The Meltdown Match (A Romance Novella) by Anderson Rachael

Author:Anderson, Rachael [Anderson, Rachael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clean romance, Romantic Comedy, sweet romance, humorous romance, romance, love, relationships, dating, inspirational romance, Contemporary Romance
Publisher: HEA Publishing
Published: 2015-06-03T07:00:00+00:00

Salmon juices sizzled on the grill as Mitch watched Courtney from the corner of his eye. Ever since the stupid forehead kiss, things had been awkward between them. He didn’t like it. Why hadn’t he just given her a real kiss instead of chickening out? At least then he would have known from her response whether she’d wanted it or not. Now he was stuck wondering if she had been disappointed or grateful.

He’d tried to dispel the awkwardness by taking her to the fairgrounds for some flea market browsing, but it had only made things worse. As the couple who’d won The Meltdown Match, one too many knowing smiles came their way, so he’d finally brought her back to his place for dinner. Now she sat on the railing surrounding his back patio, dangling her feet while taking in the views and saying nothing.

Mitch bit his lip, mentally kicking himself yet again for being such a wuss.

Courtney twisted around, swung her legs up and over the railing, and hopped down from her perch. She approached him with slow, hesitant steps, her hands shoved in the back pockets of her skinny jeans. “Are you sure you don’t need any help? I feel lame sitting here while you do all the work.”

Mitch’s arms itched to pull her to him and kiss her long and hard. Maybe then this nervous tension would go away and leave them alone. Maybe then he’d know if she was as crazy about him as he was about her.

He scooped the salmon from the grill, turned the heat off, and lifted the plate. “Everything’s ready,” he said, setting the plate on the table. He went inside and retrieved a salad from the fridge and twice-baked potatoes from the oven.

When he emerged from the house, Courtney eyed the table. “Wow, this looks amazing. When did you learn to cook so well?”

“You haven’t tasted it yet.”

“If it tastes as good as it smells, it’s going to be fantastic.”

Mitch pulled out a chair for her then sat down, racking his mind for something to say— preferably something funny that would make her laugh. When he came up empty, he focused on his food and rebuked himself yet again for botching things so badly earlier. Of all the dates to go wrong, this was the worst. It was too important—she was too important.

“I’ve been thinking more about the fisherman with a sixth sense idea, and I’m liking it more and more,” she said.

Mitch wondered if she’d said that to be nice—something that might put an end to the awkward silence—because the fisherman idea had been a joke. It stunk.

He played along anyway. “Yeah?”

“It’s a good thing I don’t have my laptop or notebook with me. I’d probably start jotting down some notes.”

He had no idea what to say to that. “I have a notebook inside if you’d like.”

“No.” She waved his suggestion aside. “I was only joking.”

But was she? Mitch changed the subject, and after some painful small talk to get them through dinner, Courtney insisted on doing the dishes.

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