Tool Belt Defender by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Antonio’s Italian Restaurant was the closest thing to fine dining in the small town of Black Rock and it was where Alex took Brittany on Friday night for dinner.

As the hostess led them to a small round table in the back of the dimly lit establishment, Alex couldn’t keep his eyes off Brittany.

She wore a little black dress that hugged every curve and skimmed the tops of her thighs. Strappy black high heels accented the shapeliness of her long legs. Her hair was pulled up in a ponytail, exposing the long, slender column of her neck and allowing gold-and-black earrings to dangle freely.

He still wasn’t sure what he believed about her and her phantom stalker. There had been no more drama for the past couple of days. The deck was officially finished except for a few finishing touches and tonight after dinner they’d confront Luke Mathis to see just how sick his sense of humor was.

But right now Alex didn’t want to think about what came before or what would come after this moment. Brittany was stunning and at least for the length of the meal she belonged to him alone.

He knew he shouldn’t think of her that way, but since the afternoon of their lovemaking he’d had trouble thinking of her any other way. There was a part of him that recognized that heartache might be ahead, but he wasn’t sure he was completely capable of guarding his heart where she was concerned.

As they made their way to the table he was aware of the other diners watching Brittany and he could tell she was aware of them by the rigid straightness of her back.

She only relaxed when she slid into her seat, which faced away from the rest of the diners. “Feel like you just walked the plank?” he asked teasingly.

“Actually, it wasn’t as bad as I expected,” she replied, although she reached for her glass of water as if her throat had gone too dry.

“I keep telling you the more people see you out and around the less interesting you’ll be.”

She grinned. “That kind of makes it sound like the more of me you get, the more bored you are.”

He laughed. “You know I didn’t mean it that way,” he protested.

“I know.” She picked up the oversize menu. “I’m starving.”

“Good, I like a woman with an appetite.”

“I’m definitely not one of those women who peck on rabbit food and call it dinner. In fact, I happen to know that the lasagna here is fabulous.”

“That’s good to know since this is my first time here,” he replied.

“You really should bring Emily here some night. They make car-shaped pasta for the boys and little purse-shaped pasta for the girls.”

“That sounds fun. Maybe the three of us could come back some evening.”

She lowered the menu and looked at him seriously. “What are we doing, Alex?”

He shrugged. “We’re having dinner before we go to Harley’s so you can talk to Luke,” he replied, deliberately being obtuse.

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