New Year's Wedding by Muriel Jensen

Author:Muriel Jensen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Heartwarming
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“I’M SORRY ABOUT THAT,” she said as they drove toward home, neon lights in the few blocks of downtown brightening the darkness. “Even small towns have fashionistas. And the redhead and the brunette seemed to like you.”

He sighed theatrically. “I know. It’s the fair hair. You really don’t know what you’re missing with your fascination with dark-haired men. And the bod, of course, thanks to the police department’s gym. All in all, my babe appeal gets to be a burden sometimes.”

She was laughing before he’d finished. He pretended hurt feelings and demanded, “What? You don’t think I’m cute?”

She stopped smiling to study him seriously, a light still in her eyes. “No,” she said as he turned up Black Bear Ridge Road. “‘Cute’ is not the word I’d use. And ‘handsome’ isn’t quite right because sometimes you have these sharp, dangerous moments when handsome just doesn’t cover it.”

“Dangerous?” He glanced quickly at her. “Me?”

“Emotionally dangerous,” she clarified. “Like a woman could get lost in you.” She paused as they drove into darkness, nothing lighting the road but the splay of his headlights. Then the almost-finished construction site of the senior retirement home appeared on the right and the school on the left. As they moved on, darkness descended again and she added quietly, “Or, maybe, find herself in you. Either way, the notion’s scary.”

Several heartbeats passed in the darkness. “Like I’m someone’s missing piece?” He caught her hand that rested between them on the seat and kissed it. His lips were warm and dry as he kissed it again then let it go.

“Exactly like that.” She spoke on a gusty breath and put her hand on his knee. “Oh, Grady.”

“Almost home,” he said, his voice low and tight. He turned into his driveway, screeched to an awkward halt and turned off the car.

Cassie flew sideways, wrapping her arms around his neck, finding his mouth in the shadowy confines of the truck and kissing him until she couldn’t breathe. He kissed her back with the same depth of emotion, the same out-of-control need to take in as much of her as he could.

She felt one hand under her short jacket, caressing her back through her dress, the other hooked around her knee, holding her to him.

* * *

GRADY WAS ABOUT to lose his mind. He wasn’t at all aware of coherent thought, ignoring the flashing Warning! Warning! lights in his head. He was more absorbed in the wonder of her body eagerly pressed against his, her lips wandering along his throat, to his ear, nibbling lightly on his earlobe. Her fingers caught in his hair and held as she stole every breath from his body.

She raised her head slightly, loosed her grip on his hair, and even while he tried to pull her back, she pushed against his shoulder and said in disbelief, “Oh, geez! What are they doing here?”

“Who?” he asked, not really caring, dropping kisses on her clavicle.

“My father,” she replied. “And your mother.”

“What?”

They knocked heads as she ducked to slide off his lap and he raised his head to look toward the house.

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