Tidewater Seduction
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‘Hey,’ he said, putting his arms around her from behind, and pulling her back against him, ‘don’t you go overdoing it now. This isn’t the first time Grace has visited Tidewater, you know. Remember, she used to live on the plantation.’
‘I know.’ Joanna had renewed her acquaintance with Grace’s ex-husband and her two sons soon after she returned to Tidewater. ‘But I want everything to look nice. I wasn’t here the last time she came.’
‘Well, I want you to take it easy,’ declared Cole, turning her round to face him. ‘You should be doing nothing more strenuous than sitting at your easel.’ His hand caressed the gentle mound of her stomach. ‘We don’t want Nathan’s brother or sister to get upset, do we?’
‘Nathan’s brother or sister is doing just fine, thank you,’ retorted Joanna, covering his hands with her own. ‘So—what are you doing back at this time of day? I thought you and Ben were going to Charleston.’
‘We did. And—we got the pony for Nathan, just as we promised. Do you want to come and see it? Or haven’t you got time?’
Joanna smiled. ‘I’ve always got time for you, darlin’,’ she teased, and when Cole leant forward to brush her mouth with his lips she deliberately deepened the kiss. ‘But—have you got time for me?’ she whispered, her fingers moving down to his belt. ‘Nathan’s taking his nap. So I’ve got all the time in the world.’
Cole groaned, deep in his throat. ‘Jo, how did I survive three whole years without you?’
‘I don’t know,’ she responded huskily. ‘But as you’ve mentioned it, we do have a lot of time to make up …’
ISBN: 978-1-472-09940-2
TIDEWATER SEDUCTION
© 1992 Anne Mather
Published in Great Britain 2014
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