Winnie West Has an Agenda: An Enemies-to-Lovers Forced Proximity Historical Romance (The Seattle Suffrage Society Book 1) by Kat Sterling

Author:Kat Sterling [Sterling, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Mack finished scrubbing out the bucket and took a moment to appreciate the cold sea water and sand between his toes. He hadn’t expected to fall back into old habits so easily, especially since he hadn’t left the city much in the last few years. Seattle was growing so fast that there was always a new distraction, which was much preferable to visiting old haunts with painful memories of his father. But here he was, dredging up wilderness abilities as if they had never left.

He turned to find Winnie reclining against a tangle of driftwood, chewing idly on her fingernail while she contemplated the notebook in her lap. His blood stirred at the pretty picture—a fantasy he hadn’t known he had—and he was tempted to cover the short distance and suck her finger into his mouth. He shook his head ruefully.

After last night’s debacle, he needed to show more restraint. Winnie had revealed enough about her late husband to know her marriage hadn’t been very pleasant. It galled him to be compared to a past disappointment, and he was already thinking of ways he could distance himself from that image.

Starting with the surprise he’d brought from Seattle.

He sauntered to her side. “Want some dessert?”

“Ha, don’t I wish.”

“Seriously. Look what’s under my coat.”

Tossing him a curious look, she flipped his coat over and gasped when she found a rumpled, but intact blue box. “You went to Henri’s Patisserie?”

“Do you know it?” He kept his voice as nonchalant as possible, as if he hadn’t followed her to the pastry shop that day after the fire. He’d just wanted to make sure she got home safely, but witnessing her love of macarons had made the trip worth double.

“I recently discovered it. The macarons are to die for, but I’m sure whatever you brought will be equally delicious.”

“Open it and see.” He grinned as she made quick work of the yellow ribbon, flinging it to the ground.

“Sweet merciful heavens,” she breathed, removing a pale pink macaron. “I could kiss you.”

“If you insist.”

She threw him a shrewd look. “I was talking to the macaron.”

He tossed his head back and laughed. “Sadly, I believe you.”

She popped the macaron in her mouth. Her eyes fluttered shut, and she let out a breathy moan.

His stomach muscles clenched, and his fingers itched to pull her into his lap. “You’re so damned beautiful.”

Her eyes flew open, and she brushed crumbs from her lips in a self-conscious gesture. “Surely not.”

“Definitely. I could watch you eat macarons all day.” He reached over and pressed his thumb into a stubborn flake clinging to her chin before raising it to his own mouth. “Why does that make you blush?”

She fiddled with the ribbon. “I shouldn’t draw attention to how I eat. It’s unladylike and only makes others notice I could do with fewer macarons.”

“Nonsense. You’re perfect exactly as you are.”

When she gave him a doubtful look and a self-conscious shrug, he was floored. How was it possible a woman like Winnie could doubt her own attractiveness? Yes, she was heavier than was fashionable.

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