From Your Heart by Shannyn Schroeder

Author:Shannyn Schroeder [Schroeder, Shannyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Have excellent news and want to celebrate. Can I pick you up in fifteen?

Her response came quickly. Celebrate what?

Tell you when I get there.

I need to change. I’m not dressed to go out.

We can order pizza and eat in. Unless you want to go out. Your call.

Pizza!

Her text was followed by a series of emojis that he didn’t even try to decipher. As he walked to his car, he thought about calling his family, but they would want to celebrate with him too. Tonight he wanted Kathy all to himself. He’d wait until the weekend to tell them.

* * *

Kathy raced back to her apartment. Kevin must’ve gotten the promotion he’d been working so hard for. It was the only thing that came to mind when he mentioned celebrating. She was so happy for him. That he wanted to celebrate with her made it extra special. This was the kind of thing that the old Kevin would’ve wanted to go to a bar to celebrate with every person he knew.

That he chose a quiet night alone with her said a lot.

At home, she cleared her coffee table in the living room so they could be comfortable while they ate and then she checked her fridge. Kevin was a beer drinker, but she didn’t normally keep much on hand. She checked the clock. There wouldn’t be time to run to the store to grab some for him. Maybe she could run out while they waited for the pizza after he got here.

Then she looked at herself. She wore the same clothes she had on earlier and she’d worked all afternoon in them. Although the shop was air-conditioned, she’d done a lot of running around, including handling a couple of deliveries because they’d been behind. She really wanted to wash up. As soon as she thought about how quickly she could shower, her doorbell rang.

She opened the door to Kevin standing in the hallway holding a bottle of champagne.

“Wow. You weren’t kidding about celebrating.” She swung the door wide for him to enter.

He stopped just over the threshold and leaned in to kiss her. “This is a gift from the mayor to welcome me to my new position as tourism board liaison.”

“I knew it.” Kathy jumped and wrapped her arms around him. “Congratulations.”

His arms came around her. “Thanks.”

She stepped back. “I was going to run out and grab you some beer while we waited for pizza. I don’t have any.”

“Nuh-uh.” He tugged her close again. “I came here to be with you. I don’t need beer.”

“You don’t like champagne.”

“You do. I’ll drink water. Or pop. I don’t care.”

“This is your celebration. You should get what you want, what you like.”

“I like and want you.”

She sighed. “You’re being impossible. This is huge. You should’ve insisted we go out to celebrate.”

“We can do that later after I tell my family. Tonight I want us.” His arm snaked around her waist and he nuzzled her neck.

Even as her brain fogged over at his touch, his words sank in.

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