The Return of Her Past by Lindsay Armstrong

Author:Lindsay Armstrong [Armstrong, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-06-02T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

SHE WAS READY on the dot of seven.

She was not a hundred per cent happy about walking the short distance to the restaurant on her own. Not that she was afraid of being mugged or anything like that; she suddenly felt more dressed up than most people would be, an out of place sort of feeling. She turned to the kitchenette to pour herself a glass of water but a sound from the sliding glass door that led out to the garden and the pool arrested her, and she swung back on her beautiful new heels.

It was Carlos.

He wore a dark suit, a pale shirt and a navy tie.

He looked completely serious, even inscrutably so in a way that highlighted his dark looks.

And they stayed poised like that for what seemed like an eternity, staring at each other across the wide expanse of the bed.

It was an extraordinary moment for Mia. Not only the furnishings, the painting of orchids on the wall, the fall of the curtains seemed to be imprinted on her consciousness, but everything about Carlos too.

How wide his shoulders looked beneath the suit—how different he looked in a suit, come to that, she thought. Far more impressive than his father ever had.

But, at the same time, it registered with her that there was an air of mystery about him. As if he was a man she only knew a small part of, and she shivered suddenly.

He stirred at last and put out a hand.

She hesitated for a moment, then walked forward to take it.

‘You look sensational,’ he said barely audibly as the beautiful dress settled around her legs.

She moistened her lips. ‘So do you.’

‘I came to get you.’

‘I’m glad you did.’

‘So am I.’ He pulled her a touch closer. ‘Someone on a white horse with wings could have whisked you up and away over oceans and continents.’

A smile trembled on her lips.

He raised an eyebrow at her. ‘Is that what you were worried about?’

‘Hardly,’ she murmured. She looked down at herself. ‘I felt a little out of place. And maybe a bit shy about walking into a restaurant on my own. So that’s why I’m glad you came.’

‘Good.’ He drew her even closer then, right into his arms. ‘Am I allowed to kiss you?’

‘That depends.’ She brought her hands up against his chest.

‘On what?’ he drawled.

‘If it’s a gentle salutation you have in mind, that’s permitted. I—’

But he interrupted her and bent her backwards over his arm with his other arm around her hips. ‘How about this?’

Mia maintained her decorum with an effort. ‘If you don’t wreck my hair and my make-up, it’s fine. If you do—’

‘You’ll never speak to me again? You’ll scream blue murder?’ he suggested with a wicked glint.

‘No, I’ll get changed and go for a jog along the beach. And I’ll buy a hamburger for dinner.’

Surprise saw Carlos O’Connor straighten and Mia started to laugh.

‘Is that what you really want to do?’ he asked, looking startled.

‘After all this?’ She pushed herself a little away from him and gestured down her figure expressively.

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