Total pages in book: 46
Estimated words: 43594 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 218(@200wpm)___ 174(@250wpm)___ 145(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 43594 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 218(@200wpm)___ 174(@250wpm)___ 145(@300wpm)
He watched as Eden left the handmade stand and made her way toward the bookstore. Going to the handmade stand, he smiled at Martha.
“The puppy sweater,” he said.
Martha looked at him. “Aren’t you dating Eden?” she asked.
“Yeah, I am, and now I have Christmas solved.”
Martha laughed. “She is going to be upset to see it go, but you know what, I think this will be a cute Christmas present, and you’re thinking eight months in advance. Does this mean you’re serious about her?”
“I do not kiss and tell.” He was not giving up on Eden.
He knew some guys would, with the whole no sex thing, but he wasn’t one of them. He was happy to wait and to get to know Eden a lot more. He wanted more than anything for her to trust him.
After paying for the cute handmade sweater, he made his way back to his bike, stashed it in a small compartment it actually fit in, and made his way back just as Eden was about to leave the bookstore. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close.
“Where do you think you’re going?” he asked, spinning her around.
Eden laughed. “I was actually going to check on my sister. See how she’s doing.”
“If it makes you feel any better, she has got a full line of kids and looks to be loving it.”
He saw the smile deepen on Eden’s face.
“Good. I’m glad.”
“You didn’t think she’d like it?”
“I didn’t know if she would like it or not, but this is good. It’s all good.”
“So, how about you and I go and have some fun?” He winked at her.
“Well, that depends on what kind of fun you’re talking about.”
He had a feeling she was flirting with him, and he liked it a lot.
Chapter Seven
Eden failed to win a fish, and when Razor offered to win one, she immediately panicked and started to move him in the opposite direction. When she was a kid, she and Maeve had won a whole load of fish. It resulted in their parents buying a fish tank, and they had to spend a day every so many weeks cleaning it out. She hated it. Fish were not her thing.
However, throwing basketballs into a hoop in the hope of winning a giant teddy bear was so her thing. The problem was, she couldn’t throw. She sucked at it.
Razor was completely different. He knew exactly how to throw, and Eden laughed as he handed her a giant-ass teddy bear. She held onto it as they moved from game to game. It was a lot of fun, and she didn’t know how long they had been playing for, but she knew she needed to get back to holding down the fort at one or more of the booths. He escorted her back to her sister’s car, where she secured the teddy bears they had just won, and then it was a walk back to the booths.
The fair was still full, and the fun hadn’t stopped.
“I’ve got to head back to my spot. Keep an eye on things. You know how it goes.”
She smiled. “I do.”
“How about I pick you up after? We have a little fun exploring the fair, perhaps we go on a couple of rides, then I take you to dinner.”
“To dinner?” she asked.
“You’d like that?”
Eden was tempted to say no, but this was different. Razor was asking her. She was not going to compare him to Mac. They were completely different people, and she’d never been the kind of person to compare anyone.
“I’d like that.”
He pulled her in close and didn’t try to kiss her, but his lips did land on her forehead. It was a sweet gesture, and it made her stomach knot up, but not in a bad way. She might even have butterflies.
“See you in a few hours.”
He didn’t just leave her, though. Razor took her hand and led her straight to Martha’s booth, and she watched him go.
Martha let out a little excited noise, and Eden laughed. “Stop it.”
“Girl, if I was twenty years younger, I would be competing with you for that man’s affection.”
Eden couldn’t help but feel her cheeks heat. “Don’t you think it’s a little soon for me to be dating?”
“Honey, you broke up with that cheating scoundrel over a year ago. Trust me, you’ve gotten over his ass by now.” Martha waved her hand in the air. “He is not worth wasting another moment over.”
“How do you know he cheated?” Eden asked.
“Sweetheart, the whole town knew he cheated. It wasn’t like Hilary and he kept it a secret. Everywhere you turned he had his tongue down another woman’s throat.” Martha winced. “Does that hurt?”
Eden shook her head. “Surprisingly, no. Is that bad?”
“No, it means Mac wasn’t the one, honey. You might have had a crush on him. You might have thought you liked him and were falling in love with him, but the way you’re reacting, that’s not how a woman reacts to a man she loves. That is how a woman reacts to a man she has no feelings for.”