Never Trust the Rain (Destined for Love: Europe) by Laura D. Bastian

Author:Laura D. Bastian [Bastian, Laura D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Destined for Love series, contemporary romance, destination romance, Scotland, vacation romance, holiday romance
Publisher: Lange House Press
Published: 2017-06-20T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

The day was over too soon. They drove around the loch while he explained a few of the features of it to her, and they went to dinner at a quiet little pub tucked into a small alcove of the loch. It was nice and quiet, without a lot of tourists. Duncan enjoyed having her undivided attention as they ate and talked.

After the rain, they went for a walk down another section of the shoreline. Though they held hands, he knew it wasn’t the right time to try to kiss her again. She seemed a little more reserved than before. The magic of the moment had gone, but he hoped there would be a right time later.

As he drove home, he glanced at her to see she had fallen asleep with her head propped against the back of the head rest. He couldn’t help himself and reached for her hand. She didn’t wake completely, but stirred a little when his hand cupped hers before she relaxed again in peaceful slumber.

He was getting too comfortable with this girl, but he didn’t care. She was something else. He began to wonder if there were any way he could convince her to stay, though the impermanence of their relationship was what he liked most about spending time with her. No pressure to move further than just friends. Or even friends who kissed, if he were lucky.

He tried to distract himself from those thoughts as he drove so he didn’t push things too fast when they reached her house. His coworker’s house. It would look really bad if he took advantage of her right in front of Chris and Jessie’s place. When they reached Edinburgh and he slowed down to deal with the busier traffic, Ami woke. She sat up, looking around as if trying to get her bearings.

“I’m sorry. I wasn’t very good company for the ride home.”

“Not to worry. I must have tuckered ye out. Wandering all across the loch would take it out of ye if ye’re not used to it.”

“Are you saying I’m lazy?”

Duncan paused a moment, trying to decide if she was teasing or serious. “No, I’d never say ye’re lazy, just perhaps not used to hiking around a lake. Especially getting chilled to the bone.”

“Yeah, nice save. Blame it on the rain.” She patted his knee. He knew he was okay when her hand lingered for a moment before she stretched her back and shifted position in the seat.

When he pulled up in front of Chris’s place, he shut the car off and turned to her. “Don’t open the door just yet. I’ve got something for ye.”

Ami blinked and looked expectantly at him. When he reached in the back seat for the bag he’d hidden under the towel and wet clothes they’d brought out of the little shop, she tilted her head in confusion. Duncan took the wrapped figure out of the bag and passed it to Ami. She looked at it, back at him, and then unfolded the paper to reveal the little wooden Nessie she’d admired at the shop.

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