What If by Kelly Collins

Author:Kelly Collins [Collins, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

John

After their meal, John thought they could take a drive. Their lunch ended on a tense note with talk of her circumstances. Even though Lucy joked and laughed it off, she didn’t have an easy life and the Blackwoods had come to town to make it more difficult.

He knew that romance was easy when he didn’t have to face reality, but soon they would leave Idaho Springs and Blackwood Corporation would evict Lucy from her home and office.

His mission when he invited her to Idaho Springs had not been to seduce her, although that was an added benefit. No, he’d brought her here hoping he could find her a quaint little house that she would love.

On their ride, they could sightsee, just the two of them. No Deena. No Cal. If she saw something she liked, he would make it happen for her.

They sat on a bench outside the restaurant. Her shoulders were stiff and her smile was gone. The soft mountain air brushed by them, bringing with it the scent of pine.

“Would you like to go for a drive?” he asked softly. “Or if you need some space, you can go enjoy that extra room. I won’t crowd you.”

“You can feel it too, can’t you?”

John looked at her. He could stare at her face for hours and never tire of the view. It felt like he was seventeen again and in high school, the private all-boys high school. It made him think. All that time Lucy had lived in the same small town and their paths had never crossed.

“What do you feel?”

“Tense—claustrophobic, like I’m trapped.”

He stroked her face as if to wipe away that tension. If only everything was that easy.

“It’s a lot to take in at once,” John agreed. “Why don’t we go for a drive in the Roadster? Maybe check out houses or something?”

When her lips lifted into a tentative smile, he was relieved. All he wanted was for her to be happy.

“That sounds fun,” she said. “Relaxing as well. It’s been go, go, go since we got here.”

John grabbed her and kissed her. “Are you saying that Idaho Springs is too big city for you?”

“Hey, Hollywood,” she smirked. “You might be all up on hustle and bustle, but some of us live a quiet routine on purpose.”

“Hollywood,” he protested. “Still? Come on.”

She hugged him. “You’re a cute Hollywood, if that makes any difference. So, you want to go?”

“Yes, it makes a difference, and yes, let’s go,” he said. “I thought I’d show you some neat areas. Like you said, this place is a lot like Blackwood.”

“John,” she asked with an unusual formality that kind of made him nervous. He worried he’d said something he shouldn’t in mentioning the town.

“Yes, Lucy?” He was unable to keep from smiling at her.

“Can I drive your car?”

Her question completely knocked him off guard. It was the last thing he expected her to ask. He felt like a jerk for hesitating.

“Baby, didn’t you have a margarita?”

“Not any margarita. I had a devil margarita, which makes driving your sports car feel more sinful,” she replied.

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