Guilty Passion by Bright Laurey;

Author:Bright, Laurey;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media Romance
Published: 2014-05-10T18:23:59+00:00

Chapter Ten

She had first seen Ethan on her wedding day. He had flown over from America, where he was doing postgraduate computer studies, to attend. And she had been so excited and happy, so enraptured at being actually married to Alec, that beyond noticing how handsome Ethan was, and understandably experiencing a small thrill of pleasure at the admiration he didn’t try to hide, she had scarcely noticed him. She had felt that the admiration was a compliment to his brother’s taste, and Ethan’s approval had added to the joy of the day. She knew that Alec was very fond of him.

As best man, Ethan had properly devoted most of his attention to her chief attendant, and Sandra had been ecstatic, telling Celeste as she helped her change out of her white lace dress and veil, “I’ve got my eye on your yummy brother-in-law. Isn’t he gorgeous? Make sure you throw your bouquet in my direction. Do you think he’d take the hint?”

Celeste had laughed and promised to comply, but although Sandra duly caught the bouquet, she had later written to Celeste rather wistfully that Ethan had taken her out for supper and dancing, but nothing had come of it after all. Sandra married an accountant two years later and now had a family of four. She still lived in Auckland, New Zealand, and the letters they had exchanged gradually dwindled to cards at Christmas. Immediately after their short honeymoon Alec and Celeste had gone to Wellington, where he had taken up a new appointment.

The next time she had seen Ethan had been when he came home after completing his American studies. Alec had invited his brother to stay with them while deciding on his next career move. She and Alec had been married for just over a year.

Alec had gone to meet him at the airport, and when they arrived at the house Celeste heard the car and ran to open the door.

There was a small porch to the house, and three steps down to the driveway, where Alec had parked. Ethan got out and stood at the bottom of the steps, staring at her. She thought with a shock that she had not realised quite how good-looking he was, and then smiled as she plainly read the same thought in his eyes. She was glad she had put on one of her nicest dresses, a jade green crushed polyester, which she had teamed with a coral pink leather belt and shoes. Three tiny coral beads finished with a slender jade pendant dangled from each ear, swinging against her neck as she moved.

Ethan laughed, and said, “Hello, sister-in-law.”

Laughing back at him, she came down the steps with her hands extended in welcome. “Hello, Ethan. I’m so glad to see you again.”

He took her hands in his, holding them in a warm clasp. “It’s mutual.” He hesitated for a moment, then bent and kissed her, a light, fleeting brush of his lips on hers. When he lifted his head, she saw he was no longer smiling.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.