No Ordinary Summer by Linda Barrett

Author:Linda Barrett [Barrett, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781459211445
Google: 6wDhYZ2WXPUC
Goodreads: 374451
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2004-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

LAST NIGHT SHE’D WANTED to kiss him, and today she’d treated Daniel like a pariah. Ten minutes after she’d left him on the porch, Shelley closed her eyes in disgust. She owed him an apology. She shouldn’t have painted all lawyers with the same brush.

She’d liked him well enough a month ago, the night of their first meeting, when Jess had scared the wits out of her. Liked Daniel well enough to think about him a lot. Then she’d tucked those thoughts away while she considered Carl’s plan. What a mistake! Despite the pressures from his mother and her parents, and—she had to admit—her children, she should never have considered reconciliation for a minute. Whatever love and personal respect she’d had for Carl were gone.

She’d go forward from here, steering clear of personal relationships, and concentrating only on Josh and Emily. She’d face any custody battle if or when Carl instigated one. One thing she knew for sure. Nobody was going to take her children away.

Thoughts of the kids made her mind leap to the baseball season. She’d partner with Daniel on Josh’s team as if it were a business arrangement, which it was, sort of. In fact, they had an organizational meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening. She’d invite him to go with her and apologize for today’s outburst. And then they’d just be neighbors and volunteer partners for the rest of the summer. She felt herself relax, pleased with her plan.

In theory, it was a great idea, Shelley mused on Tuesday evening. In fact, she’d seen Daniel only at a distance since Sunday morning. He and Jessie took to the beach before sunrise and after sunset and stayed outdoors forever, or so it seemed to her. In between, there was no sign of the professor at all. Of course, her life was pretty busy, too, and their paths hadn’t crossed. Her last resort would be to tape a note on his door if he wasn’t home now.

She left through the kitchen, walked around to Daniel’s entrance and rang the bell. The outside light came on immediately, and then Daniel appeared at the top of the stairs.

“Hey, Shelley. Come on up. If you can stand it.”

She understood his meaning as soon as she walked in. The small apartment was a mess. Papers everywhere. Two computers—one PC and one laptop—both on.

“I should have had a research assistant,” he said. “But, stupidly, I turned the offer down.”

“Don’t trust anyone else?” she asked.

“No… Wanted to be sure I had enough work to keep my mind occupied.”

“Oh,” she said, for the first time examining Daniel rather than the apartment.

Deliciously disheveled. Scruffy, mussed and looking sexy enough to attract a harem if he’d wanted to. His powerful shoulders strained against the fabric of his dark T-shirt, and Shelley’s fingers strained against the desire to stroke his broad chest. Not in the plan, she reminded herself.

“Uh, what are you working on?” she asked.

His eyes twinkled, the corner of his mouth turned up. “Ethics. A curriculum in legal ethics that will help turn great whites into small guppies fit for a home aquarium.

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