Guarding the Heiress by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb [Webb, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-12-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

By noon on Sunday they had arrived at a small air-field aboard the D’Martine private jet, rented a car and driven to Woods Hole where they caught the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard.

Eddi had never seen anyplace more beautiful in her life. Roughly shaped like a triangle, the island’s coastline defied adequate description, with its sand dunes and beach grasses and craggy cliffs, it personified rugged beauty. The view of the white sandy beaches and scattering of summerhouses was nothing short of breathtaking. The homes ranged from gingerbread cottages to large estates. Some, according to Doug, were lived in full-time, but most were summer homes.

After the ferry docked and while Eddi waited for Doug to see to the unloading of the rental car, she inhaled the sharp scent of salt air and coastal vegetation. The breeze and sun were warm against her skin and the call of birds helped to ease the agitation that had been building since she boarded that plane this morning.

Her parents hadn’t come to the airport to see her off, which was good. It would have proven too emotional and she hadn’t needed that. Bolstering her courage to take her first-ever flight was tough enough. But Doug had been right beside her, just as he’d promised. He’d talked her through the rocky parts and made her laugh too many times to recall.

She watched him now and smiled. Though clearly he was not used to handling a group of meddling old ladies like the members of the Club, he managed to roll with the punches exceptionally well. Eddi was convinced that all four of the ladies were infatuated with him already. And they weren’t alone. She blinked and looked away. This was business for him. She had to stop letting those foolish thoughts surface. Just because Ms. Irene and her crew thought he was “the one” for her, didn’t mean he was. Eddi felt confident that he merely tolerated them all for the sake of the job and would have a good laugh when his assignment was over.

Eddi’s chest constricted painfully when she thought of his leaving. Boy, was she in a pickle. She didn’t know how in the world she was going to get over losing the man when he’d never even been hers.

The drive to Chilmark, the small town where the D’Martine estate was located, went a long way in keeping Eddi’s mind off her troubles. Rolling hills and gorgeous coastline were only the beginning. The landscape unfolded like that of a fairy tale. Stone fences and sheep farms ribboned the hills. A lovely old church and village school marked the center of town as they passed through it. The farms and fishing villages they encountered along the countryside were spectacular, but it was the coastline, bar none, that made this part of the island magnificent. Elegant private yachts lay along the docks side by side with draggers and the more rustic vessels of lobstermen.

Just when she was certain nothing she could see would prove more beautiful, Doug took a right and drove up a winding road that led to the D’Martine estate.

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