Fencing You In by Cheyenne McCray

Author:Cheyenne McCray [McCray, Cheyenne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Romance, Fiction, Erotica
ISBN: 9781481825030
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-05-15T04:10:09+00:00

Chapter 21

Tess finished her last bite of the grilled barbeque chicken breast and sighed. “Dinner was wonderful.” She smiled at Gage. “And I only gave you takeout spaghetti last night.”

He put his fork down. “The spaghetti was perfect last night, and the sugar cookies were great.”

Tonight he’d eaten two of the barbeque chicken breasts he’d grilled outside over mesquite wood, two helpings of mashed potatoes, and another couple servings of green beans.

After dinner they worked side-by-side, washing the dishes and putting them in the dish drainer. When they were finished, Gage said, “Beer or wine?”

“I’m more of a wine person,” she said. “What do you have?”

He went to a large pantry and pulled out a couple of bottles. “Looks like I have Sauvignon blanc and Merlot.

“I’ll take the Merlot,” she said.

He put the white wine back in the pantry and took the red to the counter and opened it with a wine bottle opener he picked out of a drawer. He selected a wine glass from a cupboard and she saw that he had a mismatched set of wine glasses. After he filled her glass rather generously, he grabbed a bottle of beer from the fridge and cracked it open with a bottle opener that had been stuck to the fridge with a magnet.

Nerves made her belly flip-flop as they headed into the living room and sat on the couch. Her short black skirt slid up her thighs and she automatically smoothed it down. She thought about the sexy lingerie she’d worn just for him and she felt more tingles in her belly.

The wine warmed her as she took a sip and it traveled down her throat. Gage sat close to her and took a swig of his beer before setting the bottle down on the coffee table.

He turned so that he was facing her on the couch. “I want you to come with me to one of our family get-togethers.” He took her fingers in his. “You’ve already met my brothers. I want you to meet my mom and dad.”

Tess bit her lower lip before saying, “I don’t know.”

“Your sister will be there.” He smiled and pushed hair from her face. “There’s nothing to be nervous about.”

“Do you take all of your girls to meet your parents?” Tess needed to know the answer.

He shook his head. “You’re the first…in a very long time.” A flicker went through his eyes and she thought she saw a flash of pain.

“She hurt you.” Tess said the words softly.

Gage studied her, as if deciding what to say. “Yeah, she did.”

Tess squeezed his fingers. “Do you want to talk about it?”

“I don’t like to.” He pushed his hand through his hair with his free hand. “But we talked about your past. I suppose it’s only fair we talk about mine.”

She searched his gaze. “If you don’t want to…”

He stroked the back of her hand with his thumb. “I want everything to be out in the open with us.”

She didn’t say anything.

He let out a long breath.

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