Back to You by Roya Carmen

Author:Roya Carmen [Carmen, Roya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Amazon: B00L4ATD08
Published: 2014-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

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As she walked over to John’s, she smiled at the sight of the red house on the ocean she remembered from so long ago. She had always loved that house; with its tall peaks, windows looking over the ocean and quaint wrap-around porch. They hadn’t spent much time there as children, but she had always wanted to.

She stood on the porch, in front of John’s door, holding her bag of toiletries, and a large tote containing her pajamas and bathrobe. A little apprehensive, she couldn’t quite bring herself to knock on the door. She stood still, staring down at the daisies on her flip-flops.

She wondered if Paige would be there. On one hand, she wished it so – perhaps this situation would not be so awkward then. But on the other hand…

And what if she wasn’t? A sudden realization came to her – this would be the first time she and John would find themselves alone together – truly alone – within the confines of walls and doors. And what could that mean? She started to breathe a little faster, getting a little anxious at the thought. She considered walking back to her house – she could live one or two days without a shower – she wouldn’t die. Yes… that was wiser.

As she turned around to leave, she heard the squeak of the door opening.

“Are you coming or leaving?” John asked smiling. “I’ve been watching you. You seemed to be having quite the dilemma.”

Oh… how mortifying – he had been watching her.

“Uh… I thought I had forgotten something,” she lied. “I was debating going to get it.”

Although he didn’t say a thing, his eyes urged her to come in.

“This is my little home,” he told her as she made her way in. John’s home was quite larger than her mother’s and appeared to be completely redone inside.

“Um… is Paige here?” she asked, a little nervous.

“No… it’s just me.”

Her heart skipped a beat.

“Come in to the kitchen,” he said, seemingly completely unaffected. Did he not have the thoughts she did? It didn’t appear to be the case.

“Would you like a coffee, tea or hot chocolate?”

“No thanks,” she replied, taking in the room around her. “But I wouldn’t mind sitting here for a bit. It’s such a beautiful room,” she noted as she sat down at the round oak table. The kitchen was topped by a planked wooden cathedral ceiling with skylights offering the most wonderful view of the leafy branches hanging from the large trees overhead.

“This kitchen is amazing,” she offered, “very warm.”

“Thank you,” John said as he poured himself a hot chocolate. “I did all the renovations for my Mom a few years ago.”

“Well, you did a great job.”

“The ceiling was a real pain.”

“I think I’ve changed my mind,” she said. “Maybe I’ll have one of those after my shower,” she told him, eyeing his cup of hot chocolate.

“I’ll be glad to make you one,” he said, the crinkle of his eyes as sexy as she could tolerate.

After a beat or two, Sophie shot up quickly and grabbed her tote.

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