Delicious by Shayla Black

Author:Shayla Black [Black, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction / Romance
ISBN: 0425232425
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2010-03-02T08:00:00+00:00

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Shayla Black

Chapter Eleven

“LUC?”

He turned toward the familiar voice, swallowing back his annoyance.

Emily. She approached him on sensible pumps, looking like something out

of a Lands‟ End catalog with crisp khaki pants, a smart white blouse, and a

little red cardigan. The colors suited her pale complexion and dark hair.

She was stylishly accessorized, the look modest, understated. When she

smiled, the expression reached all the way to her hazel eyes. She really

was perfect in so many ways.

The smile he sent in return felt more like a grimace as he waved her

over.

Glancing at his watch, he was relieved to see the book signing and

cooking demonstration would end in another ten minutes.

Doing his best to meet and greet, pose for pictures, and answer fans‟

questions, he was conscious of Emily‟s presence just beyond his left

shoulder. He glanced back at her. Damn, she was wearing her purposeful

look.

When he‟d run out of books and time was more than up, he stood and

walked to the portable kitchen area and grabbed the microphone. “Thank

you, everyone, for coming. I appreciate the support. Have a great evening.”

After a hearty round of applause, people began to file out. A reporter

or two milled around, but store personnel escorted them out. Luc braced

himself and turned toward Emily.

Everything inside him recoiled. She was lovely, cultured, educated,

kind. She loved children, had broadly hinted that she‟d welcome a marriage

proposal, and wanted to start a family right away. Luc even had the ring in

his pocket, a simple two-carat teardrop-shaped diamond—her favorite,

according to her—on a thin gold band, just waiting for the right moment.

She was everything he should want. But he‟d been waiting for that

right moment for three weeks, and the ring was still tucked away in its box

in his suit coat.

He sighed, then closed the distance between them to kiss her cheek.

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