All For Love by Bella Andre, Lucy Kevin Read Free Book Online Page B

unannounced with food and a movie? Or would you rather spend the evening without me?”
    “I’m glad you’re here,” Paige said without hesitation, and Christian breathed an inner sigh of relief. “Besides, how could I turn you down?” she asked, her eyes sparkling. “Chinese takeout is my favorite.”
    “In that case,” he said, “how about we grab a couple of forks and eat directly out of the containers?”
    “A man after my own heart,” she agreed with a smile as she pulled out two forks and led the way to the family room, which now looked more like Santa’s palace than a quiet sanctuary for adults.
    “Did you do all of this?” Christian asked, looking around.
    “No, my sisters and niece did. As you can see, we Walkers don’t do things by halves.”
    “I’m glad to hear it. Because if today was anything to go by, I fully understand that you mean to kick my butt until I get this dance thing down. And, speaking of butts, I have to tell you that mine is killing me right now.”
    “You’ll become a much better dancer than you were today,” Paige promised him, laughing at his joke. Though he was serious, given that every muscle in his body was screaming. “I’ll make sure that you do.”
    Christian knew she was serious, too. It had been intriguing to watch her work today and to see just how much her work meant to her. She was an excellent teacher, even if things had seemed a little strained between them at times during the day.
    However, as much as he might want to pretend otherwise, his intentions for coming over tonight hadn’t been entirely about the dancing. How could they be, when he found himself so drawn to Paige whenever they were in the same room? And when he couldn’t take his eyes off of her?
    Their day together had made the attraction he felt for her only stronger. The dance studio was where Paige seemed at her most natural and confident, her every movement graceful, smooth, and elegant. Sexy, too, whether she knew it or not. She hadn’t even danced with him, but she’d been incredible all the same as she’d demonstrated how to perform each movement.
    “Have a seat,” Paige said, moving over to the DVD player.
    He was gripped by the need to simply be near her, which wouldn’t be easy if she picked a chair on the opposite corner of the room rather than the couch. On the other hand, he did have the food.
    Christian almost laughed out loud at that thought. Here he was, a TV star and yet he was relying on a bag of Chinese takeout to ensure that he could get a seat close to Paige. Fortunately, his prayers were answered when Paige did sit beside him on the sofa, reaching out to help unpack the cartons of food.
    They were both ravenous, and as they dug into the food, they talked easily. Paige’s walls, it seemed, were starting to come down.
    He couldn’t have been more pleased.
    When their conversation came around to Morgan’s career, he said, “Your sister must have taken you around a few movie sets before now.”
    “Actually, Morgan was always off the island while she was doing makeup for movies, so we didn’t ever get a chance to see any set—or her, either—for lots of years. Far too many years, actually.”
    “It’s never easy, being away from your family for work, no matter how glamorous the work looks from the outside,” he agreed. “I imagine it’s tough on Brian when Morgan is away.”
    “Fortunately, she’s able to shoot her makeover show at the new studio on her property most of the time,” Paige told him. She studied his face for a moment and added, “You must be missing your own family terribly this Christmas.”
    “I am missing them,” he said, “but at the same time, I don’t regret being here. I might not be with my own family, but it sure feels like I’ve landed in the middle of a really nice one.”
    “Grams and my sisters are always so welcoming,” Paige agreed.
    Didn’t Paige see that she was the one who made his breath come quicker from just