Forever's Embrace (Forever In Luck Series Book 2) by J. Darling Read Free Book Online

of
his.
    Feeling
her insides tighten at the sound of his voice, she looked down and answered
shyly, “Hi.”
    “You
look beautiful. You know that, right?”
    With
her cheeks turning pink, she looked up at him, then said softly, “I do now.” His
eyes were so warm, and she loved his eyes.
    “Come
with me,” he urged. “Linnie wants a specialty drink from the bar, and I want to
check on some scores from today’s games.”
    Guiding
her in that direction, a small frisson of energy coursed through her when he
touched the small of her back. This was one fancy place she thought, as he
helped her onto the tall chair at the counter. The bartender immediately
arrived to take their order.
    “Yeah,
I’ll take a beer and she’ll have…” They both looked at her.
    She
didn’t know. What does one drink when at an affair like this?
    “Might
I suggest a glass of white wine for the lady,” the bartender offered.
    Relieved,
she answered, “Yes, a glass of white wine would be nice, thank you.”
    “You’re
not much of a drinker are you?” Jake asked, as he swiveled his chair to face
her.
    She
shook her head as she turned her chair a little in his direction. “No, not so
much so.”
    “Well,
one thing I can say, is that you know football,” he offered, by way of a
compliment. “You called the winners of all three games on Thanksgiving.”
    She
smiled as she played with a napkin. The bartender brought their drinks and she
took a sip. Not bad, she thought, as she took another sip.
    “Who’s
your favorite team?” he asked, stretching out his leg till the two of them were
touching.
    “The
Chicago Bears,” she said, looking at him, overwhelmed by the feel of his leg
against hers. He smelled decadent, and she wanted to crawl on his lap more than
ever. Oh dear St. Lucia, help me, he’s wearing that scent I like! Her heart
rate picked up. She turned and took another sip of her wine.
    “The
Bears, huh? Do you have a particular favorite?”
    She
had to fight back a smile. She didn’t know what had just come over her, but she
was going to have a little fun with him. She turned and answered, “Mmmhmm,
definitely. All of them.”
    He
choked on his beer as he swallowed. “Is that so?” he responded, clearing his
throat and grinning. “You like all of them? The whole team?”
    He
was laughing at her, and she knew it. She was being silly. Nodding innocently,
she tried not to laugh, then took another sip of her wine as she batted her
lashes at him.
    “Yeah,
I don’t know if they’re such a good team this year. They’re a little rough,
could be better. Now the Packer’s, they’ve got a pretty good team this year,”
he boasted.
    Had
he lost his mind? They were better than they were last year, but not as good as
the Bears this year. “Ahhh, no they don’t,” she said, confidently shaking her
head in total disagreement.
    “You
don’t think so?” he queried, lifting an eyebrow and giving her that sexy grin
of his.
    Mmmm,
he was a hottie, she thought, as she took another sip of her wine. “Nope, not
by a long shot,” she answered, feeling smug.
    He
smiled big. “Care to make a friendly wager on it then? The two play against
each other on New Year’s Eve?”
    Interesting,
she thought, then took another sip of her wine. Whew, she’d sipped half of it
away, and it was making her a teeny bit warm. Feeling brave, she batted her
lashes at him and went for it. “What would be the wager?”
    “Packer’s
win and you come back and spend a week with me over Valentine’s Day. Bear’s win
and I’ll have the finest bottle of white wine out there delivered to you.”
    Nooooooo!
Dang it! The Packer’s were going to lose! Shoot! Still, she was thrilled he wanted
to spend some time with her. Maybe she’d come back anyways, make the excuse she
wanted to see Linnie. She looked away, trying not to be disappointed,
pretending to be thinking about it.
    “Unless
of course, you’re worried the Bear’s are going to lose, because we