St. Helena Vineyard Series: Taking A Chance (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Second Chance Book 4) by Reina Torres

Author:Reina Torres [Torres, Reina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-04-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

After dinner, Jordan excused herself from the table and Ava started clearing the dishes, leaving Vance and his plate alone. He'd managed to eat most of his meal, but spent a good portion of his time at the table talking to Jordan and Ava. Now, as he sat alone at the table he was almost afraid to let his thoughts run in a certain direction, but it was about time that he acquired some kind of positive characteristics from his hero over the year, and instead of backing away from the ideas in his head, he stepped off the nice safe path and wondered when he'd enjoyed a dinner like that one.

In fact, his editor would call bullshit on the idea that Vance had enjoyed any kind of small talk, over a meal. The fact that he'd enjoyed the conversation with not just one, but two women, would likely give Maxwell a stroke.

The sink turned on behind him and Vance pushed his chair back, his hand reaching for his plate.

“Hey, you don't have to rush on my account.” He heard a little bit of a chuckle in Ava’s voice and decided to answer it with his own.

“I'm okay,” he explained, “I didn't have to gum my food.”

She laughed and a spoon slipped from her soapy hand and plopped into the water. “Good one.”

He set his plate on the counter beside the sink and picked up a piece of roasted potato and put it in his mouth. “I’ve been told I have a way with words.”

She looked up at his droll comment and nodded in appreciation. “I can see that.” She held out her hand and he put the plate in it. Sliding it under the stream of water for a moment, she turned off the faucet so she could scrub the plate. “But you know it's going to take more than a few quippy comments to get my mom to fall for you.”

Vance opened his mouth to comment and thought better of it.

But he had to say something and went for the truth. Ava was much too intelligent for that. “I'm pretty sure anyone who tried to convince your mom of anything she didn't want to do would find themselves in for a frustrating time.”

Ava set the plate in the other half of the sink, laying it down in the sudsy water. “I hate to say this, because I feel like I should play the dutiful role of protector, but I kind of like you.”

Vance couldn't help smiling. “Why can’t you do both,” he wondered aloud. “Your mom said that women are born multitaskers.”

She shook her head and pointed a bubble-covered finger at him. “Careful now,” her shoulders shook a little, “I might turn the faucet on you.”

He held up his hands in mock surrender. “Point taken.” When she went back to the dishes, he lowered his hands and leaned against the counter. “But I’ll keep the protector thing in mind, because I don't want to find frogs in my bed.

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