Better Than A Box of Chocolates: An Eternity Springs Valentine's Novella (Celebrate Eternity Springs) by Emily March
Author:Emily March [March, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942002598
Publisher: Emily March Books
Published: 2023-01-11T18:30:00+00:00
CHAPTER 9
This Valentineâs Day didnât suck.
Ali bubbled like the champagne she sipped upon finishing the photoshoot at the thank-you lunch and celebration at Angelâs Rest that Sean had arranged. They had a table in a private parlor upstairs in Cavanaugh House with a glorious view of Hummingbird Lake and the kaleidoscope of hot air balloons that remained for the afternoon festivities.
She couldnât wait to get home to see the sessionâs photographs on her monitor. She didnât doubt theyâd be spectacular. The shoot today had been nothing short of magical. So much love swirled inside the Beloved Chamber that she easily imagined the stalactite pumped it through invisible arteries and veins encircling the cavern. Even as she enjoyed sharing Jessica and Seanâs joy, she couldnât help but feel a little envious.
But her eyes had been opened, too. Sheâd never had a bring-a-stalactite-to-life sort of love, not even with the man to whom sheâd planned to pledge her heart for life.
âSo,â Jessica said, waggling her brows at Ali. âIn your text message, you said you actually met Luscious Lorenzo? Tell me everything!â
âWell, he flirted with me.â
âEeek!â
Sean smirked and rolled his eyes.
âHe danced with me and sang to me.â
âOkay, thatâs a new side of Lorenzo from any Iâve seen.â Sean set down his champagne glass and leaned forward. âLetâs hear the details.â
She gave them a synopsized and censored version of events. Had she been lunching alone with Jessica, she would have mentioned the naked part of the story, but this wasnât the time or place to describe Maxâs naked parts. Jessica might swoon, and no sense making Sean feel inferior.
âWhat?â Jessica asked. She knew Ali well. âInside joke?â
âIâm laughing at myself.â Then, casually, she added, âMax is going to join me for my horror movie marathon tonight. Well, actually, Iâm going to join him. Heâs taking me to his house. He has a theater room. Weâre going to have pizza and popcorn.â
âOn Valentineâs Day?â Jessica covered her mouth with her hand. âHeâs talked you into breaking your vow? Oh, my little baby Cupid. I need to meet Max Romano.â
âItâs not a date,â Ali was quick to explain. âWeâre just hanging out.â
Her best friend speared her with a look and shook a dessert fork her way. âUh-huh. And did you or did you not tell us that he kissed you in the Beloved Chamber?â
âWellâ¦yes.â
âAnd it was the hottest kiss youâve ever had?â
âWellâ¦yesâ¦butâ¦.â
âAnd heâs picking you up and taking you out for a meal and a movie on Valentineâs Day.â
âYouâre making it sound bad. Valentineâs Day has nothing to do with it.â
âNo, Ali. Iâm making it sound good! It sounds terrific. Whether you like it or not, today is February fourteenth, and you have a date. Therefore, it sounds to me like youâre finally moving past the scum whose name I shall not use but whose favorite golf clubs are now recycled cans holding horrible lite beer. Sean, sweetheart, top off our glasses, would you please? I want to make a toast.â
Once the flutes were filled, Aliâs best friend lifted her glass and said, âTo new beginnings.
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