The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane-Part One: New beginnings by Emily Harvale

Author:Emily Harvale [Harvale, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Crescent Gate Publishing
Published: 2018-05-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

'Morning sleepyhead. Wakey wakey. I've made coffee.'

Mia stirred on her cloud. At least it felt like a cloud. Was she dreaming? That was clearly Garrick's voice she could hear and she could definitely smell coffee. Tentatively, she opened her eyes, trying to remember where she was because she was sure this wasn't her bed. Her mattress was never this comfortable, even when it was brand new, although that was many years ago.

'It's eight a.m.' Garrick said. 'The sun is shining. The birds are singing. It's a beautiful day.'

'What?' Mia sat bolt upright, nearly knocking the coffee mug from Garrick's outstretched hand. 'Eight? It can't be.'

She stared at him in disbelief. Not only was he washed and dressed in jeans and a T-shirt that clung to him in all the right places, his aftershave smelt divine. Or maybe that was the coffee. He was smiling down at her and it struck her again just how handsome he was.

He and Ella weren't identical twins, in fact, they barely looked alike, although they both had a dimple in their chins. It looked ruggedly roguish on Garrick; cute and sexy on Ella.

They had the same blond hair. Curls on Ella, which she tamed flat with a hair straightener. Waves on Garrick, which either he did absolutely nothing with, or he spent hours with a heated brush getting them to fall in perfect symmetry. Mia doubted that Garrick would ever be seen dead with a hot brush in his hand. A hot woman, maybe; a hair beautifier, never. It simply wasn't his style. His blond waves must have tumbled naturally over the tips of his ears and just kissing his collar when he wore a shirt. Now, in this T-shirt, the waves danced around his firm, tanned neck.

'Stop daydreaming and take this coffee,' he demanded. 'Breakfast will be ready in ten minutes. And I'm not bringing that up to you.'

'Okay, Grumpy.' Mia puffed up her pillows with her fists, wriggled into a comfy position and took the mug from him. 'Is Ella awake?'

'Not only awake but already in the shower. The heating's on and there's plenty of hot water. I've got more wood from the woodshed and the Range is frying bacon and eggs as we speak. So get up and at 'em, madam.' He turned and walked towards the door. 'Oh, and by the way, I slept like a log and so did Ella, much to her amazement. How about you?'

'I don't think I slept a wink,' she lied.

'Really?'

She shook her head and her ponytail swished to and fro. 'Nah uh. I lied. You were right. I fell asleep the second I closed my eyes and I was still asleep when you brought me this coffee. This bed is unbelievably comfortable. You should spend a night in it and see.'

He raised his eyebrows and a devilish grin crept across his lips. 'Is that an offer, Mia Ward?'

'What? No! I didn't mean … What I meant was, alone. On your own.'

'I was kidding, Mia. I know what you meant.

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