Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 95712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 95712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
I gave an innocent shrug. “I don’t know what you mean.”
Her mouth dropped open, and she blinked a few times. “Don’t even try to do that to me, Emeline Wilde! Your cheeks were flushed when you two rode up, and you had a look about you.”
I laughed. “A look about me?”
“Yes! And he kissed you on the cheek just now, but I swear he almost went for your mouth.”
“He’s done that before.”
She tilted her head, and I could see the frustration slowly building.
“Okay, fine—we kissed.”
Lilibeth blinked again, this time in confusion. “That’s all you’re going to give me? You kissed? Was it a peck? Did tongues meet? Was it good or was it average? Are you going to kiss again? I need this information, Emeline!”
I laughed and wrapped my arm around hers and headed back through the barn. “Let’s go to my office. I don’t want anyone to overhear.”
Once inside my office, Lilibeth grabbed the bag of Swedish Fish that I always had on my desk and took a few out. She sat down and bit the head off of one. “Go on, I’m listening.”
Sitting across from her, I grinned. “The kiss was beyond amazing. It was passionate, yet sweet. Levi didn’t hold anything back. And his touch…oh my gosh, his touch lit my body on fire.”
Lilibeth danced around in her seat like a five-year-old. “Oh my gosh! Are you going to see each other tonight?”
I shook my head. “Not with the camp and everything going on. We’re planning to go on a date, though, once this first camp session is over.”
Her smile slowly faded. “Why don’t you sound more excited?”
Leaning back in my seat, I said, “I don’t want to get my hopes up.”
“Why not? Emeline, I’ve seen the way Levi looks at you, and trust me when I say, he isn’t thinking about how he wants to be just friends.”
I let out a sigh. “The fact that he said he wasn’t looking to get into a relationship. What if that kiss didn’t mean the same to him as it did to me? What if Rhett isn’t ready to see his father date someone? Not to mention Caroline.”
Lilibeth leaned forward and pointed a Swedish Fish at me. “Trust me. When I saw the two of you at the perfumery, it was obvious Levi had more than friendship feelings for you. Even Caden said so.”
My brows shot up. “He did?”
Nodding, she replied, “He did, indeed. And Rhett only wants to see his father happy. As far as Caroline goes, I don’t know her at all. I don’t know the story behind why they are divorcing, but it sounds like she doesn’t want much to do with Levi or Rhett, sad to say.”
“You’re right, I know you are. I’m just…” I sighed. “If I’m being honest with you, I’m scared that this is too good to be true, Lilibeth. I mean, I’ve had feelings for Levi for so long, and I’ve tried to move on from what I thought was a childhood crush, but there’s never been another guy who even comes close. And I’m not talking about just his looks. He’s a great father and an amazing friend. Since he came back to town, the more time I spend with him, the more I realized this was far more than a crush.”
“You’re in love with him,” she said softly.
I nodded. “Yes. And I told him I was. I figured the best thing to do was to be honest with him.”
Her eyes widened. “What did he say?”
“He was honest back. Told me he wasn’t in love with me, but that he felt more than friendship.”
Lilibeth smiled. “Then you take it slow and see how things go.”
I exhaled and nodded. “I’m just afraid my heart is going to end up being broken.”
“No,” she said, flashing me that bright smile of hers. “I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
“Can you guarantee that?” I teased.
She laughed. “I cannot. But I have a feeling things aren’t going to go as slow as you think.”
Frowning, I asked, “Why do you say that?”
“You know how I said I could tell something happened when you rode up?”
“Yeah.”
She winked. “Levi had the same expression. I think that kiss affected him just as much as it did you, and don’t go saying it’s just because he’s a man. There’s something between the two of you, Emeline, and I cannot wait to see how this goes!”
Reaching over, I took a Swedish Fish. Before I popped it into my mouth, I smiled and said, “You and me both.”
The first camp session was always the craziest. If something was going to go wrong, it’s usually that first week when we get all the kinks worked out. Things had been going pretty smoothly, though, and I was waiting for the floor to fall out.
Rhett ran up to me with a massive smile on his face. “Ms. Emeline! I got a fish today!”