That Night in Texas by Eve Gaddy

Author:Eve Gaddy [Gaddy, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“HOW DID IT GO?” Lana asked when she opened the door to Gabe late that afternoon.

“It didn’t.” He came inside and followed her to the kitchen. “The guy was a no-show.” Although Gabe had realized nobody was coming after the first half hour, he’d hung around for a while just in case. He couldn’t afford to miss a possible sale.

“Oh, Gabe, I’m sorry.” She squeezed his arm comfortingly. “I can’t believe someone would make an appointment and then not show up.”

“Happens all the time. I’m beginning to wonder if I’m going to manage to sell El Jugador, period. Much less for a decent price.”

“I’m sure you will,” she said.

He shrugged, not wanting to talk about it anymore. He looked around the kitchen, noticing Lana had set the table and that the makings for salad were on the counter. “Why don’t I get the grill ready?”

“All right. I’m going to microwave the potatoes and then finish them up in the oven. I wasn’t sure when you’d get back, so I thought I’d do them the fast way.”

One thing he really liked about Lana was that he didn’t have to spell everything out. A lot of women wouldn’t have let go of the topic that easily.

He went outside and cleaned the grill, then coated it with nonstick spray. When he came back in a few minutes later he asked, “How do you like your steak cooked?”

“Medium rare.”

“My kind of woman,” he said with a smile. Lana had put the steaks out along with some seasonings, so he sprinkled the spices on them. “You must cook out a lot. That’s a Cadillac of gas grills you’ve got there. It has every bell and whistle and then some.”

She finished slicing tomatoes and tossed them in the salad bowl before looking at him. “No, I don’t use it much. I grill chicken on it sometimes, but that’s about all I use it for. I suppose I should barbecue more, but I don’t usually think about it.”

“Why do you have the fancy grill, then?” He glanced outside and added, “It’s a beauty. It does everything but walk and talk.”

A wry smile twisted her mouth. “I got most of the furniture and household things in the divorce settlement.”

That smile said it all. “Including the grill. Let me guess, it was your ex’s pride and joy.”

Nodding, she pulled the potatoes from the microwave and transferred them to the oven. “He adored it. He would have slept with it if he could.”

He laughed at that. “I can think of better things to sleep with.”

She smiled again reminiscently. “I know it was petty of me, but I thought he was going to cry when he realized the grill was included in my share.”

“From what you said, he was a jerk. Serves him right. Besides, I’ll bet it cooks like a dream.”

“I actually thought about letting him have it, but the day I moved out, his soon-to-be new wife came over. She said they needed it more than I did and she was sure I’d do the right thing.

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