Payback (Summer Rush #6) by Cheryl Douglas

Author:Cheryl Douglas [Douglas , Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Bella’s heart melted when Loran showed up at her door with a dozen white roses tied with a lavender satin bow.

“Thank you,” she said, kissing him. “These are beautiful.”

“I have flowers in the car for your mom. Carrot cake too.” He bit his lip, looking adorably uncertain. “I seem to recall your dad liking that. I hope it’s okay.”

She wrapped her arms around his neck. “It’s perfect, babe. Don’t worry, you already know my parents love you.”

He buried his face in her neck as he wrapped his arms around her waist. “It’s different now though. I’m not just your brother’s friend anymore. I’m their daughter’s boyfriend. How do you think they’re going to take that?”

She wasn’t worried. Her parents had always trusted her judgement. Besides they were getting concerned that she’d never meet anyone she wanted to settle down with, so she suspected her relationship with Loran would put their minds at ease, especially when they saw how close they were.

“I think they’re going to be thrilled.”

His grip on her tightened. “But what if they’re not? Is that going to change how you feel about me… if your parents don’t approve?”

She kissed his lips before looking him in the eye. “Nothing is going to change the way I feel about you.”

“But family is important to you and—”

She silenced him with another kiss. “And so are you.” She took a step back before setting the flowers down on a side table. “I thought we were working on this trust thing, Loran. Don’t you trust me to still want you when things get hard?” She was trying not to let the hurt and disappointment seep into her voice, but she thought they were finally getting past all the uncertainty.

“I do.” He closed his eyes when she gave him a pointed look, challenging him. “I want to.”

She scooped up the flowers and took them into the kitchen, forcing herself to take a few deep breaths when she heard the door slam. She didn’t know which side of it he was on, but prayed he’d stayed so they could work this out, once and for all.

She finally released the breath she’d been holding when she heard his footsteps on the tile floor as he entered the kitchen. She reached for a vase above the sink, but he snagged it before she could.

He reached around her to fill it with water and she relaxed into his strong body. “I’m sorry. I don’t want to fight with you, but I don’t want there to be this tension between us either. I need you to know how I feel about you.” She knew she was asking a lot, since she hadn’t been able to express with those all-important three little words how much he meant to her.

“Then tell me.”

His lips brushed her temple and she sighed with satisfaction. The slightest touch from him had the power to right her world, and calm the butterflies dancing in her tummy.

“You know I think you’re amazing.” She cut the stems off the flowers as she considered all the things she loved about him.

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