Courageous Demands: An Enemies-to-Lovers Second Chance Romance (Flirt's Battalion) by Ginny Sterling

Author:Ginny Sterling [Sterling, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-23T18:30:00+00:00

It’s hot out, and I’m a whiny twerp.

Dialing his phone, she heard him pick up on the second ring.

“Tell me you are showing up with a cold Coke?” he blurted out instead of saying ‘Hello’ – causing her to laugh again.

“This was your idea, remember?”

“I didn’t say it was a bright idea.”

“How about a cold Coke – and a burger.”

“Now you are talkin’…” he chuckled. “Did you get some pretty flowers?”

“You really didn’t have to…”

“Mannn,” he drawled, interrupting her. “Do not even finish that sentence, okay, Willow? I’m out here in the heat, the flower bed is all dug up, and I’ve been a pretty awful boyfriend in the past – so yeah. I really did need to do this.”

“Alec?”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t beat yourself up,” she said gently. “You made up for the flowers in other ways…”

“I am pretty hot, aren’t I?” he teased, making her laugh again. He could be so charming, and she adored the way he could draw anyone out of their shell by just being himself.

“You mentioned it was warm outside – yes.”

“Are you ready to get down and dirty with me?”

“Excuse me?”

“We’re planting everything this evening, remember? What did you think I meant? If we don’t get them in the ground today, then they might end up dying because I’ve gotta help one of the guys at work move, and then I go back to work the following day.”

“I knew you meant the flowers.”

“Uh-huh,” he said skeptically. “Sure, ya did…”

“I’m going to grab the burgers and be right there.”

“Get one for Mom too – because I assure you, she will be bossing us both around, telling us what to plant where and explaining why.”

“I will – and thank you.”

“For what?”

“For being amazing and doing this.”

Alec got really quiet for a moment and didn’t say anything – and when he did speak, she could hear something in his voice. Obviously, he was thinking of his father, the meaning behind this whole thing, and where they were at in this rekindling of something once broken between them.

“I’ll see you soon,” he said simply – and ended the call.

That abrupt change in tone was an unwitting wake-up call she needed. No, things weren’t perfect, and they certainly were not celebrating a missed anniversary like his parents. It was easy to imagine that they were in love because she still felt all those emotions, but the fear of being hurt if things fell apart again obviously would linger much longer.

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