Smoke Show: An Opposites Attract Romance (Campfire Council Book 2) by Amelia Simone

Author:Amelia Simone [Simone, Amelia & Simone, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Eve

My stomach swirled as I sat in the passenger seat of Brady's car, letting the lights of Campfire meld together in a blur as I considered my prank from his perspective.

He was right, dammit.

I'd thought I was being clever and a little bit silly, but art had a way of revealing truths about the universe. I'd never considered my work that lofty, but in this case, my craft had revealed way more than I intended about my inner thoughts.

Like that Brady Gleason was all I thought about.

I wiped my hands across my face, careful not to smudge my eye makeup. It'd taken twenty minutes to get the smoky look I wanted, there was no reason to destroy it in a fit of mortification.

Brady had taken the sets quite well, all things considered. It was probably a good sign that he'd tried to leverage me into merch design. His good humor took any sting out of the self-realization. If Brady was all I thought about, he seemed more than pleased with the evidence.

Straightening, I decided to brazen it out. So what if I liked Brady? He liked me. We were dating. Any hopes of keeping us on the down-low had already gone up in smoke last week, thanks to his students. We hadn't honestly even tried that hard, so maybe I just needed to let it go. Let the past stay in the past, and step boldly into the future. With Brady.

Starting with Thanksgiving.

"So," I said. "When are you going to invite me to Thanksgiving?"

"Tonight," Brady answered, taking my prompting in stride. "I worried it was too much, too soon."

"It is, but that's kinda on brand for us, don't you think?"

"I wouldn't have it any other way," he assured, clasping my hand and bringing it to his lips for a quick kiss.

His easy affection ratcheted up my anticipation. Brady seemed to be taking us in stride, and slowly it was shifting my perception of us as casually dating to a real couple.

"Come on, I picked up ingredients to throw together a stir fry after work."

"Are you trying to seduce me with food?" I teased, smiling as I followed him inside, leaning down to give Trouble a quick scritch.

I was painfully aware of how easy I’d be to beguile, with or without a delicious dinner. Tension rode me, leaving me on edge. Jumping Brady’s bones was moving higher on my to-do list by the minute. Being alone with him at his house was almost more temptation than I could handle. At least in public, I’d have to pretend some restraint. But I loved that he wanted to cook for me.

"It's my one move."

He said it with such faux-humility, I couldn't help but bust out laughing.

Brady grinned. "Okay, maybe not my only move. Are you interested in seeing some of my others after dinner?"

The way he asked it, the challenge in his eyes, had me nodding eagerly before I could stop myself.

The man had turned me into a puddle of goo, with about as much resistance.

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