A Wife in Time by Cathie Linz

Author:Cathie Linz
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781459286887
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

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Susannah wasn’t able to maintain her half-block advantage over Kane for very long, but it had given her a much-needed break from his company. The problem was that she’d unintentionally lowered her defenses with him, allowed herself to like certain things about him. She’d even opened up and told him about her heart condition, for crying out loud. She rarely told anyone about that. And he’d responded with an apology—a rare occurrence for him, she was sure.

When Kane took hold of her arm, she glanced over her shoulder to give him a frosty look. Then her glance went past him and took in the words written on the storefront they were standing in front of.

His words went right over her head. Until he angrily said, “Are you listening to me?”

“No,” she readily admitted. “Give me half your money.”

He blinked at her. “Wha-at?”

“You heard me. I’m going to go get a soda.”

“There’s no way a soda can cost that much money.”

“I don’t like being dependent on anyone else for money. Half of that cash is mine!”

“That’s not how they feel about things these days,” Kane countered. “I’ll buy you a soda.”

“No way. I’ll buy it for myself,” she said stubbornly, the look in her brown eyes daring him to contradict her.

“Fine. Here.” He pulled out several coins and bills and handed them to her. It wasn’t half of what he had by any means, but it was enough to keep her quiet. Or so he hoped.

Susannah took the money and stashed it in her purse before regally pivoting on her heel, rather pleased she’d managed the maneuver without tripping. She was also pleased she’d stood her ground, not letting Kane walk all over her.

As she strolled into the store, she couldn’t begin to identify all the intriguing aromas inside, although eucalyptus and turpentine came to mind. So did citrus.

The shelves behind the counter were filled with every kind of glass bottle imaginable, the old-fashioned kind with cork stoppers. On the walls were metal signs—a diamond-shaped one said Celery Cures Constipation while a rectangular one heralded Laxative Bromo Quinine for Colds while another praised Henderson’s Digestive Tablets. A glass case was filled with more curatives, bottles and tins than you could shake a stick at.

When Susannah saw the man in the white coat, she wondered if he’d come to take her away. It was a little much to take in all at once. This looked nothing like her idea of a drugstore. But nothing was going to distract her from getting what she’d come in for. On a hot day, there was nothing she liked better than a huge lemon soda. Of course, she was used to ordering hers at Bo’s Dog Stand on Forty-second Street, but this would do just fine.

“I’d like a lemon soda, please,” Susannah said, licking her lips in anticipation.

Beneath the soda-fountain spigot was a sign that said Phoenix, For Your Nerves. Susannah could definitely use something for her nerves, because Kane was certainly getting on hers.

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