Hometown Heartbreakers Collection, Volume 2 by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

It was early afternoon on Sunday when Louise and Holly pulled the last cookie sheet from the oven. They’d finished decorating the sugar cookies while the batch of chocolate-chip cookies had been baking. The delicious smells filled the house. Vanilla and chocolate, sweet icing, cinnamon, all surrounded by the homey scent of fresh-brewed coffee for the expected guests.

Louise expertly transferred cooled cookies to a large plate then handed it to Holly. “Take these into the living room,” she said.

“But there are three plates in there already.”

Louise winked. “I know how these girls eat. The cookies will disappear. Trust me.”

Holly did as she requested. Once in the living room, she rearranged the plates of treats, then glanced around at the open area. Jordan’s contribution to furniture had been a single sofa and a rather ratty-looking recliner. The dimensions of the room were substantial. In honor of the events of the day, Holly had loaned a few antique sofas, some tables and floor lamps. Nothing matched, but at least everyone would have a place to sit.

She stared at the plain white walls and thought about how beautiful the house could be. They’d finished the dining room yesterday. Kyle and Travis had come over to help move in the furniture Jordan had ordered. With some time and effort the rest of the house would be just as lovely. She wanted to be a part of the project.

As she ran her fingers along the stiff back of a Victorian-influenced blue settee, she imagined the house filled with laughter. She’d been happy here. Others could be, too. She wondered what it would be like to live here permanently, to know she was going to raise a family here. She’d thought about having children, of course, had wanted to, but didn’t think it was likely. She wasn’t sure she was prepared to be a single parent. The thought of raising a child on her own terrified her, and she admired those who were able to keep it all together without someone else to depend upon.

She’d thought of family, but she’d shied away from marriage. She knew she would never trust anyone enough to be able to commit to forever.

She heard voices in the kitchen. Louise’s higher pitch followed by Jordan’s low rumble. Her heart began to beat faster. Funny, after all they’d been through, working on the house every day, talking about nearly every aspect of their lives, he still had the power to make her knees weak.

A restlessness swept over her, propelling her to walk faster through the room. Energy she didn’t understand filled her, spilling out, making her want something, if only she could figure out what that something was.

Jordan?

The thought came unbidden, but once it arrived, she couldn’t let it go.

Heat coiled low in her belly as she remembered how he’d touched her and what wonderful pleasure he’d brought her. There hadn’t been a repeat of that incredible time together, but the aftereffects lingered.

He touched her more now. He stole kisses in the hallway.

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