Dare She Date the Dreamy Doc? by Sarah Morgan

Author:Sarah Morgan [Sarah Morgan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-02-15T06:00:00+00:00

‘Life doesn’t always come as neatly wrapped as you seem to think.’

‘It takes work to wrap something neatly.’ She stood on tiptoe and kissed his cheek. ‘You’ve been here for two years. It’s enough. Don’t let the past mess up the future, Ryan.’

‘Is that what I’m doing?’

‘I don’t know. Are you?’

Ryan thought about the kiss on the beach and the way he felt about Jenna. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I’m not.’

He knew Jenna was nothing like Connie. And maybe that was one of the reasons he was so attracted to her.

‘Is my wife sorting out your love-life?’ Logan strolled over to them, Charlie on his shoulders.

‘Who? Me?’ Her expression innocent, Evanna picked up a bowl of green salad. ‘Can you put this on the table, please? Next to the tomato salsa. I’m going to meet Jenna and make her feel welcome. She looks nervous. I’m sure she feels a bit daunted by the crowd.’

Ryan was willing to bet that her nerves had nothing to do with the crowd and everything to do with the kiss they’d shared. He’d flustered her.

He gave a faint smile. And he was looking forward to flustering her again.

‘What does tomato salsa look like?’ Logan’s expression was comical as he steadied Charlie with one hand and took the salad from Evanna with the other. ‘Is that the mushy red stuff?’ Leaning forward, he kissed her swiftly on the mouth and Evanna sighed and kissed him back.

Watching them together, seeing the soft looks and the way they touched, Ryan felt a stab of something sharp stab his gut and recognised it as envy.

Even in the early days, his relationship with Connie had never been like that. They’d never achieved that level of closeness. They’d been a disaster waiting to happen. If he hadn’t been so absorbed by his career maybe he would have picked up on the signs. Or maybe not. Connie had played her part well.

Lifting the bottle to his lips again, he watched as Evanna sprinted across the sand to meet Jenna—watched as she gave her a spontaneous hug and gestured with her hands, clearly telling her some anecdote. He had no idea what she was saying, but it had Jenna laughing, and her laugh was so honest and genuine that Ryan felt every muscle in his body tighten. He doubted Jenna had ever manipulated a man in her life. She wouldn’t know how—and anyway, such behaviour would go against her moral code.

As they approached he could hear Evanna admiring Jenna’s skirt, the conversation light and distinctly female in tone and content. Jenna responded in kind, handing over a bowl of rosy-red strawberries and chatting with the group gathered around the food table as if she’d been born and raised on the island.

It took less than a few seconds for him to realise that she was looking at everyone but him. Talking to everyone but him.

Aware of Evanna’s puzzled expression, Ryan sighed. If he didn’t do something, the situation would be taken out of his hands.

He

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