The Reasons to Stay (Harlequin Superromance) by Laura Drake

Author:Laura Drake [Drake, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

THE NEXT MORNING Priss sat at a table in the soda fountain before the pharmacy opened, scanning the paper. “Sin, do you know anything about the YMCA?” She took a sip of coffee.

Behind the soda counter, Sin put her hand on her hip and shot off three gum snaps. “Village People hit in the late seventies.”

Priss chuckled, then choked, grabbing a napkin so she wouldn’t spray coffee all over the newspaper. When she could talk again, she said, “Oh, God, I needed that. Thanks.”

Sin shot her a “humor the crazy lady” look. “Anytime.”

Adam walked in.

“Mornin’, boss.” Sin poured him a cup of coffee.

“Good morning.” He glanced at Priss then took the mug from Sin. “Thanks. What’s so funny?”

“Got me.” Snap. Snap. “I gotta restock.” She walked to the storeroom at the back of the store.

When Adam crossed the floor and sat, Priss’s levity winked out like the New York skyline in a blackout.

“Good morning.”

“Hi.” Her throat locked in a stranglehold and she coughed to clear it. She couldn’t claim to be surprised to see him; after all, she’d come here to talk to him. But now that he sat across from her with the memory of last night in his soft dark eyes, her courage fled as fast as her amusement.

If Nacho can apologize to a pissed-off yeti, you can do this.

“I’m sorry I ran away last night. I owe you—”

He looked away. “For the candy. I know.” His jaw in profile was hard.

“—an explanation.”

He turned to her, his eyes holding a look of hopeful guardedness.

The truth had seemed simple when she’d been in the shower. When she’d driven Nacho to school. Even when she’d sat down with the paper a few minutes ago. It was still simple—it was just hard to say. She fingered the edges of the newsprint, folding the corners in precise angles. “You scare me.”

“I scare you?”

“You think that’s funny?”

His chuckle looked like it pained him. “I’m not laughing at you. If you knew me better, you’d get the joke.” He shrugged. “I’m nothing to be afraid of. What you see is what you get.”

“Yeah, and that’s what scares me.” She folded another corner. This was not going as planned. Planned? Hell, truth was she hadn’t thought past spitting out the truth. “Look, what happened last night shouldn’t have. You are a ‘nice guy.’ I don’t do nice guys. I’m sure I’m not your normal type, either.” She frowned and cocked her head. “It’s weird. There’s this...”

“Pull.”

“Yeah.”

“Okay.” He drew the word out, as if testing it. “Maybe we should get to know each other better.”

A sparkler of excitement fired in her chest, burning hot even as she opened her mouth to say no. You came down here to finish with him. Do it.

He rushed on. “Tomorrow’s Saturday. I have a game in the morning, but after that why don’t we load up Nacho and a picnic lunch and drive up the coast?”

“I—”

“Have you ever seen an elephant seal sunbathing in a bikini?” He waggled his eyebrows.

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