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find you and hit you over the head.” She smiled at Lily’s grim expression. “But it’s not too late. Go to New York with Rhett. Have some fun. You have to at least take the risk and give the guy a chance to be worth it.”
“I’m scared,” Lily admitted. “I want to make the right choice.” She felt her stomach twist into a knot. “Maybe me going to New York is a big mistake.”
“No! Putting your virginity in a shrine no man can win is a big mistake. Finding something wrong with every guy you meet is a big mistake. You have to take risks or you’ll never find Mr. Right.”
Lily glowered. “Dad said he fell in love with Mom on their first date.” She shifted the truck into gear when the traffic finally started to move.
“Yeah and your mom at least accepted the first date and gave your dad a chance, and a second chance and a third chance. All I’m saying is, it’s okay to believe in love at first sight, but be ready to take some risks. Take a chance on love.”
“Dad had hoped I’d save my first time for love. How will I know when the first time is right?”
All laughter had left her friend’s eyes. “Trust. Plain and simple. You’ll trust the guy, and you’ll trust the guy with your first time.”
“Trust comes with love.”
“And trust can come before love,” Tammy corrected. “Will you at least keep an open mind? If it feels right, at least give Rhett a chance.”
Lily hesitated, then nodded solemnly.
“Atta’ girl!”
Lily met Rhett at the Jupiter airfield at three that afternoon. Rob grumbled about giving up his Porsche for a week just so it could sit at the airfield, but in the end, he gave in as Lily knew he would.
She was glad she’d made the rush trip to Niemen Marcus with Tammy to buy clothes. She’d never spent so much on outfits before, but she didn’t care. Rhett noticed how she looked, and he made her feel beautiful. Every time a twinge of guilt bubbled up, she thought of his kisses on the moonlit beach, and the resultant sensual overload stifled any guilt-induced pressure.
She wanted Rhett like she had never wanted any guy before, and she had known he was different after their brief couple of hours together at the nursery. The man made her laugh. He liked how her crazy mind worked, and he seemed to enjoy the chaos. Sharing their childhood memories last night had been special, tender. She wanted more time with him and refused to consider the consequences of her deception. She was determined, after her talk with Tammy, to take a chance on love with him.
Hindsight said telling Rhett about the nursery right away would have been better, and the longer she waited, the greater the chance her deception could damage their fledgling relationship. But telling him could make him bolt, and that niggling fear kept her silent. She just needed a little more time to forge their bond tighter, so nothing and no one could break it. If he cared for her, he would forgive her. He had even agreed to her own room in New York.
Maybe she wouldn’t need it.
Rhett waited next to the plane when she arrived and greeted her with a hug and a kiss, right in front of his pilot. Lily loved it. He looked so handsome and sexy in his polo shirt and jeans, she didn’t want to let him go.
The pilot took her luggage, and Rhett bundled her onto the plane. She tried not to gape at the furnishings as he gave her a tour of the plane and then seated her for take-off. He took her hand in his as the plane roared down the runway, and his tender gesture put a lump in her throat.
“I have a surprise for you tonight,” he said and brushed his lips across her knuckles, sending a swarm of her stomach butterflies on their own flight that had nothing to do with the plane lifting off the runway.
“Oh?” She pulled her hand back and tried to sound casual like one of his jet-set crowd, but it came out breathless anyway. Just looking at the man made her breathless, and she feared she was already lost.
“I’m
“I’m scared,” Lily admitted. “I want to make the right choice.” She felt her stomach twist into a knot. “Maybe me going to New York is a big mistake.”
“No! Putting your virginity in a shrine no man can win is a big mistake. Finding something wrong with every guy you meet is a big mistake. You have to take risks or you’ll never find Mr. Right.”
Lily glowered. “Dad said he fell in love with Mom on their first date.” She shifted the truck into gear when the traffic finally started to move.
“Yeah and your mom at least accepted the first date and gave your dad a chance, and a second chance and a third chance. All I’m saying is, it’s okay to believe in love at first sight, but be ready to take some risks. Take a chance on love.”
“Dad had hoped I’d save my first time for love. How will I know when the first time is right?”
All laughter had left her friend’s eyes. “Trust. Plain and simple. You’ll trust the guy, and you’ll trust the guy with your first time.”
“Trust comes with love.”
“And trust can come before love,” Tammy corrected. “Will you at least keep an open mind? If it feels right, at least give Rhett a chance.”
Lily hesitated, then nodded solemnly.
“Atta’ girl!”
Lily met Rhett at the Jupiter airfield at three that afternoon. Rob grumbled about giving up his Porsche for a week just so it could sit at the airfield, but in the end, he gave in as Lily knew he would.
She was glad she’d made the rush trip to Niemen Marcus with Tammy to buy clothes. She’d never spent so much on outfits before, but she didn’t care. Rhett noticed how she looked, and he made her feel beautiful. Every time a twinge of guilt bubbled up, she thought of his kisses on the moonlit beach, and the resultant sensual overload stifled any guilt-induced pressure.
She wanted Rhett like she had never wanted any guy before, and she had known he was different after their brief couple of hours together at the nursery. The man made her laugh. He liked how her crazy mind worked, and he seemed to enjoy the chaos. Sharing their childhood memories last night had been special, tender. She wanted more time with him and refused to consider the consequences of her deception. She was determined, after her talk with Tammy, to take a chance on love with him.
Hindsight said telling Rhett about the nursery right away would have been better, and the longer she waited, the greater the chance her deception could damage their fledgling relationship. But telling him could make him bolt, and that niggling fear kept her silent. She just needed a little more time to forge their bond tighter, so nothing and no one could break it. If he cared for her, he would forgive her. He had even agreed to her own room in New York.
Maybe she wouldn’t need it.
Rhett waited next to the plane when she arrived and greeted her with a hug and a kiss, right in front of his pilot. Lily loved it. He looked so handsome and sexy in his polo shirt and jeans, she didn’t want to let him go.
The pilot took her luggage, and Rhett bundled her onto the plane. She tried not to gape at the furnishings as he gave her a tour of the plane and then seated her for take-off. He took her hand in his as the plane roared down the runway, and his tender gesture put a lump in her throat.
“I have a surprise for you tonight,” he said and brushed his lips across her knuckles, sending a swarm of her stomach butterflies on their own flight that had nothing to do with the plane lifting off the runway.
“Oh?” She pulled her hand back and tried to sound casual like one of his jet-set crowd, but it came out breathless anyway. Just looking at the man made her breathless, and she feared she was already lost.
“I’m
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