The Promise of Home by Darcie Chan

Author:Darcie Chan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2015-08-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Late on Saturday evening, after Rowen was asleep, Claudia was canoodling with Kyle on his living room sofa. It was the first time they’d been alone all day.

“So,” Kyle asked in a soft voice with his arm around her shoulders, “I’m dying to hear what you thought of Misty.”

Claudia sat up a little straighter. The whole afternoon with Kevin and Misty had been miserable. “She is beyond awful,” Claudia said, and Kyle gave a chuckle. “Shallow, self-absorbed, obsessed with designer things that cost a fortune. The way she acts around Kevin—I wonder whether she really likes him at all. And he seems so taken with her.”

“I know,” Kyle said. “She’s another loser.”

“Exactly. But why can’t Kevin see that?”

“It’s so typical of him,” Kyle said. “Kevin is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet. He’d give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. But he’s always had problems with women. He’s a little overweight and insecure about it, so he tries to compensate by being funny and really accommodating. Like, almost naive-pushover-level accommodating. I think having Misty walk into his office and then agree to go out with him really blew his mind.”

“I can just see it,” Claudia said with her hand on her face. She could truly empathize with how Kevin must have felt. “I mean, I’m sure lots of men find Misty attractive, and if Kevin had problems meeting attractive women…”

“Exactly,” Kyle said. “I still remember him calling me up the day he met her. By the time she left his office, they’d made plans to have dinner together, and he was gushing about how this gorgeous woman had dropped into his life and taken a huge interest in him.”

“Maybe he’s so enamored with her looks that he doesn’t realize what she’s really like as a person.”

“Wouldn’t be the first time,” Kyle said, “although her looks don’t hold a candle to yours.”

“I’m relieved you feel that way. She smiled at you an awful lot.”

“I noticed that,” Kyle said as he rolled his eyes. “Maybe it was just her nerves. I hope it was innocent.”

“Trust me, it wasn’t. She was trying to flirt with you.”

“Maybe, although she’s really an idiot if she thought it would be effective,” Kyle said, drawing her closer. “I don’t know why Kevin would be with someone like that, but I’ll bet he didn’t notice.”

“You’re sure not like your brother in that department,” Claudia said as she leaned back into Kyle and rested her head against his shoulder. “You’re good at reading people. Even now, when you look at me, I feel like you can tell exactly what I’m thinking.” Slowly, she traced her finger up Kyle’s chest. He caught her hand in his.

“You make it easy,” he said. He pulled her closer as he kissed her, and the urgency of his touch left no doubt in her mind that she was right.

“This couch is a little small, don’t you think?” she asked when she could. “Besides, Rowen might see us out here if she wakes up.

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