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it with a glittering diamond attached. He almost dropped his menu.
Dinky Van Decker, the unmarried twenty-year-old daughter, came to take their order. She winked at Sam about five times while she scribbled.
Kelly ordered a salad and a root beer float. Sam thought that was a very interesting combination. An attempt at healthy eating, countered by some pleasure. He decided to go for a cheeseburger and make it a classic blast-from-the-past meal. Cheeseburger, Pepsi, fries, just like high school.
Dinky winked a few more times, grabbed their menus, and left. He really loved knowing everyone deep down. It was strange that coming back to Paradise was such a great experience for him. He’d been so focused on getting out of town after graduation. Now his entire focus was Paradise, and doing his part to keep good things happening here. Every community needed people willing to give back if it was going to stay a great place to live. He really was a hometown boy deep down.
Hell, even a hometown boy needs an occasional distraction. And Kelly Applebee was one hell of a distraction.
The silence was drawing out. She pulled at her skirt and showed less leg. Didn’t matter, there was plenty of leg to go around. Sam put his hand up to his temple. What was he, just starved for sex? Any man worth his salt would get to know a woman before he let himself get this hot over her, wouldn’t he?
“What brought you to Paradise?” he asked her,
“A bus.”
He leaned back and looked at her hard. She wasn’t going to make this easy. Maybe she was just nervous. Okay, he decided, let’s take another tack.
“It’s a great little town, I’d be glad to show you around.”
“Myrtle gave me the grand tour.”
Sam gave up the chitchat and took her in whileshe nervously sipped her water. Her long tan legs took up a great deal of the package. Boy, he was definitely a leg man. Then there was the twining rose vine running up her right one. Ankle to…wherever. Wild rose.
As he shifted his gaze upward and found himself lusting after her shapely form, he felt another wave of guilt for being such a Neanderthal. He sat up and looked into her face.
It was a beautiful face, with some sadness around the edges. He was lonely for a woman with a soul inside her, and he thought he saw a glimmer of depth in her lovely hazel green eyes.
He sat back and took a deep breath. He felt extremely confused. Yes, he wanted to get married, but Kelly Applebee didn’t fit the picture. Yes, he wanted to get laid, but he was an honorable sort, deep down.
Please, God, don’t let me suffer in this dating hell forever. I’ve been a good man. Send me a sign, he prayed.
The waitress slid a luscious cheeseburger with perfectly crisp homemade fries in front of him and a great-looking salad in front of her. He took the perfection of his lunch as the sign. He was easy.
Between bites, Kelly carefully steered the conversation to avoid herself and learn more about him.Not much was really being said with words anyway. Their knees brushed under the table, and Kelly felt a wonderful warmth move up her leg. He was simply one burning, smoldering, sexy guy, and the best part was he didn’t seem to know it. She reminded herself…several times…of her vow not to get involved in any relationship until she was free of Raymond.
Whatever. Being with Sam was so delicious, she savored every moment. That and the root beer float that arrived after she wolfed down the salad. It cooled her off a degree or two, so she started chatting again.
“Wow, lunch is fabulous. Sometimes I feel like Paradise is a step back in time. I love that feeling.” She scooped up a big bite of vanilla ice cream off the top of the root beer and stuck the whole thing in her mouth at once. A dribble off the spoon ran down the corner of her mouth.
He watched her, unable to stop. A thin gold bracelet dangled from one of her slim wrists. It slid down her tan arm while she spooned in another bite. She
Dinky Van Decker, the unmarried twenty-year-old daughter, came to take their order. She winked at Sam about five times while she scribbled.
Kelly ordered a salad and a root beer float. Sam thought that was a very interesting combination. An attempt at healthy eating, countered by some pleasure. He decided to go for a cheeseburger and make it a classic blast-from-the-past meal. Cheeseburger, Pepsi, fries, just like high school.
Dinky winked a few more times, grabbed their menus, and left. He really loved knowing everyone deep down. It was strange that coming back to Paradise was such a great experience for him. He’d been so focused on getting out of town after graduation. Now his entire focus was Paradise, and doing his part to keep good things happening here. Every community needed people willing to give back if it was going to stay a great place to live. He really was a hometown boy deep down.
Hell, even a hometown boy needs an occasional distraction. And Kelly Applebee was one hell of a distraction.
The silence was drawing out. She pulled at her skirt and showed less leg. Didn’t matter, there was plenty of leg to go around. Sam put his hand up to his temple. What was he, just starved for sex? Any man worth his salt would get to know a woman before he let himself get this hot over her, wouldn’t he?
“What brought you to Paradise?” he asked her,
“A bus.”
He leaned back and looked at her hard. She wasn’t going to make this easy. Maybe she was just nervous. Okay, he decided, let’s take another tack.
“It’s a great little town, I’d be glad to show you around.”
“Myrtle gave me the grand tour.”
Sam gave up the chitchat and took her in whileshe nervously sipped her water. Her long tan legs took up a great deal of the package. Boy, he was definitely a leg man. Then there was the twining rose vine running up her right one. Ankle to…wherever. Wild rose.
As he shifted his gaze upward and found himself lusting after her shapely form, he felt another wave of guilt for being such a Neanderthal. He sat up and looked into her face.
It was a beautiful face, with some sadness around the edges. He was lonely for a woman with a soul inside her, and he thought he saw a glimmer of depth in her lovely hazel green eyes.
He sat back and took a deep breath. He felt extremely confused. Yes, he wanted to get married, but Kelly Applebee didn’t fit the picture. Yes, he wanted to get laid, but he was an honorable sort, deep down.
Please, God, don’t let me suffer in this dating hell forever. I’ve been a good man. Send me a sign, he prayed.
The waitress slid a luscious cheeseburger with perfectly crisp homemade fries in front of him and a great-looking salad in front of her. He took the perfection of his lunch as the sign. He was easy.
Between bites, Kelly carefully steered the conversation to avoid herself and learn more about him.Not much was really being said with words anyway. Their knees brushed under the table, and Kelly felt a wonderful warmth move up her leg. He was simply one burning, smoldering, sexy guy, and the best part was he didn’t seem to know it. She reminded herself…several times…of her vow not to get involved in any relationship until she was free of Raymond.
Whatever. Being with Sam was so delicious, she savored every moment. That and the root beer float that arrived after she wolfed down the salad. It cooled her off a degree or two, so she started chatting again.
“Wow, lunch is fabulous. Sometimes I feel like Paradise is a step back in time. I love that feeling.” She scooped up a big bite of vanilla ice cream off the top of the root beer and stuck the whole thing in her mouth at once. A dribble off the spoon ran down the corner of her mouth.
He watched her, unable to stop. A thin gold bracelet dangled from one of her slim wrists. It slid down her tan arm while she spooned in another bite. She
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