Sweet Dreams by Rochelle Alers

Author:Rochelle Alers [Alers, Rochelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Contemporary, streetlit3a, UFS2
ISBN: 9781426850127
Google: p9gapq_F2_YC
Amazon: B002WEPDBI
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2010-03-01T19:18:53+00:00

“If you’re interested in Preston, then go for it, Denise.” She knew she’d shocked the director of a child care center when her mouth opened, but nothing came out except the sound of her breathing.

“He doesn’t want me,” Denise said between clenched teeth. “Don’t look now, but he’s not looking but lusting at you, Chandra. I’ve been without a man longer than you, so if you get the opportunity to sleep with someone you like, then take it.”

Chandra went completely still. “Aren’t you seeing Trey Chambers?”

“No!” Everyone at the table turned to stare at Denise, who managed to look embarrassed at her outburst. “I’m sorry about that.” She pressed her shoulder to Chandra’s. “Bite your tongue, cousin. You know how I feel about Trey. If I wasn’t afraid of going to prison for the rest of my life, I’d murder the lying bastard.”

“Then why did my mother send me a newspaper article with a photo of the two of you together?”

A frown settled onto Denise’s features, distorting her natural beauty. “We serve on some of the same boards. If we’re photographed together, then it’s only for a photo-op. Trey Chambers ruined my life when I lost the only man I’ve ever loved.”

Chandra heard the wistfulness in Denise’s voice. “Have you run into Rhett Fennell now that you live in D.C.?”

Denise shook her head, then put her wineglass to her mouth and drained it. “No. And I pray I don’t. I know I would lose it completely if I saw him again. It’s been six years, Chandra, and I still can’t forget him.”

“Snap out of it, Denise Amaris Eaton! You’re beautiful, smart, and you’re the executive director of one of the most progressive child care centers in the country. And I know men are making themselves available to you. Meanwhile you’re pining after someone you can’t have.”

“That’s so cruel, Chandra.”

Resting an arm over Denise’s shoulders, Chandra rested her head on her cousin’s. “It’s the truth and you know it. When you told me that Laurence was only using me, that although he’d put a ring on my finger you couldn’t see me spending the rest of my life with him, I said you were cruel and jealous. But you were spot-on with your observation and assessment of our relationship.

“Necie, you’re my cousin. I love you and I want you to be happy. I’ve lost a student to suicide, sister and brother-in-law to a car accident and a man I loved because he wasn’t man enough to stand up to his parents. As far as I’m concerned that’s more than enough loss in my thirty years of living. If love comes knocking, then I’m going to open the door and grab it, lip-lock it and hold on so tight it would take the Jaws of Life to pry us apart.”

“Either you’re blind, or you’re in denial,” Denise drawled. “What you want and need is sitting across the table as we speak. Don’t blow it, Chandra. Remember Grandma Eaton’s advice about opportunity? She said it’s like a bald-headed man.

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