What Goes on Tour by Claire Boston

Author:Claire Boston [Boston, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-02-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Adrian hurried to Kate’s room, refusing to think about what he had just done. “What’s up, kiddo?”

“What took you so long?” She was lying curled up on her side.

“I, ah, was walking Libby to the door.”

The light from the living room shone into the room and Kate grinned. “Did you kiss her goodnight?”

Adrian took a step back. He checked over his shoulder to see if Kate could have seen them from her bed. No, he didn’t think so. He turned back as Kate grinned triumphantly.

“You did! You did kiss her!” She sat up straight in bed and hugged her knees. “I knew you liked her as much as she likes you.”

He started to deny it but then realized what Kate had said. “Libby said she likes me?”

Kate clapped her hand over her mouth.

He sat on the edge of the bed. “Spill it, Kate.”

Kate played with a loose thread on her bedspread before she looked up. “The other day when I was mad, it was because I thought Libby was only looking after me because she liked you. We had a talk and she said the reason she almost refused the job was because she thought you were cute.” Her eyes were earnest. “’Cause you know it’s not nice when you like someone and they don’t like you back.”

“That’s right,” Adrian agreed. He didn’t know if it was Kent Libby liked or Adrian. Though he’d been himself when he kissed her, so maybe he had a chance. “Is that something you know about?” he asked to turn the conversation back to Kate.

She shrugged. “There was a boy once, but he turned out to be a jerk.” She squinted at him. “So are you going to kiss her again?”

Damn, she was tenacious. “That’s none of your business,” he said. “You need to go back to sleep.”

“But if you kiss her again and fall in love, then you’ll get married and Libby will be my aunt and she can help me finish my book and live with us forever.”

Adrian’s chest tightened like he’d slammed on the brakes in his car and been thrown hard against his seatbelt. “Hold on, kiddo. There’s a whole long way between kissing someone and getting married.”

“But you like each other. And you both like playing board games and cards. And hot chocolate.” She was looking at him so hopefully.

This was worse than he’d suspected. Kate had attached herself to Libby and it was going to break her heart when they had to leave in a few weeks’ time. “Libby lives in Australia, sweetheart. When we leave, she’s going to stay here. I don’t want you to get your hopes up. A month isn’t long enough for two people to fall in love.”

“But Mama and Dad did.”

They had. It had been love at first sight for his brother and sister-in-law, but perhaps somehow they’d known they wouldn’t have long in this life. “That doesn’t happen very often. What your parents had was special.”

Kate scowled.

“You need to go back to sleep,” he repeated.

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