The Wedding Belle (Colorado Billionaires Book 4) by Duke Regina

Author:Duke, Regina [Duke, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Contemporary romance
Published: 2014-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Belle chose to wear a combination of common sense and fun-in-the-sun. After all, she had to be sure-footed and help Uly when he needed it, so she wore her running shoes. But she wanted to feel the glorious Las Vegas sun so she selected a pair of white shorts and a sleeveless cotton blouse, white with tiny blue flowers and pleats down the front. She was going for casual but well dressed. She made sure she had her spray-on sun protection in her purse. She kept it handy for her exercise outings. Her skin tanned easily, but no sense tempting fate with too much exposure. By the time she finished dressing, she’d forgotten about the snatch of conversation she’d overheard.

A soft knock at her door caught her attention. She opened it to find Uly looking fresh in khaki shorts and an olive tee shirt. It clung to his torso and tucked into the shorts, revealing sculpted abs and huge arms. Belle couldn’t help but notice that his legs were also muscular. Surprised by the tingle of longing he aroused in her, she asked, “Are you a bodybuilder?”

Uly followed her gaze down his thighs. His lips curled in amusement. “Only accidentally. Lots of physical labor and sports, and I seem to have a tendency to put on muscle. My brother is green with envy. He’s always lifting weights to maintain the body he had as a firefighter.”

Belle fought to pull her gaze away from Uly’s thighs. She cleared her throat and scrambled for something to say that didn’t have to do with his incredible physique. At last she settled on, “Are we taking the wheelchair or just crutches today?”

“Lulamae insisted that Kamal put it in the Caddie, just in case.”

“Good thinking.”

“You ready?”

“Very. Let me grab my purse.” Belle collected her things, then turned to rejoin Uly. This time he was the one caught staring at legs. Belle felt a flush of heat as his blue eyes completed their appraisal of her tall, slender form. She broke the spell with, “Shall we go?”

Uly’s eyes twinkled. “After you, Mrs. Garrison.” He took one hand off its crutch long enough to wave her ahead of him.

Belle felt his eyes on her all the way down the hall. She found herself smiling at the thought.

Kamal waited at the front door, keys in hand. The Cadillac turned out to be an Escalade SUV.

Half-joking, Belle asked, “Where’s the limo?”

Uly said, “Tex has it and the chauffer to drive around his business guests.”

“Oh. Well, I can drive this car.” She didn’t like the idea of having to choose every word carefully because their driver could overhear their conversation. She had a few questions for Uly, now that the marriage was official, and she didn’t feel comfortable asking them in front of a stranger. “Kamal can stay here with Lulamae.”

Kamal started to object, but Uly took the keys with a big smile. “Great idea, Belle. Kamal, tell Mrs. Franklin we’ll be back for our evening visit at poolside.”

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