Lily and the Lawman by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella [Marie Ferrarella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

Evening had long since turned to night and there was a long day waiting for them tomorrow. Leaving Lily out on the porch, Alison and Luc said their goodnights and went upstairs to their room.

Getting into bed shortly thereafter, Luc commented again on the meal that his sister-in-law had served. “Too bad there’s no way to keep her in Hades. She could certainly make a fortune if she ever opened her own restaurant up here. The men haven’t stopped asking when she’s coming back to whip up another batch of barbecue sauce.”

The men who frequented the Salty were not exactly connoisseurs, but Alison appreciated the compliment on her sister’s behalf.

“Who knows? Maybe she might.”

He watched his wife as she slipped in beside him. He loved watching her. Watching Alison was one of his favorite pastimes.

“Has she said anything?” Though she’d been gracious, his impression was that Lily was just marking time until she left again.

Alison turned toward him in the bed, her eyes smiling. “I think Lily likes Max.”

Matchmaking. He might have known. Ever since April had asked her brother to go with Sydney to pick Lily up at the airport, he knew Alison was hoping that romance would take root between the two. But he’d been around to witness the interaction between them and knew that Alison’s dream was not to be.

“What was your first clue? The daggers she sends his way every time they talk, or the way she frowned when you brought up his name at dinner tonight?”

Sighing, Alison turned away and lay on her back, staring at the ceiling. “You’re a man, you don’t understand these things.”

He wasn’t crazy about being summarily dismissed. Especially by Alison. She knew better. “You’re right, I’m a man and I understand them from a man’s point of view.”

He’d caught her attention. She turned toward him again, her body brushing his beneath the light sheet. “Which is?”

“That your sister’s a very attractive woman who seems determined to keep men away from her.” Although, he had to admit, it wasn’t easy in a place like Hades. Men were willing to overlook a lot in exchange for a permanent bed partner and someone to talk to during the long nights. “Ever read The Taming of the Shrew?”

She’d read the play in high school once and hardly remembered it. But Luc’s inference was unmistakable. “Are you saying Lily’s a shrew?”

He raised a brow. Alison was nothing if not fair and honest. “Are you saying she’s not?”

She laughed, surrendering. “Well, maybe a little. But she has a good heart.”

He liked the way Alison stood up for the people she loved. It was part of what made her so appealing to him. “Nobody ever said she didn’t. But it is going to take a rare man to tame her,” he pointed out. “Preferably one with an iron hide.”

Alison snuggled against him, glad he saw things her way. “That would describe our local sheriff to a T, don’t you think?”

Luc kissed the top of her head. He knew that all she wanted was for her sister to be happy, but he felt compelled to warn her anyway.

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