Over the Line by Emmy Curtis

Author:Emmy Curtis [Curtis, Emmy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Erotica, Fiction / Contemporary Women
Amazon: B00NPCWKNK
Publisher: Forever Yours
Published: 2014-10-06T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

They walked slowly across the lawn to the main house, hand in hand. Slowly because he knew the spell of the most perfect beginning to a day was about to be broken by his family. He loved them, but had nothing really in common with any of them except Sadie. It was too early to tell about Maisie. She always seemed to have something up her sleeve, much like his father, and he kind of hoped she would grow out of that trait.

Beth glowed this morning. She wore loose black linen pants and a long-sleeved top that showed off her toned arms but covered her bruises. His stomach clenched when he thought about how close she’d been to being seriously hurt. He couldn’t believe he’d brought her here and she’d been attacked. Jesus. She was also strangely silent.

“Are you okay? You’re very quiet,” he said.

She looked at their intertwined fingers. “I can’t help thinking that this is going to explode in a bad way. I mean, we’re faking this, right? Your family is going to see right through us. Added to which there’s bound to be the pressure of added security after last night, won’t there?”

“Are we? Are we faking this?” His breath came a little more quickly just thinking she considered what was happening between them to be fake. Was this a one-weekend stand for her? If so, how was he going to change her mind?

“Our engagement is fake. Look, the ring is already rejecting me.” She held up her hand and showed him the ring. It seemed to be moving around on her finger more than it should, as if it was trying to get off. Over his dead…

“We can get it resized for you,” he said, before realizing that of course there would be no resizing. “You’ll just have to try not to lose it before Sunday.”

“I’m trying really hard to keep it on. After breakfast I’m going to try to find a band aid to fatten my finger a bit. See if that helps. Don’t worry,” she said, looking at him, “I won’t scratch it or anything.”

That really wasn’t what he was worried about. His brain had flashed forward to having to take the ring back to Tiffany’s, and that didn’t sit well with him. Who wanted to be the guy that needs to return a ring? Who wanted to be the guy who returned the ring that was supposed to adorn Beth’s hand? He really hoped his dysfunctional family didn’t fuck up any chance he had with her. He needed a smooth weekend, where his family showed their very best side.

He led her up the stone steps, and as soon as he’d opened the door for her he headed toward the shouting. He guessed they weren’t going to show their best.

Beth stepped inside the doorway and pulled a face. “You think we should wait for backup? Let the fighting die down? You know I don’t like walking into a war zone.”

“Except I know you love walking into a war zone, you big chicken.

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