Whispering Springs, Texas Volume One by Cynthia D'Alba

Author:Cynthia D'Alba [D’Alba, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riante, Inc.

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Travis had done some dumb things in his life. Sitting by Caroline Graham during church might rank up with some of his biggest mistakes, but it wasn’t as though he’d had much of a choice. Sitting on the Fitzgerald side of the nave wasn’t a big deal. He’d sat there a lot during his teenage years. Sitting with crying babies and breastfeeding mothers made him squirm regardless of the location inside the church. But pressed up next to Caroline’s curves presented two potential dilemmas.

The first was sitting directly across the aisle, if the look on Elsie Belle’s face was any indication. Three dates. No sex. That was their total history, if you didn’t count a couple of hot, steamy kisses and some very heavy petting in high school some twenty years ago. Why the woman thought she had a claim to his time left him baffled. But honestly, the way most women thought left him baffled. However, the glare she gave Caroline made his balls pull up tight for protection.

The other potential problem was directly to his left. Dr. Caroline Graham. He didn’t like the change in his thinking of her as a sexy, desirable woman instead of his future sister-in-law’s temporary medical partner or a sweet family friend. When had he stepped over the line and given thought to breaking his never-fuck-where-you-live rule? Of course, he wouldn’t actually be breaking his rule, more like bending the rule since she didn’t actually live here and would be gone in just a few months. Hmm. A loophole perhaps?

He ventured a subtle peek at Elsie Belle. This might be a little wrong of him, but maybe Caroline could be useful here. How could he convince Elsie Belle that he and Caroline were a couple without conveying that message around town? Tricky, sure, but doable. As the closing hymn began, he promised to think more about that.

As soon as services were dismissed, Caroline slipped past him with a quiet, “See you later,” and was gone. Making his way to the exit resembled running a gauntlet. Hands to shake. Backs to slap. Promises to make for a lunch or dinner with friends. When he finally pulled from the Whispering Springs United Methodist parking lot twenty minutes had passed, but that worked to his advantage. Most of the parishioners had had time to make it to the Lone Star Diner for lunch, making his drive to Caroline’s house more discreet. Thank you, Jesus.

Once he could have sworn he saw Elsie Belle’s black Porsche behind him, but when he turned, the car traveled on straight. The thought of Elsie Belle following him to Caroline’s house made him antsy. After her divorce, the damn woman had set her marital sights on him. Getting her off his back was going to be as hard as removing a burrowed tick off a dog. She needed to set her marriage aspirations on someone else…the poor bastard.

He pulled into Caroline’s drive and into the gaping mouth of her garage and parked alongside an ancient Honda.

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