Shattered Treasure by Cindy Patterson

Author:Cindy Patterson [Patterson, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781646690428
Publisher: Springbrook Press
Published: 2019-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

25

Looking through the kitchen window, Addison’s gaze zeroed in on Logan’s truck pulling into her drive. He was five minutes early, but she was ready—had been for over an hour. He climbed from the truck and she met him at the door. Senses suddenly sharper in his presence, she absorbed the blue jeans and white polo he wore with heightened appreciation.

“Hi,” he said when she fully opened the door. “You look beautiful.”

Her cheeks warmed and her lips curved into an exhilarated smile. “Thank you.”

Moments later, they were driving through town, sitting in a comfortable silence.

Reaching a stop light, Logan turned his head quickly, before she could look away, and she instinctively swallowed the tremors that emerged in her throat.

He reached for the stereo; his eyes still fixed on hers. “What kind of music do you listen to?”

His expression made her pause before she took several slow, deep breaths. “A mixture, but I love certain songs more than a specific style.” The disobedient squeak in her voice screamed in her ears.

“What about the music at Ami’s débuette dance?” A deep throaty laugh fell from his lips and he leaned toward her. “You seemed into that.” His low voice was hypnotic, forcing the memory of his arms around her to surface.

For a second she said nothing, willing her mouth to be more cooperative. “I enjoyed dancing.”

“Me too.”

She had enjoyed every moment she spent with him. It had ended way too soon.

“Have you been to the aquarium lately?”

She willed the awkwardness away and focused on the road, trying to manipulate her inner consciousness. It was getting out of control. Fast. “Years ago.”

“I was trying to think of something fun to do for our second date.”

“Our second date, huh?” The thought, the simple idea of being with him here like this, was more than she dared dream for. “You may not want a second date, you know like what’s her name at the restaurant?”

Logan laughed out loud. “Surely you don’t think—it was her decision.” He faced her again. “I guess it didn’t help that she was jealous of the waitress.”

Addison’s neck flamed.

“I had trouble keeping my eyes off her,” Logan teased, scrunching his cheeks.

A flutter bounced across her chest. “So, she was jealous, huh? Her first drink was diet.”

“I know.”

“How?”

“I took a sip when she was complaining.”

She stared at him. “Did you ever talk to her again?”

“No, she was pretty mad when she left. I feel bad now using her like that.”

“What do you mean?” She kept her voice composed, not wanting him to know her heart. Not yet.

“I was trying to forget about this girl, but it didn’t work.”

Her throat closed. What girl? Was it the same one she had overheard him and Nathan talking about?

“Oh.” Addison didn’t need any more information. It would only cast a shadow on their first date. Logan said nothing more about it. But if he still had feelings for the girl, why was he talking to her this way? And where was she now? Disappointment wove a wedge through her middle.

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