Eleven Days: An Unexpected Love by Lora Lindy Read Free Book Online Page A

it was with other women. It would be better, much better. The rest of the drive to Boston his body ached for her .
    When you're smitten nothing else matters, and that 's the way it should be. He was major smitten!

Chapter 8
    4:38 a.m.
     
    A bumping noise woke Lana from a restful sleep. She crawled out of bed, and she thought the noise came from the back porch. It was windy, but she didn't think it's windy enough to make such a racket. It sounded like someone at batting practice in a batting cage.
    She wrapped the heavy flannel housecoat around her shoulders, and curled her arms next to her body to keep warm. With out pulling back the drapes, she stood near the back door and listened, she heard nothing. She quickly threw a few logs on the fire and walked through the house , peaked out the windows and doors, nothing.
    About that time her phone rang. She jumped out of her skin and looked at her phone to see who would be calling t his early. When she looked she realized it was only her alarm. She laughed and told herself she needed to stop acting like such a scaredy cat. But she did peak out the curtain. The only odd thing she noticed was a piece of wood lying on the ground near the back door. It had fallen about five feet from the bin. She decided Mike sat it there to bring in, forgot about it and the wind knocked it down on the porch .
    Standing there bewildered and trying to decide if she wanted some tea when suddenly there was a tap on the front door. Her heart skipped beats thinking Mike came back for some reason. Although she didn't hear the usual sound of the truck driving on the gravel, she hoped. She ran to the front of the house and peaked out the window, nothing. Again, she looked out all the windows and nobody was there. She decided she had lost her mind.
    She went back to the couch and crawled under the covers and left her housecoat on because it had already warmed her . She watched the fire for awhile and dozed off thinking I don't remember setting my alarm for four-forty.

Chapter 9
    Day 3
    October 17, 7:50 a.m.
     
    Today started out as one of the most wonderful days of her life and she wanted to look the part. She looked through the few clothes she brought, and what she brought was n't suited for dating. There were only three cute tops and she decided to go with the red striped sweater. After inventorying the wardrobe she knew she needed to shop. Not realizing she would meet someone all she brought were swea ts , sweaters, a couple of pair of jeans, and t-shirts. She didn't bring anything to dress up and all her clothes looked drab . Her size six jeans were a little loose, and she knew the last few weeks she lost weight, but she didn't realize she lost that much. The mirror's image was n't so bad, but she knew she had to buy a couple of things.
    The clock said seven-fifty and Lana felt like a school girl when she heard his truck driving down the gravel road. When he knocked she ran to the door unable to control her enthusiasm. When she opened the door she was so nervous, but one glance at him and all her nervousness went away.
    My God he looks good , she thought. He had on tan cargo pants which showed off his thick muscular legs, and he wore a navy blue sweater with long johns on under it. The sweater was tight on his arms showing off the outline of his triceps and biceps through both layers of shirts. The cutest part of him happened to be the furry camouflage colored hat he wore covering his head and ears completely. He was definitely dressed for cold weather or in his case a cold attic.
    My God she looks good , he thought. He noticed how cute she was with only a little makeup, she didn't need much. What little light that came through the front door made her eyes look even greener, piercing green, melting his heart. Her shape made him take a deep breath. Admittingly he hasn't dated too many women with large chests, but she made up for his loss.
    "The coffee is brewed, and what did you bring?" She added as an