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at your house in an hour, okay?”
Darcy was surprised by the invitation. She wanted to keep working on this until it was solved, until they knew who was threatening Jon and who had attacked Grace. But, he looked so lost and needy that she couldn’t tell him no. “Sure thing,” she said with a smile.
He hugged her quickly. “Great, I’ll see you then.” He hurried away, and Darcy went back into the bookstore feeling happier than she had in a while.
“I see you and Jon are back on track,” Sue said to her with a mischievous grin.
Darcy nodded her agreement. It felt good, even in the midst of everything else, to know this thing between her and Jon was so right.
***
Darcy walked home with a spring in her step. She had left Sue in charge of the shop again, joking that she’d have to turn the whole place over to Sue if this kept up. Curiosity burned at her. Jon had sounded so… Well, she wasn’t sure exactly how to describe it. Mysterious, maybe? She was dying to find out.
She noticed that the fog was beginning to rise again but she chose to ignore it. She didn’t want anything to spoil the lovely mood she was in right now.
As she climbed the steps onto her front porch, she could see through the front windows that Jon was already inside. She pushed the door open slowly and found that there were dozens of flowers everywhere in the hall. Vases full of roses and violets and other flowers. She stopped, mouth open, marvelling at the sight of it.
Jon came out of the living room with a huge grin plastered on his face. He handed her a glass of wine and leaned in to kiss her sweetly. “I love you Darcy.”
“What is all of this for?” she asked him, laughing. Not that she was complaining. This was probably the most romantic thing any man had ever done for her. They moved into the living room and Darcy put her glass on the coffee table. She looked all around the room to find that Jon had dotted lit candles on tables and window ledges to give the room a warm glow.
Jon put his glass down next to hers and drew her into his arms. “To answer your question, I just wanted you to know that amongst all of this drama I know that I can depend upon you.” Her breath caught in her throat and then his head was moving in closer to her again and he sealed his lips to hers. Tilting his head, he deepened the kiss. She was feeling dizzy when he leaned back a little and looked deeply into her eyes. “I am so glad to have you in my life, Darcy.”
She smiled at him, her voice trembling. “I’m glad too.”
He stepped away from her and moved over to the bookshelf and the stereo system there to put some music on. She sipped her wine and watched him through hooded eyes. He looked delicious. As he came back to her he held out a hand and she placed hers into it. He curled his fingers into her palm and his warmth seeped into her skin.
“You once told me that you love to dance. Would you dance with me now?”
Darcy had to catch her breath to answer. “Yes, I’d love to dance with you.” He pulled her into his arms once again and held her close as they slow danced together for what felt like eternity.
Chapter Eleven
The sun streamed through the sheer curtains and woke Darcy slowly the next morning. She stretched her legs and back languidly, her body liquid within the warm confines of her bed. Warmth radiated down one side of her where her naked body was sealed to Jon’s. She laid her head on the wide expanse of Jon’s chest and started idly drawing circles upon his warm skin with her fingers.
She felt him stir next to her as he woke up. “Good morning,” she said in a husky voice.
She felt him run his hand over her hair, fingers sifting through the fine dark strands, as he yawned. “Good morning to you, too,” he said. “Is it morning already?”
“Mm-hmm.” She snuggled in closer. “I had no idea you were such a romantic. Thank you for last night.”
Jon smiled and replaced his hand with his lips as he
Darcy was surprised by the invitation. She wanted to keep working on this until it was solved, until they knew who was threatening Jon and who had attacked Grace. But, he looked so lost and needy that she couldn’t tell him no. “Sure thing,” she said with a smile.
He hugged her quickly. “Great, I’ll see you then.” He hurried away, and Darcy went back into the bookstore feeling happier than she had in a while.
“I see you and Jon are back on track,” Sue said to her with a mischievous grin.
Darcy nodded her agreement. It felt good, even in the midst of everything else, to know this thing between her and Jon was so right.
***
Darcy walked home with a spring in her step. She had left Sue in charge of the shop again, joking that she’d have to turn the whole place over to Sue if this kept up. Curiosity burned at her. Jon had sounded so… Well, she wasn’t sure exactly how to describe it. Mysterious, maybe? She was dying to find out.
She noticed that the fog was beginning to rise again but she chose to ignore it. She didn’t want anything to spoil the lovely mood she was in right now.
As she climbed the steps onto her front porch, she could see through the front windows that Jon was already inside. She pushed the door open slowly and found that there were dozens of flowers everywhere in the hall. Vases full of roses and violets and other flowers. She stopped, mouth open, marvelling at the sight of it.
Jon came out of the living room with a huge grin plastered on his face. He handed her a glass of wine and leaned in to kiss her sweetly. “I love you Darcy.”
“What is all of this for?” she asked him, laughing. Not that she was complaining. This was probably the most romantic thing any man had ever done for her. They moved into the living room and Darcy put her glass on the coffee table. She looked all around the room to find that Jon had dotted lit candles on tables and window ledges to give the room a warm glow.
Jon put his glass down next to hers and drew her into his arms. “To answer your question, I just wanted you to know that amongst all of this drama I know that I can depend upon you.” Her breath caught in her throat and then his head was moving in closer to her again and he sealed his lips to hers. Tilting his head, he deepened the kiss. She was feeling dizzy when he leaned back a little and looked deeply into her eyes. “I am so glad to have you in my life, Darcy.”
She smiled at him, her voice trembling. “I’m glad too.”
He stepped away from her and moved over to the bookshelf and the stereo system there to put some music on. She sipped her wine and watched him through hooded eyes. He looked delicious. As he came back to her he held out a hand and she placed hers into it. He curled his fingers into her palm and his warmth seeped into her skin.
“You once told me that you love to dance. Would you dance with me now?”
Darcy had to catch her breath to answer. “Yes, I’d love to dance with you.” He pulled her into his arms once again and held her close as they slow danced together for what felt like eternity.
Chapter Eleven
The sun streamed through the sheer curtains and woke Darcy slowly the next morning. She stretched her legs and back languidly, her body liquid within the warm confines of her bed. Warmth radiated down one side of her where her naked body was sealed to Jon’s. She laid her head on the wide expanse of Jon’s chest and started idly drawing circles upon his warm skin with her fingers.
She felt him stir next to her as he woke up. “Good morning,” she said in a husky voice.
She felt him run his hand over her hair, fingers sifting through the fine dark strands, as he yawned. “Good morning to you, too,” he said. “Is it morning already?”
“Mm-hmm.” She snuggled in closer. “I had no idea you were such a romantic. Thank you for last night.”
Jon smiled and replaced his hand with his lips as he
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