Harlequin Dare June 2021 Box Set by Caitlin Crews

Author:Caitlin Crews [Crews, Caitlin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

“IF SWAMPS DIDN’T have alligators, it probably wouldn’t be so bad,” Blair told him, cutting up the fontina cheese and prosciutto for the next wine sample. He was taking his time with drinking, though, and she found that she didn’t mind it. The tour had lasted nearly two hours already and she didn’t want to poke his eye out, which was, frankly, unusual for her. Most people on tours tended to either try to impress her with their own wine knowledge or get bored by the second grape variety.

“Aw, they’re sweet little guys at heart,” Cole said, that already familiar ornery twinkle in his eye.

Blair snorted. “I do know people who could help you get started on something, though, if that’s what you’re really looking for.”

Cole shrugged. “That might be good. Can I give you my contact information and you can just send me some names?”

Blair nodded, a few names already in her head. “Sure.” When he finished the last of the sauvignon blanc, she rinsed his glass in the small sink in the bar, wiping it out as he watched her.

“You know, that wine sure was better than the grape of the same name that you tried to poison me with back in the vineyard.”

“That would have certainly taken a lot of planning,” Blair mused, somehow already used to his nonsense.

“Yeah, but you’re a wily one,” he went on, “I can tell. And you’ve got a murderous turn of mind.”

Blair found herself laughing again and she might have laughed more in one day than she had since her breakup scandal. It felt really lovely and was endearing him to her so quickly she’d be a little worried if he lived in Sonoma and wasn’t off traveling the world.

“You are making outlandish claims against my character, Mr. Taggart,” Blair told him, sitting back down in the cafe chair behind the bar. “Are you saying you feel unsafe in my presence?”

Cole met her eyes and his green ones seared into hers. “Well, I’d be lying if I wasn’t on the lookout for a firepit for you to throw me in.”

Blair chuckled at her previous declaration. “Yeah, but don’t you think you have some sins to atone for anyway? It could be a good opportunity for you to be reborn.”

A shadow darkened his eyes for a moment and he broke eye contact, his expression serious. “I have a whole hell of a lot to atone for, as a matter of fact,” he said, his voice suddenly low and quiet. “But burnin’ me ain’t gonna help. To tell you the truth, Ms. Sandoval, a lot of days it feels like I’m already in hell anyway.”

After dropping that grenade, he tore off a piece of bread with his teeth to clear his palate and washed it down with water. “Didn’t see that one coming, didja?” He laughed when Blair still hadn’t responded. But then how could she? He’d gotten serious so fast when they’d previously been joking around and she hadn’t shifted gears fast enough.

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