Theirs to Wed by Sierra Cartwright

Author:Sierra Cartwright [Cartwright, Sierra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-20T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Amelia keyed in the code to open the gate at Cormac’s house. How was this her life? For the third night in a row, she’d returned to his home after work. And she was starting to look forward to seeing him and being spoiled.

She drove onto his property and parked in the driveway.

His home was a welcome respite from her whirlwind life.

Business had never been crazier. Despite that, she wasn’t sure she’d ever been happier.

Monday morning, they’d met with Myrna Henderson, their wedding planner. Among the dozens of details to be handled, Amelia and Lexi had an appointment to look at wedding gowns next week. After that, Cormac had taken Amelia to get her passport application handled.

Tuesday she and Lexi had purchased a new van for Tastefully Yours. Wednesday, since business was seeming to snowball, they’d called the local culinary school to post a job opening. Additionally they’d made Marla into a full-time employee.

After Amelia had all-but moved in with Cormac, Lexi had agreed to keep Siren until a Sunday when Amelia had time to pick him up and get him settled, something she knew would be a challenge.

Next week, she and Lexi had also agreed to go apartment hunting. Now that Amelia’s finances had improved, they could sign a lease on a bigger place—and they agreed that they each wanted their own bathtub. After enjoying that little luxury at Cormac’s, she had no intention of giving it up.

Lexi had asked if Amelia was sure she wanted to keep paying half. After all, she’d be at Cormac’s place more often than not.

But as always, Amelia had one eye on the future. It would be nice to know where she was going to sleep once her marriage ended. Something she was no longer looking forward to.

Before going inside, she paused for a moment to enjoy the sounds of his backyard oasis. Water cascading over rocks, frogs serenading each other. The lighting was sufficient for safety but dim enough to be relaxing.

Perfect.

When she opened the back door, he was waiting in the kitchen for her. The last couple of evenings, he’d already worked out and was in casual clothing. Tonight he’d removed his suitcoat and turned back his shirtsleeves. His tie was loose around his throat.

“You know, I already look forward to you coming home at the end of the day.”

Home. She reminded herself it really wasn’t. But the image still appealed to her, and it teased her senses with its bright invitation.

He crooked his finger, and she went to him.

For a moment he held her tight, fitting her beneath his chin.

Resting her cheek against his chest, she drank in his steady tenderness.

A few moments later, he kissed her, claimed her. She knew she’d never belong to anyone the way she did him. “Long day?”

“Just got home.” He waved a hand as if it wasn’t important.

“You listen to the details of my day. I’m curious about yours.” She grabbed a sparkling water from the refrigerator and then leaned back against the counter, waiting for him to go on.

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