Harlequin Medical Romance May 2016, Box Set 2 of 2 by Amy Ruttan

Author:Amy Ruttan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460398074
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

HARRIETTE WASN’T SURE what was happening. She seemed to be frozen in place, looking up into Felix’s handsome face. She’d noticed, all too often lately, how he combed his fingers through his hair when he was confused. She’d noticed how he was smiling more and more and how that smile had the ability to make her heart skip a beat. Plus, she’d most definitely noticed the growing awareness between the two of them. Naturally, she’d done her best to ignore it, and while Eddie had been here the goal had been easier to achieve, but now that her son was gone, she couldn’t help feeling vulnerable.

She knew Felix wasn’t taking advantage of the situation because, even though she’d been upset, she’d been able to see the struggle within him, to comfort or not to comfort and that was all he was offering. Although there might be a physical attraction buzzing beneath the surface, she knew it could never go anywhere because his attention needed to be on Chloe. The attraction was only the result of spending too much time together because ever since he’d arrived in Meeraji Lake, they’d been hard pressed to avoid each other. He needed her help, he needed her to be a friend, to help guide him through the parenting forest, knowing when to chop down a few trees to make something new and when to plant some saplings so that something beautiful would grow in years to come.

She drew in a deep, shaky breath and instantly realised her error in doing so. Where the deep breath was supposed to relax her, help her to get under control, all it did was alert her heightened senses to Felix’s earthy scent. It was as though it contained a hint of spice and all things nice and it would be far too easy for her to stay right where she was and absorb everything else about the man. Comfort was one thing, but she shouldn’t take advantage of his good nature. He was being nice, he was being a friend, and here she was, momentarily forgetting about why she’d been upset in the first place, her thoughts and tingling senses far too focused on the way his closeness was affecting her.

As though she could no longer remain in his arms under false pretences, she tried to pull back a little more, to break the embrace of his arms holding her tight, but Felix didn’t seem to want to let her go. She gazed more closely into his perfect eyes, surprised by what she saw. Repressed desire! Felix desired her? The realisation made her mouth go dry and her heart beat, which had just started to settle to a more normal rhythm, picked up the pace again, although this time it wasn’t because she was missing her son. In fact, right now she was glad Eddie wasn’t here because the tension that was winding itself around herself and Felix was one of mutual awareness and need.

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