The Spaniard's Surprise Love-Child by Kim Lawrence

Author:Kim Lawrence [Lawrence, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781474098083
Publisher: Mills & Boon Modern
Published: 2020-03-05T14:15:58+00:00

Gwen followed mother and son outside and sat down on a bench on the terrace. She was still sitting there in the warm darkness when she heard the crunch of gravel heralding Rio’s return.

‘Is your brother missing?’ she asked as Rio came within her line of sight. ‘Is that why your mother was looking for him?’

Rio dug his hands into the pockets of the well-cut trousers that were moulded to his powerful thighs. ‘Not missing, just off the grid for a while like me.’

‘Your mother seems worried about you both.’

‘It goes with the job of being a mother, you should know that. But Roman is a grown man, and is well able to take care of himself.’

‘So you’re not concerned about him at all?’

‘I am not.’

It wasn’t concern she could read in his expression, but there was definitely something—something to do with a falling-out between the brothers his mother had alluded to...

‘What did you tell your mother about Ellie and me? She seems to think we’re a family now.’

‘I told her the truth, or a partial version of it, and it really doesn’t matter what she thinks, does it? It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks. This is about us and what we think.’

The reference to us gave her a little warm glow. It answered an unacknowledged need in her to belong, something she’d never really had before.

‘Earlier...’ she began awkwardly.

He took a step towards her and she got to her feet swiftly, her hand raised in silent protest. ‘It’s all too much, too soon, Rio. I need to think.’

A muscle in Rio’s jaw clenched and he let out a slow breath.

‘Thinking can be overrated, but fine.’ His eyes moved across her face, the hunger in them morphing into something gentler as he noted the dark shadows under her eyes. ‘You must be tired.’

‘It has been a long day. I haven’t even the faintest idea what the time is.’

‘Ten-thirty.’ He hesitated. ‘Would you like some supper?’

‘No, I had some sandwiches on the plane. I’m not hungry and, to be honest, I wouldn’t mind turning in.’

‘Of course.’ He tipped his head. ‘Goodnight, Gwen.’

She held her breath as he leaned forward but the kiss never came. He just brushed aside a strand of hair that had fallen in her eyes before he straightened up. There was nothing even vaguely erotic about his action but she was trembling as she walked towards the house, too ashamed to respond to his soft goodnight.

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