spending the evening with Joshua. A real, live date, she thought, pulling from the refrigerator a carton of orange juice, one of milk, several large apples and a bunch of plump, juicy grapes. The very idea of a date with Joshua made her giddy with nerves.

But if the two of you become too involved–

Cassie shut out the silent, ominous echo, just as she'd successfully shut it out for the past few days. She simply closed her eyes and remembered his words. Whatever your fear, we can work it out. She let his promise smother her doubts about going to the party with him.

As she arranged the fruit on a platter, she let the memory of his words take her, yet again, into the realm of fantasy– a sunny, cheerful world where Joshua never hesitated to kiss her: on the shoulder, the neck, the lips. A world where she could feel free to run her fingers through his hair or rub his back after he'd had a long, hard day in the laboratory. A dreamy existence where she fixed breakfast, not for the professor, his son, and her brother, but for her family.

This was a fantasy that had been ruminating in her head ever since the night Joshua had asked her to go to the party. Something had happened to her that night. Some sort of wild abandon had taken over her rational senses, and her flight of fancy had just taken off. Soared, really. Her imagination had slowly but intricately built the idea, and with each passing day, it had become more involved, more detailed.

Oh, she realized it for what it was– pure and unadulterated illusion. But did it hurt to ask herself, what if? What if she could keep her past from Joshua? What if he wanted her so much that he never thought to ask her silly questions about her background?

He wanted her, of that she was certain. And the idea alone thrilled her beyond measure. She made a trip to the dining room table with glasses and drinks and then went back into the kitchen, refusing to think about what tomorrow might bring. She didn't want to think beyond tonight. Tonight would be... wonderful.

"Good morning."

Cassie glanced toward the doorway and saw Joshua standing there.

"Hi," she said, noticing how his green knit shirt hugged his broad chest. His beige twill shorts showed off lean, muscular calves. He looked so different, so outdoorsy in these casual clothes.

He came across the kitchen, pulled a grape from the cluster and popped it into his mouth. She busied herself with slicing the bagels and lining them up

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