The Maverick and the Lady by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
ISBN: 9780440152071
Google: 8CKdlqubYfkC
Goodreads: 2012213
Publisher: Dell
Published: 1986-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

THERE WERE FLOWERS ON her dresser when she awoke in her own bed on Monday morning. They were the first thing that Martine saw, and she smiled and stretched luxuriously and closed her eyes once again. Her fingers smoothed over the pillow beside her where Kane had slept, and she decided with contentment that she loved being a wife.

Seconds later she opened her eyes again, then blinked quickly to focus on the bedside clock. It was almost one in the afternoon.

Martine bounded out of bed and into the shower. When she dressed and went into the kitchen, she was surprised to find Sonia there, humming away while she stirred chili in a big pot.

Sonia gave her a tremendous smile. “Morning, Mrs. Montgomery!” Then she dropped the wooden spoon and rushed over to give Martine a warm and slightly teary hug. “Oh, honey, I’m so very, very happy for you.”

Martine chuckled and then discovered that her own eyes were a little damp. Smiling, she held herself away from Sonia. “I take it Kane gave you the news.”

“He certainly did!” Sonia winked. “And he said not to wake you either, that you didn’t have much sleep over the weekend.”

Martie flushed slightly and walked over to the stove. “The chili smells great. Have you got coffee going?”

“Sure thing!”

Martine poured herself a cup of coffee and sat at the kitchen table with it. Sonia chatted on cheerfully about how sorry she was to have missed the wedding, but then an elopement could be very romantic.

“And your daddy would have been so very happy to see you with a man like that!”

Martine sipped her coffee thoughtfully. “Do you really think so, Sonia?”

“Would I say so if I didn’t?”

Martie hesitated for a moment, giving herself a little shake and wondering why she was suddenly feeling unsure. “Sonia, you’re not, uh, surprised that it’s all happened so fast?”

“Well, I’ve always believed that what’s right is right and what’s wrong can never be righted by time. You two just kind of have a thing about you. You did from the very start.” Sonia was stirring the chili again. She paused, her hand on her hip, and stared into space for a moment, then shrugged. “There’s no way to explain love or people. I don’t know exactly how you tell, but there’s something about that man that’s just as right as rain.”

Martie stood up, glad that Sonia’s instincts were the same as her own. She’d felt the strangest qualm sitting there drinking her coffee. It made no sense. She’d married Kane stone-cold sober because she’d wanted to; their brief honeymoon and return home had been bliss. Now, suddenly, she was frightened. It made no sense.

Martine set her coffee cup slowly in the sink, then turned back to Sonia. “Thanks for letting me sleep this morning. I guess I did need it. But, Sonia, do me a favor. Don’t let me make a habit out of sleeping all morning, okay?”

Sonia shrugged. “If you ask me, Martine, you two should still be off somewhere.

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