The Reluctant Fiancée by Lynne Marshall

Author:Lynne Marshall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-02-13T12:41:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

His mom had met Paul’s specifications to a T with the property she’d found. Three bedrooms plus a den, huge family room, updated kitchen and bathrooms. An older home but move-in ready, waiting for Brynne and Paul to make it theirs. It was away from downtown Cedars in the City, yet within a fifteen-to twenty-minute drive of just about anywhere they’d need to go.

He’d been anxious to start his life with Brynne in this house and could see them living there for years to come.

But that was before she’d called him out for being too goal oriented. All during the night he’d had second thoughts about this supposedly big reveal, one where she’d clap her hands together and declare, “How soon can we get married?” Man, was he out of touch with the woman he loved, and it was about time he did something about that.

She stood waiting outside the bookshop in jeans and a bright green top, her hair being the first thing he spotted about her, as usual in the long braid. The sight of Brynne always made him smile, even now, during her reluctant-fiancée phase.

He still couldn’t figure out why she’d been as eager to get married as him last spring and now had changed. He’d been the same goal-oriented guy, why didn’t it bother her then?

When this house first came on the market, he’d hoped it would help her see their future. But with the appearance of her sisters—who knew, she might want to move to California. Since breaking up on Saturday, every part of his future seemed up in the air, and he wanted desperately to do something about that. Well, here goes.

“You look chipper,” he said after he’d pulled to the curb and she climbed in.

“I had a surprisingly good night’s sleep.”

“Wish I could’ve been there.”

She gave him a droll stare. “You know as well as I, then we’d both be bleary eyed.”

He reached over and squeezed her knee. “But for a great reason.”

Her smiles came easy, which was encouraging. He could only hope after the big surprise later, she’d smile more.

After a twenty-minute drive outside town, at the huge Eureka Park, he pulled in the middle school lot and they walked to a grove of trees. He threw down the old and holey blanket from the trunk of his car and they sat.

“Hope you don’t mind Italian subs?” He fished two paper-wrapped sandwiches from the large brown bag in the small cooler he’d brought along. “And canned flavored tea?”

“Green?”

“Of course.” He knew his fiancée’s tastes.

“Sounds good. It’s a beautiful day.”

“Perfect weather.”

“We need to tell Lacy and Eva about Eureka Park. The kids would have a ball here.”

“Great idea,” he said, taking a guy-size first bite, the deli meats and provolone cheese hitting his mouth in a burst thanks to the added peppers. For a few moments they ate peacefully, both enjoying the brisk, fresh air and sunshine.

“You seem to be getting along great with your sisters,” he said between bites.

“I wasn’t sure at first, but it seems that way.

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