Still Loving You by Sheryl Lister

Author:Sheryl Lister
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-01-09T16:27:56+00:00

Chapter 12

Malcolm and Omar drove to the bookstore after practice. The Grays believed in supporting family and Omar’s held a similar principle, so both men had no problems being in attendance. Morgan had dropped Omar off at practice, and they would meet up and drive home together after the signing.

“How are things progressing with you and Lauren?”

“I don’t know.”

“Ah...okay. What don’t you know? You either want her or you don’t.”

Malcolm sighed in frustration. “I want her. I just don’t want to want her as much as I do.”

Omar’s laughter filled the car’s interior. “If that was the case, you shouldn’t have touched her.”

He slanted Omar a look. “What are you talking about?”

“You know exactly what I’m talking about. And don’t bother denying it.”

“I had only planned to...we weren’t supposed to...hell, I don’t know. One moment we’re kissing, the next we’re in my bed. The thing that scares me the most is that I’m setting myself up for her to do the same thing again.”

Omar shook his head. “Who says she’s going to do the same thing? Did she give you any hints that she’s thinking of bailing?”

“No. She said she’s not choosing the job over me.” Malcolm related the conversation he and Lauren had had.

“Sounds to me like you’re the one on the fence, not her.”

“I’m not on the fence.” He wasn’t anywhere near the fence, not when he was the one who’d set the pieces in place. He’d jumped clear over the thing like a professional hurdler. He’d known where they’d end up after that card game—intense, passionate sex. He just hadn’t counted on the emotional pull he would feel.

“Things didn’t go as planned, I take it.”

“No. It was supposed to be just sex.”

“And it wasn’t.” It was more statement than question. “You and Lauren have history, and from what Morgan told me, you were planning to marry her.”

“Morgan talks too damn much,” Malcolm muttered.

“That’s the same thing she says about you. With that kind of history, I’m not surprised by the emotional connection. You dated her for two years and were practically engaged. Strong feelings like that can easily be rekindled under the right circumstances, and maybe these are the right ones.”

He didn’t know if the timing was right or not, but somehow his emotions didn’t care. Malcolm hadn’t been able to stop thinking about Lauren, and that kiss in her office yesterday had done nothing to satisfy the craving he had developed for her. The feelings he now experienced seemed deeper and more intense. “How do I make it stop?”

“Sorry, bro, but there’s no cure. Believe me, I tried. The only thing you can do is surrender and pray things work out this time.”

“We’ll see.”

The signing had already begun when they arrived, and he and Omar took up a position in the back. Lexia looked quite comfortable reading from the book in front of a group of about fifty people. Of course, Malcolm’s family had shown up in force to support her. He spotted Lexia’s parents, her staff from the café she owned and a good number from the college-age crowd.

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