Fallling for the Prodigal Son
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Lucy's heart made the final leap. "There would be other duties, in addition to rent."
A smile spread across Sterling's face. "Am I qualified for those duties?"
"Consider this your employment interview," Lucy replied as she crawled toward Sterling and pushed him back until he was lying on the floor. She wanted to see that dark glitter in his eyes for the rest of her life. She felt his hands on her lower back, firm and confident, as he pulled her hips flat against his. She leaned her elbows on his chest.
"And did you say that this place would be available for winter weddings?" Sterling said.
Lucy's heart was close to bursting. She closed her eyes and touched her forehead to his. "If you had asked me two months ago, whether I would end the summer telling you that I loved you ..."
"You'd have said yes."
Lucy let her lips find his and kissed him with a sureness, a passion she couldn't have imagined the last time they were in the boathouse together.
"How long do you think his errands will take?" She punctuated the words with kisses, then gasped when Sterling slipped his hands under her shirt and slid them along the bare length of her back.
"We didn't get caught before ..."
About Julia Gabriel
Julia Gabriel writes contemporary romance fiction.
She lives in New England, where she teaches writing at a university and divides her time between writing and quilting. Visit Julia Gabriel's web site at http://www.authorjuliagabriel.com or her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/authorjuliagabriel to learn about upcoming releases.
Books by Julia Gabriel
Falling for the Prodigal Son
Cupcakes & Chardonnay
Feral