One Eager Bride to Go (The Wedding Ring 03) by Pamela Burford

Author:Pamela Burford [Burford, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781459217973
Google: B1_gAAAACAAJ
Amazon: B005Q07EBW
Publisher: Harlequin Temptation
Published: 2001-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 10

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E xiting Garrison University 's physics building, Kirk left the walking path and cut across the lawn toward the ivy-covered main library. Now that the fall semester was in full swing, the campus was a swarm of noise and activity, with students hurrying from classrooms and labs to dormitories, dining halls, the student union and various libraries. It was late afternoon, the day warm but overcast, the air thick with the promise of rain.

Kirk had had misgivings about leaving his position at prestigious Stanford University to teach here at Garrison. After all, Garrison couldn't hope to pull in the kinds of donations and endowments enjoyed by the larger institutions. Likewise, it struggled to attract the highest echelon of students, the brilliant young minds that flocked to the Ivies and the better-known research universities—the kind of student Kirk himself had once been.

But what Garrison lacked in funds and prestige, it made up for in other ways. Classes were kept small; undergraduates were taught by full professors rather than grad students, and had ample opportunity to engage in research. Some exciting, innovative work was being quietly conducted behind these venerable redbrick walls.

And while Garrison's administration liked to see its faculty members' names in the journals, the emphasis was on teaching rather than publishing. Kirk's office was across the hall from the classrooms where he taught; his students had plenty of access to him.

All in all, this major move, while prompted by tragedy and loss, was turning into one of the best decisions he'd ever made.

Kirk's thoughts were interrupted by a glimpse of long, reddish-brown hair at the periphery of his vision. Sunny, he thought, even as he told himself he was mistaken. It was some girl with similar hair; it had to be. He squinted into the distant crowd of students, lost sight of her, shook his head at his foolishness and continued on his way.

The knot of students parted and there she was, his Sunny. He stopped dead in his tracks, staring as she strode briskly in the direction he'd come from. She wore an Asian-print T-shirt tucked into baggy denim cargo shorts, and had her leather backpack purse slung over one shoulder.

"Sunny!" She didn't hear him. Loping toward her, he cupped his hands around his mouth and bellowed, "Sunny!"

She slowed and glanced around, finally spotting Kirk, who quickly closed the distance between them. He knew he was wearing a stupid grin, but he couldn't help it. He hadn't seen her since last Saturday, another of those tiresome double dates she now insisted on so the two of them wouldn't have to engage in any meaningful communication. He and Sunny hadn't been alone together since he'd told her about his vasectomy two weeks earlier.

"You almost missed me," he said. "My last class just ended. I'm on my way to the library. There's a great little bistro there—I'll buy you some cappuccino and cherry cheesecake." He urged her along with a hand to her waist, but she stood rooted to the spot.

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