WHEN LOVE COMES KNOCKING
By Sarah J. McNeal
Prairie Rose Publications
#blogabookscene December's Theme: Season's Greetings
January"s Theme: Baby, It's Cold Outside
Excerpt:
She reached out her hand to
him. “Thank you for everything you did today. It means a lot to me. I always
enjoy your company.” She wanted to say more—so much more, but she had no sense
of how he would react.
When he clasped her hand in
his, her heart stuttered in her chest. Does
he have any idea how much I care for him? “Any company is good in a
storm.”
She hated to think what he
meant by that. His eyes turned dark, like black coffee, and he didn’t smile.
“Your company is exceptional to my way of thinking.” What more could she say?
She certainly wasn’t going to open up like a tin can and spill out all her
feelings to him. If he didn’t feel the same, she would be humiliated and she
didn’t want to ruin their friendship.
He still held her hand when he
dipped his head toward her. For one brief moment, she thought he might even
kiss her. Oh goodness, if only he would.
If only…
But he didn’t. She saw a light
ignite in his eyes as he stared at her mouth, and then he backed away. “Thank
you for the supper. You cook a fine meal. Well, goodnight, Penelope.”
“Goodnight, Gil.” She wasn’t
sure he even heard her. He shut the door as she spoke. Something’s not right.
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