Love Under Two Prospectors [The Lusty, Texas Collection] (Siren Publishing Menage Everlasting) by Cara Covington

Author:Cara Covington
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2018-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Brittany was sitting on the porch of the Parkview Inn. Sean had dropped her off a few minutes before, and then headed back to the house. They had a Skype conference scheduled with Perry North, their project chief in Namibia.

Over the last few days she’d come to realize just how vast their business interests were. They had projects on the go on nearly every continent on the planet!

Chris Williams had just kissed his wife good-bye as she left to drive to Dallas to visit some of the family she had there. At the moment, Chris and Rosemary were the only guests at the inn. That would change later in the day. Maggie had told them she was expecting two separate bookings, both businessmen, each staying for two nights.

The porch of the large old Victorian was blessed with some comfortable chairs, as well as ceiling fans that kept the air moving around them. June had turned hot and muggy, with the possibility of thunderstorms looming. Brittany thought those fans were amazing, as, combined with the shade of the roof, the temperature had to be a good ten degrees cooler than out in the sun.

As soon as he turned his attention from the departing vehicle, and regained the porch, Brittany said what she knew she needed to say.

“I’m sorry. I lied to you, and I’m ashamed that I did so. I was…” How could she explain what had been going through her mind? She really couldn’t. “No, no excuses. I led you to believe I was okay, and I was not okay. Please accept my apology.”

“I accept your apology, Brittany, but I need to correct your assumption. I never believed you were okay. In fact, I knew you weren’t.”

“Oh.”

Chris gestured to the chair, and she sat. He settled into the chair beside her but got to his feet again when Maggie Benedict came out bearing a tray with a jug of sweet tea and two glasses filled with ice.

“I’ll take that, ma’am.”

“Thank you, Sergeant.” Then she smiled at Brit. “I’ll leave you two alone. If it gets too hot out here, the small conference room behind the great room is available for your use.”

“Thanks, Maggie.”

“Thank you, ma’am.” He set the tray on the small table between their chairs.

Watching Gunny, no one would necessarily know he was an amputee. His movements all seemed natural, with perhaps a slight favoring of the one leg. He sat again then poured out the tea for them. “The folks around here sure are kind. Rosie and I were quite impressed with that party the other night.”

“The people here in Lusty are awesome.” She thanked him for the glass and took a sip. “It kind of blows me away. When I was on duty, I never thought much about how others perceived what I did as a Marine. I was just doing my job.”

“I know what you mean.” Chris took a drink from his own glass and set it aside. “It took me a while to get comfortable with being thanked for my service, too.

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