Miracle Road An Eternity Springs Novel by Emily March

Author:Emily March
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2013-11-04T18:30:00+00:00

TWELVE

On a Saturday morning ten days later, Hope awoke with a smile on her face and a naked man in her bed. Not just any man, she thought as she stretched slowly like a satisfied cat, but Lucca Romano, the oh-so-hot, been-on-the-cover-of-GQ-magazine former professional ballplayer who liked to show off his athleticism in bed. If a small-town kindergarten teacher was going to have a fling, she couldn’t do much better.

Despite the fact that they’d shared each other’s secrets, Hope had no expectations that this was anything more than a fling. Nothing had changed. Lucca was still a short timer in Eternity Springs, and she told herself that that suited her just fine—that she didn’t want more than friendship and a fling. Honestly, after her disaster of a marriage, she couldn’t imagine ever wanting to travel that road again.

“Good morning,” rumbled the deep, sexy voice next to her ear.

“Good morning.”

He cuddled her against him. “You know, my mother likes to wax poetic about how beautiful the sunrise is over the mountains. I have to say that when it comes to beautiful sights in the morning, sunrise in Eternity Springs takes a backseat to you.”

She could have said the same thing. Instead, she offered to cook him breakfast, and interest lit his eyes.

“I’m starved. Breakfast would be great.” But when Hope rose and reached for the robe lying draped across the iron footboard of her bed, he shot out a hand and grabbed her wrist. “How about an appetizer first?”

She grinned when he tugged her back into bed, and she tumbled on top of him. As he rolled her onto her back, a phone rang. His phone, she realized upon identifying the ringtone. She didn’t have “Hell on Heels” on her cell. “Damn,” he muttered. “That’s Gabi. I’d better answer. She wouldn’t be calling if it wasn’t important.”

Gabi was still away on her dog-sitting beach vacation and not due back until the middle of the following week. Lucca fished his phone from the pocket of the jeans he’d left lying on the floor, his expression tense. He answered saying, “Gabi? Are you okay?”

Hope watched him closely, and when he visibly relaxed, she did, too.

“No, I don’t know what she’s doing today,” he spoke into the phone. “But I don’t mind picking you up. What time, again?” He listened for a moment, then said, “Sure. See you then.”

After disconnecting the call, he explained. “She’s on a layover in Atlanta. The Thurstons cut their trip short, so she’s coming home early. Mom said she couldn’t pick her up at the airport, so I’m going to do it. How about Mexican food?”

“For breakfast?” Mentally, she reviewed the contents of her pantry and fridge. She’d been thinking bacon and eggs, but she could do huevos rancheros.

“A late lunch. Gabi’s plane gets in at four. Zach has been singing the praises of a Mexican restaurant in Gunnison.”

“Gloria’s,” Hope said. “I’ve been wanting to try it.”

“Now’s your chance. Or did you have plans for the day?”

Hope thought about her schedule.

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