The Firefighter's Appeal (Harlequin Superromance) by Elizabeth Otto

Author:Elizabeth Otto [Otto, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

MACY WASN’T GOING to let up an inch. Lily rolled her eyes and tried to change the subject, but there was no deterring her friend’s single-minded determination to wring out every piece of dirt on Garrett Mateo that she could.

The junk fair in Yoker was as packed as Lily had ever seen it, and she’d been coming for the past six years, give or take. It was a combination of antiques, handmade wares, architectural salvage and flea-market goods that promised lots of bartering from vendors with, to put it politely, interesting personalities. She’d already bargained down the price of a vintage handbag from a seller with no front teeth and a beaver skull glued to his felt hat, and was pretty exhilarated that the one-eyed dog standing guard under the table hadn’t bitten her leg off in the process.

She turned the patent black Lucille de Paris handbag back and forth in front of her, marveling at the excellent condition of the leather while Macy pouted like a three-year-old.

“Lily. Ashden. I want to know all about the sex.” Macy tipped her head back and groaned her impatience, floppy curls spiraling every which way. “Come ooon. Spill.”

The sex. How did she begin to describe it when she couldn’t even fully rationalize it to herself? Saying it was the best experience she’d ever had seemed cliché, even if it was the truth. Spending time with Garrett did something for her, gave her something she needed. Nourished her, almost. The art in the trees, holding his hand, talking about heavy glasses and realizing he was right about that, the intimacy. Trying to explain it to Macy would be pretty difficult, since Lily didn’t completely understand all the subtleties herself.

“Your hair is very cute today,” Lily said with a grin.

Macy hit her in the arm hard enough to make her nearly drop her bag. “All right,” Lily relented. “The sex was awesome. Now will you stop?”

Macy looped her arm through Lily’s and led her down the dirt aisle between vendor booths. “That is not a description. My last oil change was awesome. Your maw-maw’s purple hair was awesome. Okay, not really, but you get my point.”

Lily’s heart flipped when they passed a booth with turn-of-the-century hardware. Light switch covers, door hinges and knobs. A pair of pink plaster rosettes sat on a foam display board next to another set hand carved from oak. She ran her fingers over the wood, amazed by the fine detail of each line and curve.

“Really, since you’re leaving me for Nashville and all, the least you could do is—”

“Macy.” Lily sighed.

Her eyes were drawn to the table and a little wooden box filled with antique skeleton keys. She thought of the wind chime hanging from the sapling near the Pit. Lily rifled through the keys, marveling at their different widths—some wide, some narrow—and lengths. Each had a different pattern on the thumb hold. Considering the amazing chime Bodie had already made with skeleton keys, there was no telling what he might do with more.

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