The Kiss Before Christmas by Sophie Pembroke

Author:Sophie Pembroke
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007569526
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Tyler still hadn’t made it back to their room by the time Dory, full of cake and apprehension, finally fell into bed. She spared a brief thought for where he might have disappeared to, but mostly she was just grateful for the solitude. She needed to think.

She shouldn’t have got so chatty with Lucas. But he’d started sharing about his life, and why he’d pulled away from the Alexander family, and it just seemed natural to let him see a bit of her life too. Even if it wasn’t an entirely truthful picture.

But Lucas wasn’t stupid. The questions he’d been asking… he had suspicions, she was sure. And she was a lousy liar. If he pressed her any further, she’d cave, she knew she would.

And would that be such a bad thing? Dory tried to mentally shush the devil on her shoulder, but she was a persuasive little creature. In her head, she sounded just like her little sister Molly…

If Lucas found out the truth – that she and Tyler weren’t really dating – what would it change? He already knew she was his assistant. What was one more little secret between friends? Especially since Lucas seemed more of a friend to her in this hostile environment than her fake boyfriend did. If Lucas was in on the whole masquerade, he could help her, maybe. Somehow.

She sighed and turned on to her side, burrowing deeper into the duvet. She was making excuses for herself. The truth was, if Lucas knew she wasn’t really dating Tyler, maybe he’d stop holding himself back.

Dory might not have the best track record with men, but she knew enough to know when a guy was interested. She’d seen Lucas’s eyes linger on the neckline of her camisole top – and seen him yank his gaze away again. She’d felt the connection in the moments of silence, known when he said more than he meant to just because he couldn’t help himself.

She knew that, in other circumstances, he might make a move. Or she might. Not that night, maybe, but one night, and soon.

But not if he thought she was dating his brother.

The problem was, of course, that even if she told him the truth, she couldn’t do anything about the attraction between them. She was there with Tyler, that was the deal. And if somebody stumbled across her and Lucas… well, the jig would be up and her ticket home was sure to be cancelled.

Flipping on to her back, she stared up at the ceiling again. There was only one thing for it – she just had to wait it out. Eventually, Tyler would have to come clean about who the woman in the photos really was. Or, even if he didn’t, he’d fake break-up with her, or vice versa, and she’d be free of all this. And maybe then, just maybe, she could call Lucas up and ask if he had a table free at that restaurant of his…

When she finally dozed off, imagining a farmhouse kitchen and another chocolate cake, Tyler still hadn’t come to bed.

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