Convincing Cara by Melanie Shawn

Author:Melanie Shawn
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Western, Fiction
Publisher: Red Hot Reads Publishing
Published: 2016-05-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Cara

“When your sun is shining that bright, keepin’ folks in the dark is harder than puttin’ socks on a rooster.”

~ Dolly Briggs

“I’M SO HAPPY that you’re feeling better,” I enthused as Destiny spread out sample paint colors on the large butcher block island while we waited for our third angel, who was thirty minutes late.

“So am I. The past few weeks have been brutal.” She touched the tiny bump on her belly as her lips split open in a huge grin. “But totally worth it.” She rubbed her hand in a small circle around her stomach before glancing around her newly installed commercial kitchen.

“It’s crazy how much your life has changed.”

For years, all Destiny had talked about was opening up her own bakery, and now, that dream had become a reality. She’d always wanted a big family, and she was pregnant. She’d had a crush on JJ Briggs since she was four, and he was her husband.

Everything had fallen into place for Destiny, and I was elated for my best friend. Plus, it gave me hope that maybe—just maybe—the same thing could happen for me. Last night had been like a dream, one I kept replaying in my head. Every touch, every look, every word Trace and I had shared was on constant repeat.

I still wasn’t sure what had really happened or what I should do about it. The entire exchange had been like a roller coaster of emotion. First, just being on the ride had been terrifying. Then it had done a corkscrew into arousal, which had led to a loop-di-loop of embarrassment, only to shoot back up to arousal, flip upside down into embarrassment, and end with free fall of arousal.

I was dizzy from thinking about it.

The whole thing was kind of a blur, from spitting my wine on Trace’s bare chest, to his arms surrounding me as he pinned me against the sink, to finding out I’d said way too much when I was drunk, to him offering to devirginize me… At least I think that’s what he did.

I wasn’t exactly clear on that point. But I could still feel the trail of his touch along my face and down my neck. I could still feel the imprint of his lips on my forehead, and I could still hear him telling me to show up at his office, in my lucky panties, at six o’clock tonight.

Which was four hours, six minutes, and, oh, about thirty seconds away.

“Sorry! I was studying and lost track of time!” Harmony announced as she stepped through the back door of the bakery and slid onto the stool beside me, doing a double take. “Well, well, well! Looks like things with Mr. Lawyerman went better than I expected.”

“What?” My brow furrowed as I tilted my head. Why would she possibly think that my date with Derek last night had gone well?

“Sorry.” She raised her hands in the air in mock-surrender. “Nothing against him. It was just… I guess, from your description, I didn’t think things were going to go well.

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