The Bachelor (The Chandler Brothers Book 1) by Carly Phillips

Author:Carly Phillips [Phillips, Carly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary
Publisher: CP Publishing
Published: 2021-02-15T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Roman picked Charlotte up on time. He drove her to the outskirts of town before pulling over to the side of the road and reaching into the glove compartment for a silk scarf. He dangled it in front of her.

“What’s that for?” Charlotte eyed the scarf, intrigued.

“I don’t want you to see my surprise before I’m ready.”

Anticipation kicked in to high gear. “I love surprises.”

Roman’s deep laugh wrapped around her in the confines of his small rental car. “Is that a note of appreciation I hear in your voice?”

He leaned over and tied the sheath of silk around her head. A shiver of awareness rippled along her nerve endings.

She lifted her hands to feel the blindfold covering her eyes and her stomach jolted with awareness. As quickly as she’d lost her sight, her other senses had heightened, taking over. The rasp of Roman’s deep breathing and his heady, masculine cologne touched off tremors inside her. “So where are we going?”

“You should have tried a more subtle approach. If I wanted you to know, then you wouldn’t need the blindfold, now, would you?” He started the car once more and she jolted backward as they pulled onto the highway.

She wasn’t sure how much time passed as they made companionable small talk. They got along well, which wasn’t surprising. Neither were the things they had in common—love of history and a keen interest in foreign locales, many of which he described to her in detail as only a firsthand observer could. She envied his travels much more than she’d admit aloud.

“When I was in your apartment, I couldn’t help but notice the books on the table.” Not a surprising turn in conversation after the stories and descriptions he’d shared.

“Many people have those books,” she said, not ready to give too much insight into her soul.

“That’s what I thought. Then I looked closer. Yours were worn and well read.”

Damn the man. He was still observant and dissected the littlest thing until he came up with the correct conclusion. “So call me shallow. I like picture books.”

“I’d call you a lot of things.” His hand came to rest on her knee, his hot palm searing her flesh through the light cotton spandex pants she wore. “Shallow isn’t one of them. I think you harbor a secret desire to travel.”

“Such a big conclusion from a few books.”

He shook his head. “I’d already assumed as much, but your twenty questions about my travels and the longing in your voice pretty much told me you’d like to visit those places yourself one day.”

She contemplated lying, then decided against it. She’d promised herself to release all inhibitions and enjoy to the fullest, so she’d have no regrets. That meant no lies or omissions. “I suppose a part of me wants to travel,” she admitted.

“The adventurous part you hide?” Humor tinged his voice.

“The shallow part,” she said, no touch of humor in return. Charlotte glanced away from Roman, where she knew the car window would be, but the same blackness awaited her any direction she looked.

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