helping her out of the Corvette and pulled her close to say good night. “Do you allow kisses on the second date?” he asked looking into her eyes.
“I was wondering when you were going to ask?” she said, raising up on her toes and putting her lips close to his. “Is this what you want?”
He didn’t wait to answer. He locked his lips with hers and gave her a long passionate kiss. It was the kind of kiss that kindled a woman’s desire, a desire that Reese had almost forgot about.
When they released each other he asked, “Come out to Tybee Island with me this weekend. I have a place out there on the beach. You’ll love it.”
She was giving it serious consideration when she remembered that Shelley had invited her to go visit New Harmony and they were leaving on Saturday.
“I’m sorry, I have a prior commitment. May I take a rain check?”
“Come on, what could be more important than us right now?” he asked, putting his hands on her hips and pleading with his eyes.
She found it difficult to resist his allure. But there was so much happening to her lately, that the need to temporarily get away from Savannah and the Drakos family was a stronger emotion. And going to New Harmony would give her time to think everything through.
“A rain check will have to do,” she said, breaking free of his grip. “I promised Shelley I would accompany her to visit her sister in New Harmony and I keep my promises. Besides, I need to think about your father’s offer and I need to do it without being influenced by you. I’m afraid I’d make an emotional decision rather than a logical one if I spent the weekend with you. I hope you understand?”
“Alright! As much as I don’t like losing out to Shelley, I do understand. But can we make it the following weekend? It’s the last weekend before Memorial Day and the beaches start getting crowded after that.”
“Agreed!” she committed. “I’ll call you as soon as I can. Thank you for being sensitive to my commitment.”
She kissed him on the cheek and quickly darted in the direction of her car before she changed her mind.
CHAPTER 16
Saturday morning came faster than Reese wanted it to. On one hand, she was looking forward to returning to New Harmony and seeing old friends. On the other, she wanted to stay and pursue the red zone scoop. Her gut was telling her there was a lot more going on there than anyone imagined.
Bobby did manage to capture an image of Greenfield on his hidden camera and Doug was able to locate the address where he lived. She was eager to confront him about the forklift incident and the mysterious warehouse activities. He was next on her interview list for Monday.
At the same time, her future was also becoming more complicated. She wanted to stay working as a reporter with the Savannah Daily but, becoming Viktor’s Public Relations spokesperson, appealed to her as well. Plus, her relationship with Nikolaus was heating up and she didn’t know where all that would be going. He fascinated her as much as the red zone.
There was a knock on the door.
“Reese, it’s me Shelley. You in there?”
Opening the door for her traveling companion she invited her in. “I still have a few things to pack. There’s coffee on the stove if you want a cup.” She then disappeared into the bedroom.
Shelley followed her. “I would have thought you’d be ready to go. You don’t really want to do this, do you?” she politely asked.
“Yes, I do. I just have a lot on my mind.”
“Want to share it with me? Maybe I can help?”
“We’ll talk about it on the way. I do need to discuss it with someone — it’s got my stomach in knots.”
“Sounds serious!”
“It is, and I don’t know what I’m going to do,” Reese agonized. “In the meantime, I’m going to corner that Greenfield guy when we get back. He was the one driving the forklift that almost hit me. I think I can use that incident to get him to talk.”
“You mean if he has a
“I was wondering when you were going to ask?” she said, raising up on her toes and putting her lips close to his. “Is this what you want?”
He didn’t wait to answer. He locked his lips with hers and gave her a long passionate kiss. It was the kind of kiss that kindled a woman’s desire, a desire that Reese had almost forgot about.
When they released each other he asked, “Come out to Tybee Island with me this weekend. I have a place out there on the beach. You’ll love it.”
She was giving it serious consideration when she remembered that Shelley had invited her to go visit New Harmony and they were leaving on Saturday.
“I’m sorry, I have a prior commitment. May I take a rain check?”
“Come on, what could be more important than us right now?” he asked, putting his hands on her hips and pleading with his eyes.
She found it difficult to resist his allure. But there was so much happening to her lately, that the need to temporarily get away from Savannah and the Drakos family was a stronger emotion. And going to New Harmony would give her time to think everything through.
“A rain check will have to do,” she said, breaking free of his grip. “I promised Shelley I would accompany her to visit her sister in New Harmony and I keep my promises. Besides, I need to think about your father’s offer and I need to do it without being influenced by you. I’m afraid I’d make an emotional decision rather than a logical one if I spent the weekend with you. I hope you understand?”
“Alright! As much as I don’t like losing out to Shelley, I do understand. But can we make it the following weekend? It’s the last weekend before Memorial Day and the beaches start getting crowded after that.”
“Agreed!” she committed. “I’ll call you as soon as I can. Thank you for being sensitive to my commitment.”
She kissed him on the cheek and quickly darted in the direction of her car before she changed her mind.
CHAPTER 16
Saturday morning came faster than Reese wanted it to. On one hand, she was looking forward to returning to New Harmony and seeing old friends. On the other, she wanted to stay and pursue the red zone scoop. Her gut was telling her there was a lot more going on there than anyone imagined.
Bobby did manage to capture an image of Greenfield on his hidden camera and Doug was able to locate the address where he lived. She was eager to confront him about the forklift incident and the mysterious warehouse activities. He was next on her interview list for Monday.
At the same time, her future was also becoming more complicated. She wanted to stay working as a reporter with the Savannah Daily but, becoming Viktor’s Public Relations spokesperson, appealed to her as well. Plus, her relationship with Nikolaus was heating up and she didn’t know where all that would be going. He fascinated her as much as the red zone.
There was a knock on the door.
“Reese, it’s me Shelley. You in there?”
Opening the door for her traveling companion she invited her in. “I still have a few things to pack. There’s coffee on the stove if you want a cup.” She then disappeared into the bedroom.
Shelley followed her. “I would have thought you’d be ready to go. You don’t really want to do this, do you?” she politely asked.
“Yes, I do. I just have a lot on my mind.”
“Want to share it with me? Maybe I can help?”
“We’ll talk about it on the way. I do need to discuss it with someone — it’s got my stomach in knots.”
“Sounds serious!”
“It is, and I don’t know what I’m going to do,” Reese agonized. “In the meantime, I’m going to corner that Greenfield guy when we get back. He was the one driving the forklift that almost hit me. I think I can use that incident to get him to talk.”
“You mean if he has a
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