Whisper Falls by Toni Blake

Author:Toni Blake
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

. . . he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes . . .

Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Eleven

By the time Tessa arrived at Under the Covers the next day, she was physically exhausted—she’d ended up staying at Lucky’s place last night, and of course, there had been more orgasms. So she was tired—but utterly exhilarated, too. She even stopped at the bakery to pick up snacks for the bookstore today.

“I come bearing muffins,” she announced as she stepped through the door, the bell overhead heralding her arrival. Amy and Rachel were already drinking coffee in the easy chairs.

“Yum,” Amy said, plucking a blueberry one from the box Tessa opened and held down to her. “What’s the occasion?”

“No occasion,” she said merrily. “Just felt like some muffins.”

Rachel, however, being a little more astute—or was that suspicious?—flashed a look that said she knew something was up. “Amy told me you were working today, so I wanted to see how things are with Lucky.” She helped herself to a banana nut muffin as she spoke.

Tessa took a seat in an overstuffed chair, the muffin box balanced in her lap, but before she could form a reply, Amy leaned forward, eyes widened in horror. “Rachel told me about the other night! You and Lucky Romo? And I can’t believe you two went to that biker bar. Are you crazy?”

Tessa just sighed, calmly said, “No, I am not crazy, thank you very much,” and then turned to Rachel. “Are things okay between you and Mike?” Even as busy as she’d been with Lucky and orgasms, she’d remained worried about the fight she’d caused.

Pinching off a bite of her muffin, Rachel nodded. “I couldn’t believe it, but he really did let it go.”

“Well, thank God. Hopefully he realized it was my fault. So—is he mad at me?”

Rachel popped the bit of banana muffin into her mouth. “No. He questions your judgment a little, but . . .”

“Frankly, I question his judgment, too,” Tessa snipped, still put out by the way Mike had reacted to seeing his brother.

“I know,” Rachel said, her voice thick with concern. “I told him Lucky seemed like an okay guy, but for him, it’s about more than that. It’s about trying to get over the past. And I’m just not sure he’s willing to.” She concluded with a sigh.

And they all stayed quiet and somber for a moment, until Rachel spoke up again. “You haven’t answered me, though. How are things with Lucky?”

“Well, I’m still working on his house—I have a few more days to go in the kitchen, and I need to get a few photos blown up and framed. But he seems pleased with how it’s turning out, and so am I.”

Rachel just offered up a dry look, now ignoring the muffin in her hand. “That’s not what I meant.”

“Okay,” Tessa relented, not really wanting to hold back any longer anyway. “I lied—the muffins are for an occasion. They’re for I-Have-a-Sex-Life-Again Day. And it’s well worth celebrating, girls.”

Amy let out a short gasp as Rachel’s eyebrows shot up.

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