Vanishing Act by A. M. Madden

Author:A. M. Madden [Madden, A. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2017-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

Landon

Everything about this day and this night was normal, provided that normal meant two people were getting to know each other and falling in love in the process. What made our situation abnormal were the mistruths I was forced to feed her day after day, question after question. I needed to tell her. The more invested we became in each other, the harder it would be to walk away.

That was the problem. I was now fully invested in us, in her. What if she didn’t want a life in the public eye? The possibility that my celebrity could push her away was what caused the truth to clog in my throat each time I tried to tell her.

Spike’s interference forced me to lead her back to the table to finish our dessert. She and I sat facing each other, feeding each other chocolate-covered strawberries in between spurts of conversation.

“Can I ask you something?” she asked, her eyes focused on our entwined fingers instead of on my face.

“Of course.”

Her golden-brown eyes lifted to mine, a pause passed before she asked, “Did you tell your mom about me?”

Of all the things she could have asked, I never expected that. Caught off guard, my fumble supplied the answer she waited for.

“No…but only because I haven’t spoken to her since before our first official date. The reason she called tonight has to do with her grieving process. Since Logan died, it’s become an obsessive ritual for her. If she sees something that reminds her of me, or if she dreams of me, or even if someone mentions me by name, Mom feels she needs to be sure I’m safe.”

Her concerned frown altered to one of remorse. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to pry. I was just curious.”

“You’re not prying,” I whispered, lifting our hands to place a soft kiss on hers.

A slow smile spread over her lips until a dimple appeared centered on each cheek. Her gaze bounced between my face and the plate of strawberries. She picked one up and offered it. “One more?”

I was stuffed, but how could I refuse such deliciousness being fed to me by such gorgeousness. Opening my mouth for her, without warning she shifted just enough to paint my top and bottom lips with the now softened, melted chocolate. The more I gawked, the more she ran the fruit over my face until I felt a gooey mess sticking to my skin.

“Really?”

“What? I’m simply giving you a taste,” she said all wide-eyed and innocent.

I loved how she could turn on a dime and switch gears at a moment’s notice, going from contemplative to mischievous in the blink of an eye.

“You’re gonna pay for that.”

By sliding her hand out of my grip, her eyes cutting toward the door, she completely gave herself away. I allowed her three steps before I caught her around her waist, turning her around to happily spread the joy all over her face. I held nothing back, smearing my chocolate-coated lips over hers, down her

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