The Virgin's Secret Marriage by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Author:Cathy Gillen Thacker
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Adult, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373750016
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-12-01T20:19:56.207000+00:00

JOE SWORE AS HE PULLED INTO the driveway of their home.

“What?” Emma turned to him. It had been such a lovely-low-key evening, she hated to ruin it. But he looked irritated about something.

Joe scowled. “I was going to go to the supermarket and get some stuff for breakfast tomorrow and I forgot. Now that I’m working out again I need to start eating better.”

“You want me to go with you?” Emma glanced at her watch, saw it was only eleven. “The grocery on Main Street is open until midnight.”

“Nah. I’ll go.” Joe waved off her offer to help, then looked deep into her eyes. “Anything you want while I’m there?” he asked cheerfully.

Emma nodded, even as she thought about how nice it was to have someone watching over her, or how easily she could get used to such tender loving care. “Lowfat yogurt with fruit in it.”

Joe made a face and regarded her skeptically. “You really eat that?”

“For breakfast, every morning,” Emma affirmed, laughing at the expression on his face. At least she had when she was living alone. “It’s good for you,” she persisted, even though she could see he wasn’t buying it.

“Yeah. I’ll keep to my scrambled eggs and whole-wheat toast, if you don’t mind.”

Emma shook her head. There were still a lot of differences between them. But somehow she didn’t mind. “Whatever floats your boat.”

He laughed at the corny adage. Leaned over and pressed a light kiss to her brow. “I won’t be long.”

Emma slipped out of the car. She didn’t want to think about what was going to happen next. What she wanted to happen next. “Take your time,” she advised.

She needed to think about this.

Did she want to make love tonight? Emma asked herself as she headed for the door. She knew he did. But was she ready to take such a big step after waiting years for the right man, the right time?

Behind her, Joe waited, car idling in the drive, until she had unlocked the door, hit the light switches and stepped safely inside. She turned and waved, and he drove off.

The house was blissfully quiet. And at first, as Emma walked into the kitchen, stepping around boxes stacked here and there, she noticed nothing amiss. It was only when she walked into the family room to see how much progress—if any—Joe had actually made putting things in order that she did a double take.

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