Will Work For Love by Amie Denman

Author:Amie Denman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, beach, christmas, contemporary, amie denman, barefoot books
Publisher: Turquoise Morning Press

Chapter Twelve

She didn’t get the chance to serve him breakfast in bed. The sunlight slanting across her face was the first thing Whitney noticed the next morning. The empty bed next to her was the next thing. Chris was gone, and her room felt very large and hollow. She got up and went over to her window overlooking the construction zone. She was afraid he was gone like some fantastic figment of her imagination. She took a deep breath.

But there he was. Already on a ladder with his massive arms stretched over his head.

Whitney watched Chris effortlessly climb up and down the ladder, carrying boards on his shoulder, reaching for the loop on his belt that cradled his hammer, fishing nails out of a pocket. She couldn’t help but wonder, again, what was in it for him? Why was he so interested in helping? She didn’t doubt that he was attracted to her, they both felt the electric sizzle from the first moment they’d met in the airport. And he was apparently alone for the holidays. Still, it was hard to imagine anyone would sign on voluntarily for the amount of work she needed. How did he manage to make it look like he really wanted to do this and was even enjoying it?

Watching him confidently attack the project like a one-man construction company bolstered her spirits. Calling the East family with the wedding progress was something she couldn’t even consider yesterday, but now she really believed she could muster up the sound of optimism and reassurance in her voice Taylor’s parents needed to hear. Not that she was going to explain that her sexy island fling who just happened to be fantastic at building was picking up the slack from that damned Blue Isle Construction Company who had taken the insurance money and done nothing. Not exactly nothing, she reasoned. They came to meet her, dumped off a huge pile of supplies and equipment, and promptly closed for two weeks.

Her work may be getting done and the wedding may turn out to be fantastic, but no way in hell was she letting Blue Isle off the hook. When the wedding was over, she would talk to Taylor’s parents and they would have their lawyers take that miserable island construction company apart piece by fraudulent piece.

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Chris felt like singing this morning. Not that it covered up the sound of his growling stomach, but it still felt right. Spending time with Whitney was the most fun he’d had on this island since he settled in after the first few indulgent months. Island flings with beautiful tourists had appealed to him for a while, but he quickly realized the limitations of that lifestyle.

He had sworn off picking up tourists for the last few years. Somehow, that all changed when he saw Whitney at the airport. The instant undeniable attraction had not worn off a single bit, even after spending hours and hours with her and having explored every inch of her body with his own.

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