To Do List (Bettencourt Brothers Book 1) by Lauren Dane

Author:Lauren Dane [Dane, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lauren Dane Media Group, LLC
Published: 2016-10-18T21:00:00+00:00

The next day at the annual Taylor family football game, Chelsea and Belle sat bundled up, drinking hot chocolate and watching the game while gossiping about Rafe.

“So he just kissed you? Like out of nowhere?” Chelsea asked.

“One minute he’s helping me with my bags and the next he and I are standing, face to face in his front hall and he’s pressed against me, mouth on my neck and then he laid one on me. Things totally changed right then. Went from friends to something more in a matter of moments. He tells me he wants something more with me, a relationship and I want that too. His family invited me to Christmas Eve and this morning he told me he knows someone who runs a mid-size firm in Sacramento who may be looking for a contracts attorney.”

“Really?” Chelsea’s eyes widened. “And?”

“He didn’t assume he could take over for me. He asked if he could pass on my name. He wants me to be happy in my career. God, Chelsea, that means so much to me. He’s not asking that I quit or anything.”

“But Belle…”

“I know. I do! It’s out of control. My life is out of control and I have to do something. I just need to figure out what. I mean, maybe I can cut back at the firm. There’s nothing saying I have to work that hard there. Others don’t.”

Chelsea didn’t say anything but she snorted and later demanded more details about Rafe’s talents other than on a football field.

Belle couldn’t help but watch him out there playing with her brothers and brother-in-law. It was surreal to see him there and know he was hers in some sense. The night before they’d talked until all hours, laughing and making love.

She’d been halfway in love with him most of her life and every moment they spent together pushed her deeper and deeper with him. At the same time, she’d worked damned hard to achieve all she had and she wasn’t about to give it all up for a man. Any man.

“Stop overthinking. I can see the gears turning in your head, Belle,” Chelsea chided. “He digs you. You’ve lusted after him since middle school. Just enjoy it and don’t analyze it to death. It’s not a freaking thesis project, it’s a relationship. You can’t diagram love.”

Belle huffed out a breath. “I am so sick of people dissing the way I am. Do I make fun of your artistic lifestyle? Do I talk about how financially risky your life is? Have I ever done anything but support you, Chelsea? What right do you have to sneer at the way I organize my thoughts?” She stood up and tossed the blanket on the chair she vacated. “I’m going in.”

“Belle! Wait. I’m sorry!”

She heard her sister calling after her but stomped away, not wanting to hear it.

Once she got into the house she heard the phone ringing and grabbed it, eager for something to do before going back outside.

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