Peanut Brittle & the Prince: a Single Mom, Secret Identity Holiday Rom-Com by Kate Tilney

Author:Kate Tilney [Tilney, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

5

JOY

Our gait slows as we reach the walkway leading to my front porch. I don’t want this evening—or the magic that has seemed to wrap its way around us—to end.

“Thank you for everything.” I unlock the door but hesitate before opening it. “I had a wonderful evening.”

“Please believe me when I say the pleasure has been entirely mine.” His gaze flickers to my lips, and my pulse quickens. “You and your son are enchanting.”

From any other man, these words would sound too pretty and calculated to be believable. Yet coming from Theo’s lips with his accident, they aren’t only believable. They’re intoxicating. Even more so than Mable Johnson’s infamous spiked eggnog.

I don’t know if it’s his words, the wonder of the evening, or the magic of the season. Something has come over me. It’s making me brave.

I take a deep breath. “Would you like to come in for a drink?”

“A drink?”

I nod. “A drink.”

It’s been a while since I’ve been out on a date. I’m pretty sure that’s still the code for, ‘Would you please come inside so you can cum inside me?’ But the way Theo is staring at me now with an almost stricken expression on his face, I have to wonder if I’ve maybe grown a little rusty sitting here on the shelf.

“I would like to, more than I can say.” He pulls away, scratching the back of his neck. “But first, I feel I should tell you something first. It is about who I am.”

I nod. “That sounds pretty serious.”

“It is, though perhaps it is not.” His hand falls to his side. “I am not sure where to even begin.”

“Okay.” My heart pounds in my chest, the anticipation killing me. “How about I start with a few questions that you’ll answer for me. Does that work?”

He gives a short nod.

“Great.” I take a deep breath. “Are you married?”

His eyes grow wide. “Of course, not. I would never betray my wife. You must know that.”

“Good.” In my heart, I knew that. It’s still good to hear. “Are you in a relationship with anyone?”

He shakes his head. “I am unattached.”

Better and better. “Are you involved in some sort of illegal business?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Are you in witness protection?”

“No.”

I nod. “So what you are saying is you are a law-abiding citizen who isn’t two-timing women?”

“I am.”

“Then, I really just have one question.”

“I am waiting with bated breath.”

I can’t help but grin. Theo really does have a way with words. “Do you want me?”

“Yes.” He cups my chin with one hand, bringing my gaze to his as he tucks a lock of hair behind my ear with the other. “I want you more and more with every passing moment. I want you more than my next breath.”

My belly clenches in anticipation at his words. “Then I don’t need to know anything else.”

“Are you certain?”

“Oh yes.” I turn my face and rub it against his hand. “We all have pasts. We all have complications. What if tonight we pretend we don’t have either?”

A dazzling grin spreads across his lips, warming my heart.

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