Shattered Dreams by Laura Landon

Author:Laura Landon
Language: de
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Prairie Muse Publishing
Published: 2010-10-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Brent lined up to take his next swing. If he truly believed his green ball was lucky, he’d have to credit it for the advantage he and Elly had over Fellingsdown and Lady Lathamton. But he’d never been a superstitious person and the credit for their lead belonged to Elly. She was amazing.

She put her body into every swing, trusting him to keep her from falling; knowing that if he lost his grip she’d land on the ground in an embarrassing heap. He’d never met anyone who trusted him so completely.

“Do you think I should aim for Harrison’s blue ball to knock him out of line, or should I try to knock Cassie’s yellow ball further from the goal?” she whispered as she lined up to hit her ball.

Brent loved the feel of her next to him. He loved the way her backside fit snugly against him. He loved the opportunity supporting her gave him to wrap his arms around her waist and hold her.

Yesterday, when they’d practiced, he’d mistakenly thought the shock waves zinging through him were a natural reaction to having a beautiful woman in his arms. This morning he’d tried to convince himself that was still the case. Now he knew it wasn’t.

If having a woman in his arms caused such a startling effect, he would have experienced this same heaviness every time he asked a beautiful woman to dance. Or each time he escorted one of London’s numerous beautiful young women for an afternoon drive through Hyde Park.

No, this was different. Much different.

Brent tipped his head until his mouth was close to Elly’s cheek then he whispered in her ear. “I think it would be best to try to knock your brother out of the way. Then, if I can manage a good shot, I may be able to add to our lead.”

She nodded, then shifted her position behind her red ball.

“Lady Lathamton,” Harrison said loud enough to draw everyone’s attention. “I think my sister’s strategy is to spoil my superb position.”

“Do it, Elly!” one of her brothers yelled from the sidelines.

“Knock Harrison as far as you can,” one of the twins added.

Elly giggled as she looked into his face, and it was almost more than he could do not to lean down and kiss her.

Although kissing her would have been enjoyable, it was a far cry from what else his body wanted to do. Holding her in such an intimate manner was a torture surpassing what he thought he could endure. Even kissing her in front of her family was stretching the limits of what they would allow.

“How quickly my siblings forget where their family loyalties lie,” Harrison said with a stoic expression on his face. “I won’t forget this, George.”

This brought a loud chorus of ribbing, aimed not only at Harrison, but at George and Elly’s other brothers and sisters who’d encouraged her to knock Harrison out of contention.

“We should have placed a wager on the outcome of this match,” Elly said while the friendly banter was still going on.

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