The Determined Groom: Texas Titan Romances by Checketts Cami

Author:Checketts, Cami
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Birch River Publishing
Published: 2018-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The next day passed much too quickly, and real life loomed around the corner. Cambree didn’t let herself think about it too much and simply enjoyed being with Emmett—his solidness, his quiet teasing, the way he touched her as he helped her lift or pushed her to climb faster or hang from an obstacle longer. They laughed a lot, and she lived for the times when he would whoop and call her his girl.

After lunch, Emmett stood and announced, “A very good friend of mine has agreed to come speak to y’all today.” He grinned around at the group, then strode to the door of the dining room.

He walked back in with a woman so beautiful and well-known that Cambree felt her stomach swoop with excitement to meet her. Yet as she took in the too-comfortable way this perfectly put together lady was clinging to Emmett’s arm, her stomach dropped like a lead balloon.

Emmett brought the woman in front of everyone and beamed down at her. “This is Avalyn Shaman, acclaimed psychiatrist, author, motivational speaker, and creator of Health for All.” He smiled so proudly at her, Cambree’s stomach felt sour and her neck tight. “You can just call her Ava Baby for short.”

Avalyn swatted at his shoulder playfully and laughed. “Please don’t let that nickname get out.” She turned to all of them with a full smile. She was an exotic beauty, definitely from some Arabic background with her high cheekbones, full lips, creamy brown skin, and silky dark hair.

“I don’t think any of us needed the introduction,” Gunner murmured. When Avalyn turned her smile on him, he added, “Forgive us if we stare, ma’am. We’re all a bit starstruck.”

“Can I get a selfie right now?” Lucy asked. “You’re my hero!”

“Thank you so much,” Avalyn said smoothly. Everything about her was smooth—her hair, her skin, and her red silky dress.

Cambree couldn’t really process that Emmett still had his hand on this woman’s lower back and was grinning at all of them like he was displaying his top prize. He caught Cambree’s gaze and winked at her. Cambree pasted on her own smile, but jealousy ripped through her, making her hands clammy and her throat ache. Emmett and Avalyn looked perfect together—exquisite, really. As soon as she thought that, she realized she had seen them together on some magazine cover. If she remembered right, they’d been promoting Avalyn’s world health incentives for clean water and healthy food for children.

She wanted to get out her phone and Google their names. Were they dating? It couldn’t be possible. Emmett wouldn’t be kissing Cambree if he was dating someone else. Would he? She’d heard many Hollywood stars paired up with whoever they were on set with, and then after filming went back to their spouse or partner without missing a beat. Just another reason she would never want to be part of some immoral, high-society world. She couldn’t imagine Emmett was like that, but did she really know him well enough to know?

“You’ve all worked so hard this week,” Emmett was saying.

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