That Carrington Magic (CupidKey) by Rigley Karen

Author:Rigley, Karen [Rigley, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, ebook
ISBN: 9781619350090
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2011-10-11T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Mom, I can see the fish!” Toby hollered, practically hanging upside-down from the wooden dock, his red hair fanning out from his head as he dangled.

“Toby,” Jami cried, dropping the picnic basket with a clatter as she dashed toward her son. “You’ll fall!”

“Then we’ll fish him out.” Grant moved with agile strength across the creaking planks, reaching down to the boy.

Toby grabbed the offered hand and let Grant swing him upright to perch on the pier edge. “Wow, that was cool.”

“You’ll think cool,” his mother scolded, retrieving the basket. “When you land in the lake with the fish.”

“I’m drip dry, Mom.” Toby grinned his lopsided grin. “You told me to do that when we got caught in the rain on the way home from the park, remember?”

“Drip dry?” Grant repeated, his left brow arched, amusement reflected in his face and voice.

Jami felt her face flush. “I wonder where Mike is?” she asked, deliberately changing the subject.

“Here,” the photographer called, lumbering toward them, loaded with his equipment. “We can get started as soon as I get set.”

“Here on the dock?” Jami asked. The water slapped against wood, punctuating her words.

“Turn around and check out that view over the lake.” Mike swept a hand toward the panorama behind them. “See how the greens of the forest frames the blues of the lake with the backdrop of mountain and sky?”

She spun around and immediately saw the beauty in the scene. “It is lovely.”

“Nature’s own backdrop.” Grant waved at the scenery with pride, as he placed Toby’s hand-carved boat on top of the cooler.

“Exactly,” Mike responded, extending the metal tripod legs and attaching his camera to the top. “I want to capture the romance of the Rockies.”

“Maybe I should have dressed differently.” Jami glanced down at her navy shorts and crop-top. What had seemed appropriate for a day at the lake suddenly seemed too skimpy when she thought of the photo campaign.

“You’re so beautiful,” Grant said, his midnight blue gaze transmitting messages meant for her alone.

She responded to the heat of his gaze, and for a moment their eyes met, drawing her like a magnetic current. One she couldn’t resist. One she didn’t want to resist.

Jami felt a tug on her arm, reality flooding back as she glanced down at Toby.

“Mom, can I be in the pictures with you?”

“Later, junior. Right now I need an assistant, and you’re it.” Mike grinned at Toby and waved a camera bag at the child. “Find my lens cleaner. It’s in a container like this, but has a red label.”

“Sure, Mike, I’m a good helper.” Toby skipped across the dock to grab the black leather bag.

“Don’t drop anything,” Jami warned, both pleased and alarmed by the photographer’s offer to her son.

“I won’t. I’ll be real careful.” Toby instantly dived through the contents, and within seconds withdrew the lens cleaner. Proudly, he handed it to the photographer.

Mike immediately set him searching for something else, then directed his attention to the couple. “Grant, go stand by Jami. Put your arm around her shoulders and gaze lovingly into her eyes.

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