Man of the Hour (2008)
“But she barely slept at all, wondering at the way things had changed in her life.
David gave her curious looks at the breakfast table. “You look like you haven’t slept at all,” he remarked.
“I haven’t,” she confessed, smiling at him. “Steven and I got engaged again last night.”
He caught his breath. The delight in his eyes said everything. “So he finally gave in.”
“Not noticeably,” she murmured dryly.
“He’s taken the first step,” he replied. “You can’t expect a fine fighting fish to just swallo...w a hook, you know.”
“This fighting fish is a piranha. He’s very bitter, David,” she said quietly. She sipped coffee, her brows knitted. “He’s never really forgiven me for leaving—even though he drove me away.”
He smiled at her, his eyes kind and full of warmth. “I gather that he’ll be over tonight?”
“Probably not. I doubt if Daphne can spare him,” she muttered. “He’s having dinner with her.”
He grimaced at the expression on her face.MoreLess
David gave her curious looks at the breakfast table. “You look like you haven’t slept at all,” he remarked.
“I haven’t,” she confessed, smiling at him. “Steven and I got engaged again last night.”
He caught his breath. The delight in his eyes said everything. “So he finally gave in.”
“Not noticeably,” she murmured dryly.
“He’s taken the first step,” he replied. “You can’t expect a fine fighting fish to just swallo...w a hook, you know.”
“This fighting fish is a piranha. He’s very bitter, David,” she said quietly. She sipped coffee, her brows knitted. “He’s never really forgiven me for leaving—even though he drove me away.”
He smiled at her, his eyes kind and full of warmth. “I gather that he’ll be over tonight?”
“Probably not. I doubt if Daphne can spare him,” she muttered. “He’s having dinner with her.”
He grimaced at the expression on her face.MoreLess
Read book Man of the Hour for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
User Reviews: