Straight From the Heart by Barbara Delinsky

Author:Barbara Delinsky [Delinsky, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373251988
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1986-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

HE MADE IT until Wednesday without calling, and that only with great willpower. Though he’d poured himself into his work, he’d thought about Heather, too, such that by the time he heard her voice it simply wasn’t enough.

“I’m going to be finishing up here in an hour or so,” he told her. “That’ll make it about seven o’clock. Can I drive up and take you out to dinner?”

Heather felt that the waiting had all been worthwhile. She’d repeatedly reminded herself of how busy Rob was, how demanding and important his work was, how rewarding it was to him. A simple phone call would have delighted her. A dinner invitation was heaven!

“You can drive up, but wouldn’t you rather have dinner here? You’re probably exhausted, and the drive here is long enough without having to continue on to a restaurant.”

“But that would mean work for you.”

“I love to cook, remember? I was just about to fix something for myself. It’d be simple to make it for two.”

The prospect of a home-cooked meal, a Heather-cooked meal, was a hard one to turn down. “Are you sure?”

“Positive. I’ll see you later, then?”

“Great. And listen, if you decide you don’t want to cook, after all, just think up a nice place to go. I won’t mind.”

“I will.” She wanted him all to herself. “See ya later.”

She hung up the phone with stars in her eyes, so excited that her heart was pounding. Taking several deep breaths, she forced herself to calm down. It wouldn’t do, she reflected, to be ill by the time he arrived! As it was, she felt like a heel for not telling him the truth about herself. But she’d thought about it and thought about it and decided that no harm would come if she waited just a little longer. Just a little longer. That was all. She was too happy right now to throw a monkey wrench in the works.

Carefully pacing herself, she took out the makings for Florentine chicken, a salad and rice. When the initial preparations were done, she set the dining room table with the china, silver and crystal that had been her mother’s.

“You’d like him, Mom,” she said aloud. “He’s such a good person, and I’m safe with him. Safe and secure!”

With that declaration, she raced—caught herself and walked upstairs to shower. She brushed her hair until it gleamed, lightly applied makeup, then put on a fresh yellow sundress and sandals. By the time she returned to the kitchen, she was grateful to have cooking to occupy her.

She was nervous. It had been months since she’d had a date, and this was the first time she’d ever invited a man for dinner. The fact that it wasn’t just any man coming, but Rob, was both comforting and unsettling. She wanted everything to be right—the food, the house, her. She wanted to impress him. She wanted to appear as worldly as he seemed. She wasn’t sure if she could pull if off … but she was determined to try.

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