The Temptation of Laura by Rachel Brimble

Author:Rachel Brimble [Brimble, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2013-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

Adam woke to gray morning light coloring the room. He turned his head to the side, hoping she would still be there but knowing Laura would have fled his bedroom as soon as possible. He rolled over to put his face to where she had lain. The pillow was cold and he squeezed his eyes shut. She must have left hours ago. Scared of discovery . . . or scared of him? What would happen now? Would everything change between them? He had promised Monica he would not pressure Laura with his intensity and now he had made love to her.

He rolled over onto his back and strained his ears to any noise from within the house. Any noise that would tell him Laura still remained and had not fled more than the bedroom.

Nothing.

He groaned. “What in God’s name have I done?”

He scrambled from the bed and wrapped himself in his robe. He strode across the room, opened the door, and stepped onto the landing. Laura’s and Bette’s bedroom doors were open. His heart pounded as he hurried first into Laura’s room. Her bed was neatly made, everything in its place.

“No, you promised. You promised you would stay.” He moved to the dresser and yanked open a drawer.

Laughter bubbled in his throat as relief rushed through him. Her cotton underwear lay neatly folded inside. He left the room and once he reached the stairs, the muted sound of female chatter filtered from the kitchen. He rushed downstairs and followed Laura’s and Bette’s voices.

He stood at the kitchen door. “Good morning, ladies.”

Bette sat at the table while Laura fried eggs at the stove. She turned and their eyes locked for a moment before she snatched her attention back to her task. “Good morning.”

His stomach rolled with uncertainty and Adam forced his wavering smile to stay in place as he faced Bette. She studied him with wizened intensity. “Good morning, Mr. Lacey. Did you sleep well? You certainly woke in a hurry.” She lifted an eyebrow and ran a glance down the length of him.

He tightened the belt of his robe. The teasing tone of her voice left no doubt she knew of Laura spending time in his bed. He swallowed and pulled out the chair beside hers. “I did. And how did you sleep?”

Her eyes glinted. “Not too badly . . . considering some strange knocking on my wall during the night.”

He glanced at Laura. Her shoulders were up around her ears. “Is that so?”

Bette reached for her tea. “Yep, went on for a mighty long time before everything fell silent. Whoever made the noise had some tenacity, that’s for sure.”

Laura slammed a plate of toast and eggs on the table in front of Bette. “Eat.”

Bette winked at him and Adam bit back a laugh. When he looked up, Laura glared at him with enough venom to down a horse. He cleared his throat. “Why don’t you sit and have your breakfast? I can make mine.”

She smiled sweetly. “No, you sit there.

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