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Authors: Kate Allenton
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“I had to tell her about us.”
“Oh.”
“All of us. I slipped up and mentioned Alexis causing the lightning.”
“Well, that explains it.” She patted Landon on the arm. “We’re driving slowly, so I can undo your damage.”
“Thanks.”
“Don’t thank me yet. If this is about your abilities, then I’ve got you covered. If it has anything to do with the monkey sex I smell on you guys, then you’re on your own.”
Chapter 11
Landon glanced toward Alice in the passenger seat for a second time. They’d both showered and changed. Separately. And she’d had time to absorb Avery’s explanation as to why she’d been left in the dark. It made sense, even if she felt like a fool. After spending a month with Landon, she’d thought she knew him. She knew his moods as if they were married. She’d met his family. Hell, she even knew the way he worked tactical maneuvers. She just hadn’t been privy to the family secret. She’d slept with a man she wasn’t sure she knew anything about, and even worse, she’d been the one to instigate it. She couldn’t be mad at him for that. Could she?
Landon turned in the opposite direction of the police station, and Alice glanced out the back window. “I thought it was that way.”
“It is.” He kept driving. “We’re making a pit stop first.”
“For what?” she asked. “Ice cream?”
Landon’s lips twitched. “Not exactly, but we can get you some if you’re hungry.”
Alice didn’t ask any more questions since it was evident Landon wasn’t the type of person to share. She didn’t say a word when he turned off the main road and parked the SUV, or when he came around to her side and held out his hand. No, she didn’t say a word when he slipped his fingers through hers and led her down a steep, sandy path to what she believed was the beach.
She was right. They stepped out onto the beach and he moved her in front of him, wrapping his arms around her waist.
“What are we doing here?”
“This is my favorite spot in the world, and I wanted to share it with you.”
“Oh, now you want to share,” she teased, or was she?
“I’ve been all over the world, and I’ve never been able to duplicate this.”
“What?” she asked, unsure what to expect.
The sun started to rise over the horizon. The reds and yellows danced on the ocean water as waves crashed along the shore. It was a beach, just like the others she’d seen. Why this one was special she either didn’t have a clue or hadn’t spotted the difference, so she waited. Birds flew in the air, swooping down to get their breakfast from the sea.
Landon leaned into her ear. “Wait for it…”
She glanced around, hoping she wasn’t missing some spectacular show, and she felt something land softly on her head. She reached up and grabbed it, bringing it to eye level. A white petal from a flower. Within seconds, there were thousands flying over their heads, landing on them, the beach, and in the water.
“How?” she asked, reaching down to pick up one of the full flowers.
“My cousin, Alexis,” he answered and hugged her tighter. “She jogs this route every morning, and every time she does, the breeze blows and the petals drift down from above. It brings new meaning to the word sun shower.”
Alice couldn’t contain her smile as she watched the thousands of petals dance in the sky. “This is beautiful.”
Landon rested his head on her shoulder, and they both gazed out at the sun and the flowers. “This is where I find my peace. The sunrise, the flowers, the breeze, and the water. This is my heaven, and now you’re a part of it.”
Landon turned her in his arms and held her waist. “I may not always know the right thing to say, or trust people easily, but I want you to know that I trust you, and when I’m with you, there is no place I’d rather be.”
“Landon…”
He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. “I enjoyed every minute we
“I had to tell her about us.”
“Oh.”
“All of us. I slipped up and mentioned Alexis causing the lightning.”
“Well, that explains it.” She patted Landon on the arm. “We’re driving slowly, so I can undo your damage.”
“Thanks.”
“Don’t thank me yet. If this is about your abilities, then I’ve got you covered. If it has anything to do with the monkey sex I smell on you guys, then you’re on your own.”
Chapter 11
Landon glanced toward Alice in the passenger seat for a second time. They’d both showered and changed. Separately. And she’d had time to absorb Avery’s explanation as to why she’d been left in the dark. It made sense, even if she felt like a fool. After spending a month with Landon, she’d thought she knew him. She knew his moods as if they were married. She’d met his family. Hell, she even knew the way he worked tactical maneuvers. She just hadn’t been privy to the family secret. She’d slept with a man she wasn’t sure she knew anything about, and even worse, she’d been the one to instigate it. She couldn’t be mad at him for that. Could she?
Landon turned in the opposite direction of the police station, and Alice glanced out the back window. “I thought it was that way.”
“It is.” He kept driving. “We’re making a pit stop first.”
“For what?” she asked. “Ice cream?”
Landon’s lips twitched. “Not exactly, but we can get you some if you’re hungry.”
Alice didn’t ask any more questions since it was evident Landon wasn’t the type of person to share. She didn’t say a word when he turned off the main road and parked the SUV, or when he came around to her side and held out his hand. No, she didn’t say a word when he slipped his fingers through hers and led her down a steep, sandy path to what she believed was the beach.
She was right. They stepped out onto the beach and he moved her in front of him, wrapping his arms around her waist.
“What are we doing here?”
“This is my favorite spot in the world, and I wanted to share it with you.”
“Oh, now you want to share,” she teased, or was she?
“I’ve been all over the world, and I’ve never been able to duplicate this.”
“What?” she asked, unsure what to expect.
The sun started to rise over the horizon. The reds and yellows danced on the ocean water as waves crashed along the shore. It was a beach, just like the others she’d seen. Why this one was special she either didn’t have a clue or hadn’t spotted the difference, so she waited. Birds flew in the air, swooping down to get their breakfast from the sea.
Landon leaned into her ear. “Wait for it…”
She glanced around, hoping she wasn’t missing some spectacular show, and she felt something land softly on her head. She reached up and grabbed it, bringing it to eye level. A white petal from a flower. Within seconds, there were thousands flying over their heads, landing on them, the beach, and in the water.
“How?” she asked, reaching down to pick up one of the full flowers.
“My cousin, Alexis,” he answered and hugged her tighter. “She jogs this route every morning, and every time she does, the breeze blows and the petals drift down from above. It brings new meaning to the word sun shower.”
Alice couldn’t contain her smile as she watched the thousands of petals dance in the sky. “This is beautiful.”
Landon rested his head on her shoulder, and they both gazed out at the sun and the flowers. “This is where I find my peace. The sunrise, the flowers, the breeze, and the water. This is my heaven, and now you’re a part of it.”
Landon turned her in his arms and held her waist. “I may not always know the right thing to say, or trust people easily, but I want you to know that I trust you, and when I’m with you, there is no place I’d rather be.”
“Landon…”
He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. “I enjoyed every minute we
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