Love Captures the Heart (Sully Point, Book 3) by Nicole Smith Read Free Book Online Page B

chicken with cashews or General Tso's chicken?"
    "I'm sure they're in here somewhere," he muttered.
    Holly was surprised at how comfortable they were together
eating dinner like this. She'd expected there might be some awkwardness, but
there was none. She realized that those kinds of feelings usually happened with
a regular date, but Jason wasn't a regular date. Their practical agreement took
away any clumsy attempts to act as if you cared more than you did.
    The truth was that she and Jason enjoyed each other's
company. They got each other's jokes and understood work-related issues. He was
asking her now about Mrs. Stone.
    "How did you know she would be right for me? What's
your secret at matching people up?"
    "No secret really, just observation. And in this case,
I thought how you reminded me of, well, me. With your work ethic, and long
hours, and I thought about my situation. I have a Mrs. Stone of my own, you
see. Same age, same type of personality. Lana--that's her name--keeps me on
track. I'd be lost without her. Once I put that together with you, Mrs. Stone
jumped to the forefront of people who might fit with you."
    "I guess we'll see if you were right. She starts
tomorrow. I have a good feeling about her."
    "You know what's funny is that my Lana recommended her
to my agency. It seems that she and Marla Stone are friends."
    "That is funny. Did you want any of this sweet and sour
pork?"
    "No, thanks. I'm getting full."
    "What are we going to do with all this?" he wondered
aloud.
    "How about you take part of it home and leave some here?
That way we both have breakfast in the morning."
    "Chinese food for breakfast?"
    She laughed at his horrified look. "What, you never eat
leftovers?"
    "Not for breakfast!"
    "Oh right, I was forgetting about the protein
shake."
    "It's healthy."
    "Sounds awful to me." She grinned at him.
"You try some moo goo gai pan for breakfast and then let me know what you
think."
    He laughed. "Fair enough. I guess I should go
home."
    "Or you could stay. I'm not telling you or asking you
to stay. I'm just putting the offer out there."
    "Hmm. Let's put this food away and I'll think about
it."
    She knew that he was probably more comfortable in his own
space. She would have said she was most comfortable here by herself. Until now.
There was something quite satisfying about seeing him in her space. He filled
it up, like he belonged.
    "I still can't believe you turned a bedroom into a
closet. I didn't know it was possible to have so many clothes," he said as
she wiped down the table. "Although, this robe turned out to be
convenient."
    "Feel free to leave something of yours here to wear, if
you want."
    "I'll think about it."
    He sounded distracted and she looked over her shoulder to
see his eyes on her body and realized she was bent over the table.
"Oh," she said. "I'm clearly not getting to bed on time."
    * * * *
    Jason woke up and stretched--and was startled to feel
someone snuggled up at his side. He shook his head with eyes closed. I'm
still at Holly's. Oh boy. He felt her move against him, silky skin smooth
against his body.
    "Good morning," she whispered. "What time is
it?"
    "Early. My internal alarm clock always wakes me up at
five."
    "What?" She raised her head to look at him, brown
eyes blinking rapidly. "Why so early?"
    "To get my workout done before I go to the
office."
    "Ah. Well I do that too, here on my elliptical trainer,
but not so damn early."
    "I didn't expect to sleep here last night."
    "You didn't have a choice. We wore each other
out," she said and laughed softly.
    "Yeah, I'm thinking I don't really need my workout this
morning," he said with a grin.
    "I'm for a nice hot shower followed by nice hot coffee.
Should we dare sharing a shower?"
    "No dares either way this morning. I think I should get
back to my place. I'll shower and change there."
    "Sounds like a plan. Would you mind terribly if I
didn't get out of bed to see you off? I can get another hour of sleep before my
alarm goes