Along Came Love by Tracey Livesay

Author:Tracey Livesay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

THE SMALL COASTAL Northern California town of Barton Park was an idyllic place to grow up and Mike usually enjoyed his trips back to visit his family.

But this time there’d be no early morning family surfing trips to the beach, no drive to the state park to hike the waterfall paths with Morgan, no stroll to the local winery to watch his mom taste the seasonal flights.

He’d be showing up for his father’s celebration . . . with Indi in tow.

Oh, she’d argue he could leave her behind and she’d proven she could take care of herself in the unfamiliar city, as long as she refrained from breaking and entering into anyone else’s home. But he’d be away for three days. What if Indi was gone when he got back? And while he knew she understood the consequences of leaving the jurisdiction while still on bail, her impetuousness could override her judiciousness, her recent brush with the criminal justice system his chief case in point.

But that picture . . .

Maybe he should head to Barton Point without her. Despite what he’d told Sully and his mother, the picture was exactly what it looked like. He’d stupidly believed he could relegate Indi and their weekend together to an inconsequential footnote in his life. Yet that picture—­taken by an objective third party—­proved that neither of them was as impervious to the other as they’d professed.

Which complicated his life in fiendish ways.

He would raise his child, either with Indi’s consent or the court’s involvement, but if Skylar had seen that picture—­and it was time to face the facts: she had—­would knowing the depth of the attraction between him and the baby’s mother affect her reaction to Nugget and her decision to marry him? And what chance did the deal with TTL have without Skylar by his side?

Shrugging his shoulders to try to alleviate the sudden tightness that had taken hold like a trespassing squatter, he entered his condo . . . and was immediately welcomed by the tantalizing smell of home-­cooked food.

Indi.

A quick scan of the kitchen and living area failed to yield the woman who’d invaded his life, his home, and his thoughts. A pop of color materialized in his peripheral vision. Indi stood on the balcony that spanned the back of his condo, wearing bright blue leggings and a hot pink tank top with straps that crisscrossed her upper back. She’d pulled her braids into a ponytail on the crown of her head.

His heartbeat shifting into high gear, he sat his phone and keys on the counter and watched as Indi settled on her belly and then, in a fluid, lithe gesture, rose up until it looked like she was doing a push-­up. In between one breath and the next, she lifted her hips and bent her body to an inverted V. Several seconds later, she lifted one foot in the air. Gracefully, she brought the leg down and surged forward into a low lunge between her hands. Stretching that leg back, she lowered her body into the push-­up position and the entire routine began again.

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