Daring Lance by Lisa Lanay

Author:Lisa Lanay [Lanay, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

“Lance, where are we going?”

Lance shot a quick glance at Willow before he returned his gaze to the road in front of them, but not before he was able to admire the smooth column of her neck, the spot beneath her ear that he knew was sensitive, having run his lips across the area many times over the last three weeks. Her hair, sleek and shiny as always, was pulled back from her face, held by a rubber band at her nape. If she had adorned her face with more than a touch of mascara, it wasn’t obvious. He had told her numerous times that he was serious about her, which she always laughed off, despite his sincerity. She was determined to keep their relationship “casual,” the word she used to describe it, and he preferred to keep it anything but that. He had known when he had kissed her on the dance floor at his brother’s wedding reception that Willow was different, that the course of his life had been altered forever the moment their lips had touched, and he had been right. He thought Willow might believe the same, but for reasons that hung like dark clouds over them, she refused to admit it. Lance had his work cut out for him, and with the days on the calendar slipping steadily toward his departure to Costa Rica, he became increasingly focused on demonstrating to Willow that where they lived didn’t matter. They were meant to be together, and his heart had convinced him that together was forever.

Lance exchanged the sigh he wanted to release with a brief chuckle. “It’s a surprise.”

“A surprise? Like in good surprise?”

He laughed in response to the suspicion he heard in her voice. “I think so, and I hope you think so, too.”

“Hmm,” she murmured. “Not that I don’t trust you Lance, but I don’t.”

Lance pulled the car to a stop at a red light. He took the few seconds to look at Willow, whose brows were narrowed over her nose, her gaze questioning. “I promise you, it’s a good surprise. We will be there in a few minutes.”

Exactly four minutes later, Lance pulled his truck into a parking space. He watched as Willow undid her seat belt, her eagerness to exit the car obvious. “Lance, the animal shelter? You’re adopting a dog? I can’t believe it.”

He chuckled. “You can’t? I thought you missed Harold and Cooper like I do. My morning runs haven’t been the same since Luke picked up the dynamic duo and took them home. And since you refuse to go running with me, I need to find another companion.”

Lance locked the car and then clasped Willow’s hand with his. He had the insatiable need to touch her, to keep her close to him, and if she minded, she kept it to herself. “What about Costa Rica? What will you do with a dog when you leave?”

He swore he heard a sadness in her voice but thought it might only be his wishful thinking.

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