Prejudice Meets Pride by Anderson Rachael

Author:Anderson, Rachael [Anderson, Rachael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Comedy, Romance, clean, bargain, clean romance, sweet romance, Humor, inspirational, love, dating, relationships
Publisher: HEA Publishing
Published: 2014-04-23T00:00:00+00:00

The scent of pine reached Emma’s nose as she and Kevin sauntered past a large evergreen tree. It complimented her peppermint ice cream and made her feel like Christmas was just around the corner, even though it was still three months away. After the gallery, Kevin had taken her out for ice cream, and now they were walking through a beautiful, dimly lit park, with trees as large as skyscrapers and a full moon that peeked in and out of sight. It all felt so… romantic—at least to Emma. Kevin, on the other hand, seemed lost to his thoughts. Either that, or his mint and chip ice cream must be really something.

It had been such a strange night. What had started off as not-a-real-date had morphed into a big question mark. They’d flirted, teased, he’d embarrassed her, and then she’d tried to embarrass him. He’d made some comment about how they should do “this” again, and all Emma could think was Do what again? What did “this” mean, and what about Nicole? Maybe it didn’t really mean anything. Maybe “this” was just one of those magical nights that became a one-time journal entry, a scrapbook page, or a wonderful memory locked away for safe-keeping.

The thought was a depressing one.

“Penny for your thoughts?” she finally hedged, wanting desperately to hear something real, something genuine, something that meant “this” might actually continue past tonight.

Kevin didn’t say anything for a moment—just ate another spoonful of his ice cream. When enough time had passed that Emma wondered if he’d heard her question, he finally answered. “I’m trying to figure out the riddle that is Emma Mackie.”

Her heart stuttered, not knowing if it should skip or fall flat. He was thinking about her and calling her a riddle. Was that a good thing? “Let me know when you figure it out. I’ve never been good at riddles.”

“Not even if you’re the riddle?”

“You called me that, I didn’t. For me, the riddle is the reason you’re calling me a riddle. That’s what I can’t figure out, and I’m really not sure I want to.”

Kevin chuckled and tossed his half-eaten ice cream into a nearby trash can. “How about a game of Twenty Questions?”

Twenty? That was a lot of questions. She’d be hoarse by the time she finished answering that many, and he’d be flat out bored. Her life wasn’t that interesting. “I’ll give you five.”

“But the game is called Twenty Questions. Five Questions doesn’t have the same ring to it.”

Emma ignored him. “And, for every question you get, I get to ask you one back.”

“But that’s not how—”

“Take it or leave it.”

He gave her a wry smile, then shrugged. “Fine. Question one: Where are you from?”

“Everywhere,” she answered. “Now for my ques—”

“Hey, it’s not your turn yet. You didn’t answer mine.”

“I did too. I’m from everywhere.”

“Really?” He raised an eyebrow. “So you’ve lived at the North Pole? Madagascar? What about Palau? Because that would be really cool. I’ve always wondered if scuba diving there is as great as people say it is.

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