Lucky Charm by Julia London

Author:Julia London [London, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: InterMix
Published: 2013-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

08

Parker couldn’t believe the amount of crap a two-hour morning radio show apparently generated, based on the stuff Kelly was carrying. She had a bag hanging off both shoulders, plus she had an armload of binders. When she suggested they drop off the stuff at her apartment, he couldn’t agree fast enough.

Of course she lived in a walk-up. Parker was impressed that, even though she was carrying what he thought had to be thirty pounds, she jogged up the stairs to the third-floor of a pre-war brownstone that had been parsed into six apartments. Hers was on the top floor, where she fit her key into the door and flung it open. He liked fit women.

Kelly’s apartment was small, but it had twelve-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling bay windows that overlooked the community garden between buildings, and hardwood floors. She had an overstuffed brocade couch and giant chair in the middle of her living room—the only room in the place, save the bedroom—and a fireplace that had been bricked off but still had a very cool brass mantel. The kitchen was small but larger than what was typical in New York, and she had new appliances.

“Make yourself at home, and I’ll be right with you!” she called, disappearing into the bedroom.

Parker put her laptop on a small table near the kitchen and walked into the big living area. There was a small TV in one corner, but at the angle it sat, he had the impression it was seldom used. She was an avid reader, too, judging by the many ways books had been stuffed into her built-in bookcases. A row of pictures along the mantel caught his eye, and he wandered over to have a look. There were pictures of Kelly with a dog and with a woman who looked a lot like her. Another was of a family gathering of some sort, a picture of her at a bar with a bunch of people.

But no guy. Excellent. No former lover. No guy pal.

“What are you doing?”

He turned around—Kelly had changed her black sweater and donned a wispy, long-sleeved flowery pirate-looking shirt through which he could see a very lacy bra, and she’d let down her hair from the pony tail; it fell in soft blond waves around her shoulders. Damn. Just when he thought she was about as hot as a woman could possibly be, she turned up the flame.

“Hello?” she said, laughing a little.

“Just looking at your pictures,” he said, gesturing blindly to the mantel behind him.

“I should really put up some new ones. Those are ancient.” She walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge, and pulled out a bottle of water. “Want some?”

Parker nodded and followed her into the kitchen. She ducked behind the refrigerator door and then stood up, smiling brightly, and handed him a water. When he took it from her, he couldn’t help himself—he let his fingers linger on hers. And then he drank, watching her.

Kelly—beautiful, self-assured Kelly—flushed a little and put her bottle back in the fridge, closed the door, stood there looking at it, opened it again, and took the bottle out.

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