Sailing at Sunset by Cindi Madsen

Author:Cindi Madsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Published: 2020-05-28T18:18:04+00:00

Danae sat in the sand, her fingers sinking into the softness and soaking up the leftover warmth from the sun. After ten miles on a bike, her muscles were pleasantly tired, and sitting in the sand felt like falling into bed after a long day.

The scent of smoke and sound of crackling flames drifted over as Paige and Mark got the bonfire going. Now that the last rays of the day were on their way out, barely peeking over the horizon, they lit up the mottled clouds overhead, turning them purple and orange. With all the bright colors and the beautiful setting, it felt like she’d stepped into a stunning photograph that seemed too beautiful to be real.

Danae’s heart quickened as Josh walked over, and she held her breath, hoping he’d choose the spot next to her, but not wanting to draw too much attention by saying so. They’d already created quite a spectacle during their yoga session, and while she wouldn’t change a thing, she didn’t want to come across as unprofessional.

Even if her thoughts about Josh Wheeler weren’t strictly professional.

“Is this spot taken?” he asked, and she became acutely aware of everything about him. His whiskered jaw, the creases in his forehead, the way the sun lit up one side of his face while leaving the other in shadow.

“It’s all yours.”

As he crossed his legs and settled next to her, the glow from the flames caught the gold star on the jacket she’d had wrapped around her the other night. A second later, the bag of marshmallows nearly hit her in the face. She glanced over, and Franco winced.

“Sorry. I thought you heard me yell ‘heads up.’”

Maybe she would have, if she hadn’t been lost in all things Josh. Someone passed skewers around the circle, and then they scooted closer to the bonfire to roast their marshmallows.

The end of Josh’s marshmallow caught on fire, and he jerked it away. He whipped it back and forth until the flames were extinguished and he was left with a half-blackened marshmallow. A minute later, Danae lifted her perfectly toasted marshmallow and waved it in front of him, taunting him with her crispy golden success.

Josh gripped the skewer in the middle, and his eyes met hers. A thunderstorm of hoofbeats pounded through her body and echoed through her head. He leaned closer, the orange flames reflecting in his blue eyes.

Then he peeled off her marshmallow and popped the entire thing in his mouth.

Danae lunged, but she was too late. “Ah! That was mine!”

Josh slung his arm around her shoulders. “Oh, I thought with the way you were waving it in my face,” he said through a giant mouthful, “you wanted me to have it.” He packed a whole heap of smugness in his grin. “That one was perfectly done.”

“You’re gonna pay for that. I’m not sure how yet, but mark my words.”

He had the nerve not to appear the least bit worried about her threat. Perhaps if she hadn’t delivered it with

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