Tainted Forever by Terri Anne Browning

Author:Terri Anne Browning
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anna Henson

Chapter 18

Kin

Dressed in the best outfit I had, a knee-length white dress that hugged my figure but didn’t flaunt it and a pair of strappy silver heels I’d bought with Lucy during all those hours of planning her wedding, I walked into one of the best restaurants in LA with Derrick at my side.

He was in slate-gray dress pants and a soft yellow pastel button-up with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, causing every female eye to turn and eat up the sight of him as he walked past them. I wasn’t unused to having the female population gawk hungrily at the man beside me. It was something that happened daily when I was with Jace. But where, with my ex, I was always consumed by jealousy, with Derrick, I was just oddly amused.

The hostess showed us to a table with a view at the back of the restaurant, overlooking the city below. With the lights starting to come on below us and the sun beginning to set in the distance, it made for a spectacular sight.

One that not every patron in the place was gifted a view of, I noticed. We were in a more secluded part of the restaurant, which was situated on the top floor of one of the posher buildings. The tables were spaced out more, with only three others getting the glorious view below.

I caught my breath at the beauty as Derrick held out my chair and I dropped down, my mind already floating with lyrics to describe this moment in time.

“This is why I bought this building,” he said, and I looked up to find his eyes on my face instead of the breathtaking view.

“You own the whole building?”

He nodded, glancing for a moment out the window before turning his dark gaze back on me. “I’m into real estate, but when I got a look at this view, I knew I wanted this place for myself. So I bought it and rented out the building to a few of my friends for a decent price. Which is good for me because I get to eat at this table anytime the urge strikes me.”

Touched that he was sharing this with me, I reached across the table, touching his hand. “Thank you for bringing me here.” Stupidly, tears stung my eyes, and I hurriedly blinked them away.

He saw them anyway, and his face dropped. “Did I do something wrong?”

I shook my head, swallowing hard. “No. I’m just not used to… Yeah.” Sighing, I picked up my water glass, taking a moment to collect myself before giving him a smile that I hoped rivaled the setting sun. “Thank you.”

He cleared his throat, glancing away for a moment. “They serve some of the best tequila lime chicken here,” he informed me when he finally met my gaze again. “And I have it on good authority that it’s one of your favorites.”

The breath whooshed out of me. “Who told you that?” I half whispered, half shouted. It wasn’t common knowledge that tequila lime chicken was one of my all-time favorites.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.