Alluring Infatuation by Skye Turner, Kari Ayasha Read Free Book Online Page B

not only am I a respected doctor, but that I also have a practice with an amazing woman who respects me and my professional opinions. It’s a dream.
    Momma is nodding as Daddy and I talk shop for a bit more. Once our food is placed in front of us, we just chat about local stuff and she catches me up on the house renovations and her latest community projects. When everyone is done and the plates are cleared, Daddy orders a bourbon and Momma and I each order a coffee.
    The drinks are delivered, along with the check and I grab it before Daddy can and slip my card inside. Momma takes a sip of her coffee and then straightens her silverware. That means the serious conversation is coming out. Daddy looks at me and arches his brow. I smile.
    Momma looks at me and leans over the table. “Ok, Melonie. Enough with the chit chat. Tell us what happened with this rock star.”
    Well, ok then. Nothing like diving straight in. I have to love my momma.
    I shrug and look over her shoulder towards the beautiful piano music wafting through the doorway to the bar. Looking back at both of my parents, I start. “You know that Jake and I mutually agreed to call off the wedding. He’s a great man and I love him, but I’m not in love with him and he’s not in love with me. We both agreed that being friends was no reason to get married. Hell, in the past year, we never even slept together once.” My daddy coughs and I smile at him. Momma just nods for me to continue. “We did love each other and we had nine years together, but the past six or so, we were more like friends and roommates than lovers and a couple in love. We both changed as we grew. He’s a good man though.
    The honeymoon was paid for over a year ago and there was a ‘No Refund’ policy. It was expensive and since I haven’t taken a vacation, we decided I should take the trip to get away. I did. It was amazing. St. John is beautiful. I did nothing but lay by the pool and on the beach with cute island boys bringing me drinks for two days. I would lay out and swim, read, and take naps. That was my day. It was great. Just relaxing.
    On my third day there… a man caught my attention. He was beautiful. I don’t know why I was so impressed with him since he was so not my type. He was tall, really tall, and had long dark hair. His body was full of tattoos.”
    Daddy’s eyes go wide and Momma purses her lips.
    “His mere presence just stole my breath. Isn’t that insane?! I don’t find men like that attractive. I like neat and tidy. Yet, I just stared at him. He saw me looking and I was mortified.
    Yet, I couldn’t look away from him. He smiled and winked at me and I swear I melted. It was like even across the distance, he just pulled at me. It was so weird and so unexpected. He went into the hotel and I stayed out by the pool for a bit before I went to my room to rest, but he didn’t come back out.
    That night, I was at the bar/club on the resort and he walked up to me with a drink. We started taking and we danced. It was insane. The chemistry for me was like nothing I’d ever experienced. Long story short, is that we spent the next eight days together.” I glance at my daddy. He’s grimacing. I guess even though I’m an adult, he still doesn’t want to hear about my sex life. “It was fun and lighthearted and we enjoyed each other. He told me he worked in the music industry. I didn’t ask for specifics, so, I never knew he was famous. I told him I worked in an office and that my name was Rayne.”
    Momma’s mouth pops open and she clears her throat. “Seems to me like neither of you was completely honest with the other.”
    I nod. “You’re right. I wasn’t. When we met, I didn’t want to give information about myself to a stranger. I know at some point during the week, I should have told him the truth, but I wasn’t sure what his thoughts were about me. As far as I knew, I was developing feelings and he was just having a good time. I was scared to rock the