Beneath Copper Falls by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble [Coble, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsChristianPublishing
Published: 2017-07-10T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Dana assembled all the ingredients on Boone’s counter and took out her container of sea salt. Working on the light granite counters was pure pleasure, and while there weren’t many of the white shaker cabinets, they were well organized and held everything she needed for preparing fish tacos.

Boone stood by the red Blendtec blender. “What do you want me to mix up in here?”

“Two limes and a poblano pepper. I’m going to marinate the fish in it before we grill it.” She handed him a small container of sea salt. “Use a little of this. Sea salt is healthier. I started using it when I went to work as a dispatcher. Sometimes I wouldn’t get in enough fluid and would get dehydrated. Sea salt keeps my electrolytes in better shape.”

Boone turned back to his task of peeling the limes and cutting up the pepper. She should get to work on the rest of the food, but watching him was way more fun.

He wrinkled his nose, then pulled the blender jar from its stand to add the ingredients. “I think it would be easier to go to the café.”

She grabbed an apron from a drawer, then came up behind him and whipped it around his waist. “But I wouldn’t get to see you in an apron.” The consternation on his face as he turned around brought laughter bubbling to her lips. He started to untie it, and she grabbed his arm. “Don’t you dare. There’s nothing more appealing than a man in an apron.”

His hazel eyes lit in a smile, and his hands dropped back to his sides. “In that case . . .”

The laughter died on her lips as she stood near enough to him to catch the scent of his aftershave. The attraction swirled between them like an approaching storm. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and he took a tiny step closer. The breath caught in her throat as she held her ground. His pupils dilated as he stared down at her.

Somehow she knew she’d have to be the one to make the first move. He had that weird idea that his scars made him unattractive. She sidled closer by half a step and brought up her right hand to touch his chest. Standing on her tiptoes, she reached up to brush her lips across his firm mouth.

His arm came around her, and he pulled her closer to deepen the kiss. A maelstrom of emotions rose in her chest as something in her recognized and responded to his deep need for affection and approval.

He started to withdraw when her hand caressed the scar on his right cheek, but she tightened her grip on him. He wrapped both arms around her like a drowning man grasping at a life preserver. All thought left her head as she welcomed the emotion bubbling in her chest.

What am I doing?

She dragged her mouth away and stepped back on trembling knees. “I told you there was nothing more appealing than a man in an apron.

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