The Spark of Love by Alicia Street

Author:Alicia Street [Street, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fancy Footwork
Published: 2024-02-17T00:00:00+00:00

They had made it to three different vineyards for wine tastings. And Julie loved every minute. They walked outside in the sunshine and gazed over the rows of vines, sat in a flower-decked gazebo, heard a short lecture on a new wine, and they had even run into a couple friends and patients of Noah’s.

Most of all, it was the thrill of being with him. Was it merely the fact that she had gotten a little tipsy? No. Since their early days in New York City, Julie had felt a special buzz whenever she was close to Noah. Something in the air seemed to change when they were together. Years ago she had believed they were soul mates.

Until everything fell apart and she no longer believed in anything, much less those kinds of romantic notions.

“Why don’t we go see my house now,” he said.

She put her hand on his chest. “Noah Taylor, are you trying to seduce me?”

He bent his head forward and met her eyes. “The truth is, I’m trying to keep you from driving home while you have too many glasses of wine in you. But the suggestion of seducing you has merit.”

Julie laughed, gazing into those same brown eyes that had her enthralled from the first day she’d seen him. She threaded her arm through his and they headed for his car. She had left hers in a lot he’d told her to use in Greenport that he knew was safe to leave there even overnight.

Was that something he wanted? He knew she had a daughter, and although her part-time nanny would be there with her today, Julie had to get home before Molly went to sleep. They had a bedtime ritual of talking and sharing every night that she would never break. But it was still only around five, so it would probably be fine if she just had some coffee and time to clear her head.

When he pulled up to his house that had a beach-style look to it, with several wings on the sides and tall glass windows in one area, Julie sighed and said, “That is a beautiful house, Noah.”

“I like it,” he said, and she could see the surge of pride that he rightfully should have being able to buy a home like this that had several wings and three floors and a back deck that led to a path down to the Sound. “Want to walk by the water?”

“Yes, I’d love that.”

Instead of going inside, they followed a flagstone path around the side of the house to the back and then down a mild slope to the Sound beach. It was narrower than the ocean beach, but more private, which Julie liked right now. Noah took her hand as they looked out across the blue expanse. She took off her shoes and he did the same, carrying them as they stepped in and out of the low waves during their stroll.

Although Julie could be a bubbly talker at times, especially when she was nervous, she had always been able to be quiet around Noah.

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