Wish Upon a Wedding by LuAnn McLane

Author:LuAnn McLane
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-03-11T16:06:26+00:00

13

We’ve Only Just Begun

Carrie Ann looked down at the silver key in the palm of her hand and swallowed hard. She’d been standing there on the front porch of Easton’s cabin for about five minutes but had felt odd about letting herself inside. Maybe she’d just stand there until Easton arrived and pretend she just got there? Then again, the breeze up on the ridge was getting stiffer and she sure could use a glass of wine. But did she help herself and open a bottle or wait for Easton? Did she start puttering around in his state-of-the-art kitchen and try to learn how to use some of his newfangled gadgets?

What if she broke something?

Carrie Ann stared at the key, wondering if accepting his gesture was such a good idea after all. Were they moving too fast? After squeezing her fingers over the cold metal, she closed her eyes. This was stupid. By all rights, she should be over the moon that Easton had offered her the key with an open invitation to come and go. And having a selection of clothing and toiletries at his cabin would be so much less stressful than lugging her things over here each time she came for a visit. Getting dressed in the same outfit the following morning had a slight walk-of-shame feel to it.

But then would Easton soon go a step further and ask her to move in with him? Okay, she adored the cabin and wanted them to spend more time together during the week. But her house up in town was the only home she’d ever lived in. She could walk to A Cut Above, Grammar’s Bakery, Wine and Diner, the park, or anywhere else she wanted to go. She just couldn’t see herself ever moving, or heaven forbid, selling her home to someone else. That house held memories of her father. She could never let it go.

Could she?

Carrie Ann’s heart thumped around in her chest at the thought. But then again, what would it be like to wake up every morning in Easton’s strong arms? Drink coffee out on the back deck? Sleep in on the weekends or stay up late making love? Hot damn, the man knew his way around a woman’s body . . . her body. And who knew that she could be so uninhibited after so many years of being celibate? And at her age? In truth, she never knew a man’s touch could feel so good.

The very thought of making love to Easton made Carrie Ann feel warm despite the cool breeze blowing her carefully arranged hair across her face. She really needed to go inside and put the potatoes in the oven and the salad in the fridge. And she needed to pee.

And yet she stood there wondering if she had the nerve to go to her car and get the extra clothes and makeup she’d brought to leave in the closet and bathroom.

What if Easton someday asked her to . . .

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