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no longer a minor, but a full-grown woman who could make her own decisions. He was attracted to her bigtime. She didn’t have a significant other and neither did he.
Something else he needed to consider was that their families knew each other, which in a way wasn’t a bad thing, but it wasn’t necessarily a good thing, either. She already knew more about him than he would have shared with a woman, especially the situation with his parents. He was sure she had heard the story about his mother and her boy-toy. Hadn’t practically everybody?
He loosened his hold on the steering wheel when the thought of an affair with Ellie began to take shape in hismind. A month was long enough to indulge in an affair. Hell, that was longer than most of his affairs.
“Are you still into photography?”
Her question made him glance quickly over at her, before returning his gaze to the road. He was surprised she remembered that. “Not as much as I used to be,” he responded. “That was something I outgrew, especially when I found out that I would be responsible for buying my own film. Too much out of my allowance. So I got another interest that didn’t cost as much.”
When he came to a stop sign he glanced over at her. “What about you? Did you ever write your book?”
Ellie blinked, and then she couldn’t help but chuckle when she remembered. Gosh, how long ago had that been? She was probably no more than twelve that one summer when she’d decided after reading a Nancy Drew Mystery that she would pen one of her own. She had interviewed everyone for her book, including him, and she hadn’t gotten past the first chapter when she decided writing was too much work.
“No, but when I got to college I did enough writing, with all those term papers.”
He nodded. “So, are you through with school, or will you go ahead and get your PhD, like your parents?” Both of her parents were college professors.
“I’ve had enough of school. I’m hoping my entrance into the workforce this time is better than the last. I only had the job a year before I got laid off. That’s why I went to grad school.”
“What is your field of study?”
“Finance.”
As he rounded the lake, he said. “Hopefully, with the economy improving, you won’t have a problem finding a job and keeping it.”
“I hope not.”
The SUV came to a stop in front of her house. “I’ll help you get your stuff inside. Just unlock the door for me.”
“Thanks.”
While he unloaded her purchases, she quickly walked ahead, unlocked the door and pushed it open. When he strolled by her she got a whiff of his aftershave, the same one that had played havoc on her senses during the ride home. The same one that reminded her of what a strong male he was—not that she could forget.
She followed him into the kitchen where he sat her bags on the table. “I’ll go get the rest of the stuff,” he said, before walking out. She began going through the bags, immediately taking out the ice cream to place in the freezer. She was putting away items in the pantry when he returned after a couple of trips.
“Okay, that’s everything that’s yours.”
Ellie moved away from the pantry to where he’d placed the other bags on the table. She hadn’t realized she bought so much. “Thanks, Uri, for everything.”
“No problem. I’ll check you out later.”
Uriel turned to leave, almost got to her kitchen door when something stopped him. It could have been a number of things. It could have been the dream he’d had last night, or the memory of the kiss they’d shared all those years ago that had been playing on his mind a lot lately. It could be something as simple as the fact that he was a man and she was a woman, and the chemistrybetween them had been more potent today than ever. It could have been any one of those things or all of them.
She noticed she hadn’t heard the back door close behind him, so she glanced over—at him. Met his gaze.
He stood there with his
Something else he needed to consider was that their families knew each other, which in a way wasn’t a bad thing, but it wasn’t necessarily a good thing, either. She already knew more about him than he would have shared with a woman, especially the situation with his parents. He was sure she had heard the story about his mother and her boy-toy. Hadn’t practically everybody?
He loosened his hold on the steering wheel when the thought of an affair with Ellie began to take shape in hismind. A month was long enough to indulge in an affair. Hell, that was longer than most of his affairs.
“Are you still into photography?”
Her question made him glance quickly over at her, before returning his gaze to the road. He was surprised she remembered that. “Not as much as I used to be,” he responded. “That was something I outgrew, especially when I found out that I would be responsible for buying my own film. Too much out of my allowance. So I got another interest that didn’t cost as much.”
When he came to a stop sign he glanced over at her. “What about you? Did you ever write your book?”
Ellie blinked, and then she couldn’t help but chuckle when she remembered. Gosh, how long ago had that been? She was probably no more than twelve that one summer when she’d decided after reading a Nancy Drew Mystery that she would pen one of her own. She had interviewed everyone for her book, including him, and she hadn’t gotten past the first chapter when she decided writing was too much work.
“No, but when I got to college I did enough writing, with all those term papers.”
He nodded. “So, are you through with school, or will you go ahead and get your PhD, like your parents?” Both of her parents were college professors.
“I’ve had enough of school. I’m hoping my entrance into the workforce this time is better than the last. I only had the job a year before I got laid off. That’s why I went to grad school.”
“What is your field of study?”
“Finance.”
As he rounded the lake, he said. “Hopefully, with the economy improving, you won’t have a problem finding a job and keeping it.”
“I hope not.”
The SUV came to a stop in front of her house. “I’ll help you get your stuff inside. Just unlock the door for me.”
“Thanks.”
While he unloaded her purchases, she quickly walked ahead, unlocked the door and pushed it open. When he strolled by her she got a whiff of his aftershave, the same one that had played havoc on her senses during the ride home. The same one that reminded her of what a strong male he was—not that she could forget.
She followed him into the kitchen where he sat her bags on the table. “I’ll go get the rest of the stuff,” he said, before walking out. She began going through the bags, immediately taking out the ice cream to place in the freezer. She was putting away items in the pantry when he returned after a couple of trips.
“Okay, that’s everything that’s yours.”
Ellie moved away from the pantry to where he’d placed the other bags on the table. She hadn’t realized she bought so much. “Thanks, Uri, for everything.”
“No problem. I’ll check you out later.”
Uriel turned to leave, almost got to her kitchen door when something stopped him. It could have been a number of things. It could have been the dream he’d had last night, or the memory of the kiss they’d shared all those years ago that had been playing on his mind a lot lately. It could be something as simple as the fact that he was a man and she was a woman, and the chemistrybetween them had been more potent today than ever. It could have been any one of those things or all of them.
She noticed she hadn’t heard the back door close behind him, so she glanced over—at him. Met his gaze.
He stood there with his
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