Search and Seduce by Stone Sara Jane

Author:Stone, Sara Jane [Stone, Sara Jane]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-02-17T08:00:00+00:00

11

AMY OPENED ONE EYE and stared at the Belgian Malinois sitting on his haunches, his tail thumping the ground.

She rolled to her side. “I’m getting up. I promise.”

Tossing back the covers, she sat up and stretched. Every inch of her body hummed with the memory of last night. She waited for guilt to descend. She’d made love to Darren’s best friend. Blindfolded. And she felt...happy.

Would he feel the same? Her fingers drummed on the sheets. She should talk to him before the madness of opening day began—

Woof! Woof!

“Okay, okay. You need to go out. I hear you.” She stood, stripping out of her pajamas and pulling on her work clothes. After she’d taken care of the dogs and finished setting up, she’d change into the red dress she’d ordered for today.

Downstairs, Amy opened the front door, letting Jango race past her to find a tree. Knowing he’d come around to the back, she headed for the kitchen. She found Mark leaning against the counter and eating fries from the to-go container he’d brought home last night.

She paused in the entryway. With the long-sleeved flannel thrown over a white T-shirt, the cargo pants and work boots, he looked exactly the same. But now she knew what lay beneath his ordinary clothes. She knew how his skin felt. She knew how he moved.

A flood of wanting replaced her happy morning-after glow. Seeing Mark, she wished they could slip away and hide in her spare bedroom, blocking out the rest of the world with a blindfold and mind-numbing pleasure.

“Morning.” His smile was warm and welcoming, drawing her into the room.

“Cold fries, the breakfast of champions?” she teased, moving to the closet where she kept Jango’s food.

“Hey, I heated them up,” he said. “And it was this or dog food. Your cabinets are bare.”

“I haven’t had time for grocery shopping lately,” she said, scooping the food into the dog bowl.

“I’ll take you after the opening.”

He said the words as if his place was here, helping her, becoming a part of her life. Amy rose slowly. “Mark, about last night...”

His expression turned serious. “Rule number five. No regrets. Not between us.”

Relief washed over her. She didn’t want him to feel remorse for what had happened.

“I like that one,” she said softly. “And you don’t have to take me shopping.”

“You either let me or I tell Elizabeth Benton that the only thing in your cabinets was a box of cereal so stale I wouldn’t touch it.”

She pictured her well-intentioned mother-in-law checking her kitchen for food every few weeks. “You win. I’ll go.”

“And take this.” Mark held out the to-go container. “Eat. You’ll need your strength to face your two hundred guests.”

Amy groaned, closing her eyes. “Don’t remind me.”

“Hey,” he said, holding a fry to her lips. “You’ll get through this.”

She nodded, knowing he was right. She’d survive today. She didn’t have a choice.

Thirty minutes later, Amy was securing blue ribbon to the side of the building. Working beside her, T.J. unwound the spool as she ran her hand over the satin, pressing it flat.

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