To Say I Love You (Another Way Book 3) by Anna Martin
Author:Anna Martin [Martin, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-07T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 13
The late-afternoon sun fizzled softly into early evening, and I lit the tall citrus candles Iâd bought to keep the bugs away. They were surprisingly effective, meaning we didnât have to chase everyone inside. It wouldnât get properly dark until much later, and Iâd always liked the time of day between losing the heat and gaining the night.
I spent far too long catching up with Cara, who wasnât just a mother-in-law to me. She was an extra parent, even more important to me now that she was my one and only mother. I knew it would take a long time for me to come to terms with the loss of my mama, especially with the circumstances around her death, but Cara would help me through it. She always did.
My role for the day mostly meant making sure everyone had a drink when they wanted one, and the food kept coming, and clearing up dirty plates, and occasionally kissing Will. I wouldnât let him help with stuff and left him in intense conversation with my dad and his, talking about something or other.
I had a couple of beers, not too many, and was working on my third while standing on the deck, people-watching.
âAll this wood is rotting,â I said as Will came up behind me. My elbows were resting on the railing, but I was being cautious of putting too much weight on them. The next project for outside would have to be replacing it all.
âSo get someone in to fix it.â
âI will. I just wanted to get the rest of the painting done first.â
I switched our places so my front was pressed to his back, our hands linked together.
âOur wedding could be like this,â I said quietly into his ear, not wanting anyone to overhear us. I gestured with our joined hands to the grill, where our fathers were still deep in conversation, where my sister and his cousin were laying on loungers while kids ran in circles around them.
âIâd like that, I think.â
âIf we made it more formal, get the decorations to be more elegantâ¦.â
âNicer clothes,â he added. I laughed and moved our hands under his T-shirt, not caring who saw. âYou really want all that, Jess?â
âMm. Itâs about time, you know?â
âYouâre in a funny mood today.â
âIâm in an âI love youâ mood.â
âI know that one well.â
He turned in my arms and reversed our positions once more, so my back was to the railing and his arms braced on either side.
It didnât seem to matter that there was family all around us. I wasnât scared of this intimacy. When he leaned in and fitted his lips to mine, I smiled into the kiss and cupped his cheek in my hand, reveling in the sweetness of it all.
I really should have known better. Getting distracted by his kisses meant not paying attention to my surroundings. The rotting wooden railing creaked as Will put pressure on it leaning in to me, then cracked and splintered.
In the distance, I heard someone
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