Harlequin Special Edition May 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2: Falling for Fortune\Healed with a Kiss\The Bachelor Doctor's Bride by Nancy Robards Thompson

Author:Nancy Robards Thompson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4603-3574-1
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It was immediately apparent that a beautiful spring day brought out the crowds in Seattle. While locals celebrated a respite from a long winter, tourists took advantage of the clear views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascades to the east, frantically snapping photos of Mount Rainier and the Space Needle from dozens of different angles.

With Logan indulgently tagging along, Alexis cheerfully played tourist along with everyone else, taking photos and standing in line to buy tickets for the monorail. The two-minute elevated ride took them to Seattle Center, where they admired the International Fountain, then rode the elevator to the top of the Space Needle for the breathtaking views of the mountains, the sound and the sprawling surrounding neighborhoods.

Logan didn’t complain when she browsed gift shops full of souvenirs and local handicrafts, and he seemed to enjoy the music and science fiction museums. While she explored yet another gift shop, he fell into conversation with a security guard. Stuffing her purchase—a cheesy but cute little ceramic replica of the Space Needle—into her bag, she approached them just as the men shook hands and the guard moved on.

“That looked like a serious conversation.”

Logan nodded. “We were talking about the best places to eat lunch around here.”

“So where are we going?”

He chuckled. “Depends on what you’re in the mood for. Pacific Northwest seafood, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Ethiopian, Greek, Indian, Korean, Mediterranean...”

She laughed and shook her head. “Maybe you should just pick one and surprise me.”

After riding the monorail back downtown, they dined on Vietnamese food—stuffed escargot followed by pan-fried lemongrass sea bass for him, papaya salad and stir-fried vegetarian rice noodles for her. Logan had studied the menu carefully before making his selections, his expression so serious that she was rather amused. He’d done the same last night when they’d eaten at a popular seafood establishment, consulting with the server before ordering a wood-grilled chinook salmon dish that he declared “delicious.”

“You really are a foodie, aren’t you?” she asked him with a smile as she twirled noodles around her chopsticks. “Since we usually eat takeout or easy meals at my place, I didn’t realize what an adventurous palate you have.”

He looked a little self-conscious about her teasing. “I’m usually happy eating just regular stuff at home. I’m certainly no chef. Bonnie says I’d probably live on grilled steak and microwave-baked potatoes if she didn’t invite me to dinner several times a week, and she’s probably right. I guess I’m just in the habit of ordering more interesting dishes when I’m dining out and someone else is doing the cooking.”

“You and I haven’t really eaten out at home.”

He shrugged. “Just seemed too likely we’d run into people we know.”

“It wasn’t a criticism. It was every bit as much my choice to stay in for the meals we’ve shared.”

He nodded and glanced around the rather crowded dining room in which no one was in the least interested in them. “Still, it’s kind of nice to be able to eat out together for a change.

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