Nora Roberts - Bride Quartet 03 by Savor the Moment

Author:Savor the Moment [Moment, Savor the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T23:29:17.677000+00:00

It made her want to curl up and purr—or drag him out to the van where they could be alone.

It was pitiful how much she yearned, how much he could do to her with so little.

If he had any idea how desperately in love with him she was ... He’d be kind, she thought.

And that would destroy her.

Better, much better they take it slow and easy, just as he’d said at the beginning. Maybe some of these feelings would settle. Maybe they’d be able to meet somewhere in the middle so she wouldn’t feel so outweighed by her own heart.

He glanced her way and smiled, and that heart stuttered.

So much could change, she thought. And yet, if she counted the longing, so much could stay the same.

Just after midnight they piled back into the van with Carter behind the wheel. She listened to the muted voices around her, the winding down of the day. But there was still a moon, still stars, still a long night ahead.

“I’ve got a client dinner tomorrow,” Del told her, “then poker night. Why don’t you think about what you’d like to do, where you’d like to go when we go out next time.”

“Sure.”

“You could miss me in the meantime.”

“I might.”

As Carter turned toward his house, Del tipped her face up for a kiss. “Why don’t you make a point of it?”

He shifted to get out, nudged Parker on the shoulder. “You’re not still mad.”

She gave him a long look. “I’m only not still mad because we won the ball game and he’s a good dancer. Try that again, and I’ll make you hurt.”

“You had fun.” He kissed her cheek. “Thanks for the lift. See you all later. You men, sooner. Poker night.”

He stepped out, gave a wave, then headed up the walk to his door.

Laurel argued with herself for nearly a quarter mile.

“Stop! Stop! Pull over.”

“Oh, honey, are you sick?” Emma straightened in her seat, swiveled around.

“No, no, just ...This is stupid. It’s all just stupid.” She wrenched the door open. “Screw the bet. I’m going to Del’s. Go home.”

She ignored the cheers and slammed the door.

“Wait.” Carter stuck his head out. “I’ll drive you back. Just—”

“No.Thanks. Go.”

And turning, she began to run.

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