The Sure Thing by Claire Matthews Read Free Book Online

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    Becca pulled away then, and crossed her arms over her chest.  Nick sat up straighter, taking his cue from her serious posture.
    “Nick, I...God, if you only knew how much I hate saying this.”
    “What?”  He looked almost nauseous with dread.
    “I was wrong.”
    “About what?”
    “Everything.  Absolutely everything.  I made it all up because I was scared.  We can work our schedules out.  I can move to LA.  I can stop eating so much junk food, and get my bills paid off.”  She took a deep breath.  “All along I thought it was like gambling, Nick.  Too risky, too much to lose.  But you and me...we're a sure thing, I know that now.  I can chuck everything for you.  In fact, if I haven't screwed everything up beyond repair, I'd like to.”
    He scooted sideways and took her back in his arms.  “I've missed you, Becca.  I've missed you so much.”  He placed a kiss on the edge of her mouth then began a delicious slide to her parted lips.  The kiss became hungry and desperate, and his hands clawed her hair until she broke away and leaned back an inch so she could look into his eyes.
    “I just remembered what else I was wrong about.  What I was the most wrong about.”
    “What?”
    “You can totally fall in love in nine days. Nine days is the perfect amount of time to fall in love, I'm sure of it.” 
    He grinned and kissed her with so much hunger it took her breath away.  In the distance, she heard the crowd applauding in the banquet hall as the couple was introduced for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Caufield.  But all Becca could hear was Nick telling her that he loved her, over and over…
     
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