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brightened up the place with softer colours and inviting pieces of furniture that made his home more charming and welcoming.
As much as he complained about her changing up the place, she knew he liked it, and more importantly, she knew he liked her in his space. She stilled at the words he’d spoken after breakfast a few days back as he’d kissed her before he’d left out for work.
“I just may have to keep you.” The words had seemed to startle him, and he rushed out of there, but not before she’d caught the red tinge of embarrassment in his cheeks. She’d smiled after him, desperately trying to ignore the fluttering in her heart and the tiny hope that he’d ignited. She’d promised herself she wouldn’t do this—that she wouldn’t let him behind the wall she’d erected around her heart, but she couldn’t deny that she wanted to be kept by him, too.
There was a knock at the door, and she set the iron aside to answer it. Swinging the door open, a smile spread across her face when she saw her visitor.
“Well I’ll be damned. Cade said Shane had turned you into his little wife, but I woulda neva believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes.”
Cherie shook her head at the nickname her friend used for her husband, Wayne Kincaid, which they both knew he hated, just as they both knew Montgomery was the only person who could get away with it.
She stepped aside then to let Montgomery in and closed the door to give her a warm hug.
“What are you doing here?”
“Came to check on my best friend. I told you, I called my husband all kinds of a liar.” Montgomery sucked her teeth. “Damn it, you know I hate admitting when he is right. He gets all smug and cocksure.”
Cherie smiled. “I bet. Come in. Are you hungry?”
Montgomery’s warm brown eyes flashed. “He’s got you cookin’, too? Now, I have seen it all.”
Cherie shook her head as she pushed a plate of corn muffins towards Montgomery. “You know this is just part of my sentence. If I had my choice, I’d be back at Every Desire , and you know it.”
Montgomery’s eyebrows arched. “Do I?”
Cherie frowned. “What do you mean?”
Montgomery’s eyes swept over the room, a small grin teasing the corners of her lips. “This place is a vast improvement over Shane’s notion of home decorating.” Her eyes snapped back to Cherie. “And look at you. I swear I’ve never seen you happier, and Cade says the same about Shane. Says he wears a silly smile on his face most days, and Cade has even caught him whistling a time or two.” Montgomery’s eyes twinkled with knowing. “You’re in love—the both of you are—but then I knew you always had feelings for this Shane character,” Montgomery finished quietly.
Cherie fought against the wave of melancholy that washed over her at just how deep her feelings were for Shane.
“Oh, honey, I’m sorry,” Montgomery cried as she rushed over to Cherie to wrap her in her arms. “I didn’t mean to dredge up painful memories.” Montgomery drew back, her palms clasping Cherie’s face, forcing Cherie to meet her gaze. “I just thought that now that you have found each other again and that you’re both happy that you can try again.” Montgomery sighed. “I know how much you want a family…”
Cherie’s smile was weak. “But we weren’t trying then. That was an accident—a wonderful one,” Cherie added at the piercing look in Montgomery’s eyes. “But Shane doesn’t want to have a baby or any kinda family—at least not with me—and he’d be horrified if he knew a whore had given birth to his child all those years ago.”
“Cherie—” Montgomery said sharply, but her name was muffled by the sound of the front door slamming shut.
Shane swore his heart stopped as two pairs of frightened eyes swung in his direction, but he only saw one hazel set as he walked with measured steps inside his home.
“Montgomery, can you give Cherie and me a moment alone?”
She looked
As much as he complained about her changing up the place, she knew he liked it, and more importantly, she knew he liked her in his space. She stilled at the words he’d spoken after breakfast a few days back as he’d kissed her before he’d left out for work.
“I just may have to keep you.” The words had seemed to startle him, and he rushed out of there, but not before she’d caught the red tinge of embarrassment in his cheeks. She’d smiled after him, desperately trying to ignore the fluttering in her heart and the tiny hope that he’d ignited. She’d promised herself she wouldn’t do this—that she wouldn’t let him behind the wall she’d erected around her heart, but she couldn’t deny that she wanted to be kept by him, too.
There was a knock at the door, and she set the iron aside to answer it. Swinging the door open, a smile spread across her face when she saw her visitor.
“Well I’ll be damned. Cade said Shane had turned you into his little wife, but I woulda neva believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes.”
Cherie shook her head at the nickname her friend used for her husband, Wayne Kincaid, which they both knew he hated, just as they both knew Montgomery was the only person who could get away with it.
She stepped aside then to let Montgomery in and closed the door to give her a warm hug.
“What are you doing here?”
“Came to check on my best friend. I told you, I called my husband all kinds of a liar.” Montgomery sucked her teeth. “Damn it, you know I hate admitting when he is right. He gets all smug and cocksure.”
Cherie smiled. “I bet. Come in. Are you hungry?”
Montgomery’s warm brown eyes flashed. “He’s got you cookin’, too? Now, I have seen it all.”
Cherie shook her head as she pushed a plate of corn muffins towards Montgomery. “You know this is just part of my sentence. If I had my choice, I’d be back at Every Desire , and you know it.”
Montgomery’s eyebrows arched. “Do I?”
Cherie frowned. “What do you mean?”
Montgomery’s eyes swept over the room, a small grin teasing the corners of her lips. “This place is a vast improvement over Shane’s notion of home decorating.” Her eyes snapped back to Cherie. “And look at you. I swear I’ve never seen you happier, and Cade says the same about Shane. Says he wears a silly smile on his face most days, and Cade has even caught him whistling a time or two.” Montgomery’s eyes twinkled with knowing. “You’re in love—the both of you are—but then I knew you always had feelings for this Shane character,” Montgomery finished quietly.
Cherie fought against the wave of melancholy that washed over her at just how deep her feelings were for Shane.
“Oh, honey, I’m sorry,” Montgomery cried as she rushed over to Cherie to wrap her in her arms. “I didn’t mean to dredge up painful memories.” Montgomery drew back, her palms clasping Cherie’s face, forcing Cherie to meet her gaze. “I just thought that now that you have found each other again and that you’re both happy that you can try again.” Montgomery sighed. “I know how much you want a family…”
Cherie’s smile was weak. “But we weren’t trying then. That was an accident—a wonderful one,” Cherie added at the piercing look in Montgomery’s eyes. “But Shane doesn’t want to have a baby or any kinda family—at least not with me—and he’d be horrified if he knew a whore had given birth to his child all those years ago.”
“Cherie—” Montgomery said sharply, but her name was muffled by the sound of the front door slamming shut.
Shane swore his heart stopped as two pairs of frightened eyes swung in his direction, but he only saw one hazel set as he walked with measured steps inside his home.
“Montgomery, can you give Cherie and me a moment alone?”
She looked
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