Mended Heart by Mary Manners

Author:Mary Manners
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Rose Publishing

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She took his breath away.

Shane did a double-take when Jade rushed into the living room, her mass of hair smoothed to sleek waves crowning a lithe frame. She’d tamed the curls with a shimmery barrette clasped above her right ear. Beaded earrings dangled enticingly from each lobe, intensifying the green of her eyes.

“I’m sorry I took so long. I had trouble with the dress’s zipper. My hair got tangled in it. And I forgot I’ll need a sweater. It’s a little bit chilly out tonight. And—”

“Wow.” He was momentarily speechless, and his belly did a slow flip-flop. The dress kissed Jade’s long, toned legs just below the knees, and it took great restraint to draw his gaze upward, to lovely glossed lips. “You look...”

Her eyes locked with his, questioning.

“Beautiful,” he managed.

“Thank you. Just let me get my cell phone. It’s charging on the kitchen counter. I’ll tuck it into my purse, in case Mama needs to get a hold of me. Then we can go.” She was babbling. She drew a breath. “Mama, we shouldn’t be too late. Will you be OK?”

“I’ll be fine.” She shooed them with her hand. “You two go have fun.”

Shane held the door for Jade as she walked out onto the porch. The evening air was clean with the scent of rain that had swept through earlier that afternoon. When the storm had passed, he’d washed the Jeep, vacuumed the inside and waxed the outside until the black paint gleamed.

“Very nice. I’ll bet Susie had a blast helping you wash this.”

“Yeah, but I’m not sure who got more of a bath—her, Maggie, or the Jeep.”

Jade laughed and waited patiently while he opened the passenger door for her. “Thank you.”

“Contrary to popular belief, chivalry’s not dead.” Shane hustled around to the driver’s side and got in. “Music or no music?” he asked.

“A little music would be nice.”

He switched on the radio and put the car into drive. “Are you hungry?”

“I should be. Things were so hectic at work this afternoon that I didn’t get a lunch break. But now...”

“Butterflies in the stomach?”

Jade’s face reddened as she admitted, “Yes, a little. And they’re doing the tango.”

He shook his head and grinned. “Me, too.” He glanced at the clock on the dashboard. “We have some time. You want to take a walk along the riverfront?”

“Sounds nice.” She rolled down her window to breathe in the cool evening air and her stomach settled a bit. “Yes, I’d like that.”

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