October Joy (Moments In Paradise Book 1) by Melanie Wilber

Author:Melanie Wilber [Wilber, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-14T04:00:00+00:00

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James and Ryan left the house at seven-thirty. They all walked out together, and Tabby went to say good-night to Ryan beside his car. James and Grace stayed on the porch, talking until Tabitha returned and went back inside.

James kissed her good-night when it was just the two of them, and he didn’t stop with one. Grace was completely amazed by the way James kissed her. He was so focused and intentional about it, like he was trying to say exactly how he felt about her with his physical affection, and she liked what he was saying.

“May I ask you something?” she said while he was looking into her eyes and making her feel like the most beautiful woman in the world.

“Yes.”

“Have you ever kissed a girl like this before?”

“No.”

“And how many other girls have you kissed?”

“Two.”

“Two?”

“Jenny Duncan in the eighth grade, and Sydney.”

“Who’s Sydney?”

“My girlfriend in college. We dated for a year and a half.”

“Did she break your heart?”

He smiled. “No. We parted as friends when we decided it wasn’t meant to be between us.”

“But you didn’t kiss her like this?”

“No. We had some nice times together, but I didn’t feel what I feel when I’m with you.”

“What do you feel?”

“Love. Joy. Like I never want to let you go.”

She smiled. No one had ever told her that before.

He kissed her again and didn’t stop until the door opened.

“Sorry to interrupt,” Tabby said. “Dad’s on the phone. He wants to talk to you, Grace.”

“Sorry,” she said to James. “I’ll see you tomorrow?”

Tabitha said something to Dad over the phone. “She’s kissing her boyfriend. I think you better come home early. This is looking pretty serious.”

“Tomorrow,” James said, giving her one last kiss.

They both heard Tabby speak again. “I don’t know. Some guy she met at the supermarket, I think.”

Grace laughed and took the phone from her sister. “Give me that.”

“Bye, James,” Tabby said. “Thanks for the great footage for the fall youth video.”

“You’d better be joking, Tabitha Morgan,” he said. Ryan was one of the videographers, but Tabby only helped with putting it all together.

Grace put the phone up to her ear, said ‘hi’ to her dad, and waved to James before she went inside. He winked and stepped away.

“Kissing James, are we?” her dad said. “What’s going on, Gracie?”

“Oh, Dad,” she said, closing the door and leaning against it. “How did I overlook him for so long? Why did you let me do that?”

“Everything in its time, Gracie. I’m sure this is perfect timing for both of you.”

“Are you at Grandma and Grandpa’s now?”

“Yes. I arrived in time for dinner and have been here for about five hours.”

“Tell them I wish I was there.”

“Are you sure about that?”

She laughed. “If James was there too.”

“Do you have time to talk, Gracie? I have something to tell you, but I want it to be a good time.”

“This is fine,” she said. “I got my work done earlier, and my boyfriend’s gone, so I’m all yours. What’s up?”

“Are you sitting down?”

She laughed.

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