French Kiss (Silver Cove Series Book 2) by Jill Sanders Read Free Book Online

her entire body tense. The fact that Adam was trying to have any relationship with her was one of the funniest jokes she’d heard all year.
    She didn’t do relationships. Well, romantic one’s,at any rate. The fact that she was quickly approachin g her twenty-fourth birthday and hadn’t had any serious boyfriends suited he r just fine. Sure, there had been a few guys she’d gone out with, but nothing that had lasted longer than a couple dates and some sweet kisses.
    Nope, she was happy with everything just the way it was.
    She was turning around to head back towards the pool area to see if Heather needed any more help when she saw a movement out of the corner of her eye. Spinning around, she jerked fast enough to stub her toe on a very large rock and started to fall forward. Reaching out, she tried to right herself before doing a face-plant into ankle-deep water, when two large hands reached out and gripped her hips and set her gently down in the soft sand.
    “You okay?” Adam said, laughing down at her.
    “Yes. Fine.” She jerked her hands away from him. “Didn’t anyone ever tell you it was rude to sneak up on someone?” She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him.
    It was a little too dark to see his face, but she could just imagine him smiling back at her. Which only made her angrier.
    His chuckle made it worse. “I didn’t sneak up. Actually, I… never mind.” He leaned down to pick up a few rocks, then slowly tossed them into the water.
    Her heart had just returned to its normal pace and she was beginning to realize that she’d been so lost in her thoughts that she wouldn’t have heard a tow truck backing up behind her.
    Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath. “Sorry, I guess I’m just a little jumpy.”
    “A little?” He glanced over at her.
    “Trying to piss me off again?” she warned, only to have him laugh at her.
    “I did establish that I enjoy it, oui.” He tossed another stone.
    “Why are you out here?” she said through clenched teeth.
    “Heather said you had come this way.” He shrugged his shoulders. “I figured I could use a walk myself.” He turned towards her. “How did your call with Sarah go?”
    “Great.” She walked over and sat down in the soft sand.
    “Did you tell her about the break-in?” He sat next to her, his knee brushing up against her own.
    “No.” She bit her bottom lip and looked out at the dark water. “It didn’t come up.”
    “She’ll find out sooner or later.”
    “I suppose, but for now she’s enjoying her honeymoon.”
    “Bien. As she should.” He leaned back and rested on his elbows. “How did the party go?”
    She glanced at him sideways. “Why?”
    He smiled. “Because I am interested in how your day went. Isn’t this normal ‘us’ things?”
    She rolled her eyes. “You don’t have to…” She stopped when he sat up.
    “Quelle?”
    Shaking her head, she rested back and told him how the party went. If he really wanted to sit and listen to her go on about her boring day, she would give him every little detail.
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    Adam had never been so entertained in all his life.
    Sure, for the most part, he was ignoring every word she said, but he was totally mesmerized by her mouth. The small dimple on the left side of her lips was intoxicating. When she worried about something, her bottom lip would push out in an almost-pout and a small crease would appear between her eyebrows.
    Not to mention how she waved her hands around when she spoke. It was all very entertaining.
    He could sit in the cool sand all night and listen to her talk until the sun came up. But when he noticed her shiver for the second time, he decided they needed to head back inside.
    Standing up, he reached for her and helped her to her feet. “I’m sorry if I startled you,” he said as his hands wrapped around her tiny waist.
    “It wasn’t really your fault. I was deep in thought.” Her body relaxed next to his and he felt his body react instantly.
    “I