Unexpected Vows by Kathryn Kaleigh

Author:Kathryn Kaleigh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathryn Kaleigh

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HARRISON

I pulled up to Emma’s condo. Parked in front of her closed garage.

She could be home. Or not.

I stepped out of my car and the early morning breeze brushed my skin. Perfect weather.

Unfortunately, it wouldn’t last long before the wrath of the Texas heat would come down on us. And that heat would last far into the months when the rest of the country was experiencing the coolness of fall.

Someone down the street was mowing the grass. The clean fresh scent of freshly mown grass reminded me of my youth when I had my own lawn mowing business. Two days a week mowing neighborhood lawns had given me enough money to cover my video game addiction.

I went up to the front door of Emma’s new condo. It was part of a new construction complex.

Modern, clean lines that suited Emma.

Was it wrong to ask her to leave here to go and live with me? Just because my place was bigger? Because I’d been here longer?

Holding my breath, I knocked on the door.

As I’d halfway expected, there was no answer. Her leaving without a word was a sure sign that she didn’t want to be bothered.

I knocked again. Louder.

I wasn’t going to let her off this easy.

She’d gone through with the wedding, so I was all but certain she didn’t want to be deported.

And I was one hundred percent certain she didn’t want to go to prison.

I’d gone too far last night. I could admit that. But she was so irresistible.

And she’d been more than willing.

But I was a gentleman and a gentleman was patient.

I’d promised her a marriage of convenience. No strings.

So that was what I was going to give her.

One more time and I was going to leave. Let her come to me.

I held up a hand to knock a third time.

The door opened and Emma stood there looking at me.

“Hi,” I said.

“Hi.”

“You missed breakfast.” I handed her a bag. A familiar bag that she immediately recognized.

Her face brightened.

I’d gone with my gut and brought her an egg and cheese biscuit from the food truck. Her favorite.

“And…” I pulled a coffee from behind my back. “Your latte.”

She took the cup and the bag.

“Come in,” she said, backing up to give me room to step inside.

I’d been inside before, but I looked at it from a different viewpoint now.

The large designer suitcase and a smaller matching one standing near the door gave me hope.

Her place was uncluttered. New. Even the furniture was new.

Clean.

It was obvious she was a professional woman who was rarely home.

Again, I was plagued by guilt about pulling her away from here.

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