Sunset Rivalry: The Caliendo Resort (By The Lake: The Caliendo Resort Book 2) by Shannyn Leah Page B
Authors: Shannyn Leah
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catch their opportunity to escape, he’d joined Anya on the floor, who had dozed off, while he listened to every movement beyond the wall.
Her slumber was a relief. They were better off not sitting in awkward stillness with the rising tension between them.
If Quinn had known she would slip from her sitting position, alone and against the wall, to prop her side against his, he might have put a foot or two more distance between them. Might have.
Now her head rested against his shoulder and her hand had descended to his lap at some point ...now it rested on his thigh...inches away from his burning manhood. She was sound asleep and unaware that this innocent posture was her keeping him acutely alert and super wide awake. Although he was used to late nights.
He hardly took a breath, letting her sleep undisturbed. If they could make it through the night without another close interaction it would save them both embarrassment and discomfort.
Leaning his head against the wall, he found himself grinning more than fuming about the situation.
Although sitting here beside her slumbering body was only causing him to wonder if they had to part their separate ways after finding the files.
That was ridiculous... wasn’t it?
It challenged everything he’d spent the last four years determined to achieve.
If Anya didn’t keep looking at him with her big round eyes, wanting him...wanting more than casual sex, then maybe he wouldn’t be contemplating what would happen if he didn’t pull the file and hand it to the police, exposing Robert for the man he really was...or had been.
That was the difference now. Robert was dead and could no longer hurt people. What good would come out of exposing him now? Quinn knew the negative events that now lined up if he followed through with his decision to expose him. The Caliendos family would suffer.
Exposing Robert had been his father, Max’s, last request on this earth and although Quinn wanted to carry out his own promise to successfully achieve that request, he was getting a sinking feeling he was no longer going about it the right way.
What were his father’s motives? They hadn’t had enough time to talk in the burning car. Was Max’s sole purpose to bring justice to Nikki? Or was it to clear everyone involved in Robert’s past? If his aim had been solely to clear Nikki, then Quinn was too late, because Robert was dead. If it were the latter, wouldn’t clearing everyone reveal their dark secrets anyway? It wasn’t exactly a win/win result.
For the first time since his father’s death Quinn could relate to his brother, Dave’s view that going forward with their dad’s fight was not in his best interest nor was it in the best interest of the parties involved.
Walk away from the Caliendo family, Dave had repeatedly told him for the two years Quinn stayed. We both loved Nikki and Dad but it’s not worth it.
Even if Quinn chose not to hand the file to the police, instead sharing the information with Dave so they could both move on, he couldn’t find a loop that would allow him to pursue a relationship with Anya...not where his brother was concerned.
After the turmoil Robert had bestowed upon his family, Dave would never be able to understand how deep Quinn’s feelings ran for Anya. Dave would never accept her either.
Quinn found no answers or wins in any of the situations. Everything was too murky.
Anya stirred and her breathing regulated. She was waking up.
Quinn inwardly groaned. Dealing with her right now was another mass of unanswered questions and losses.
Her body did a little stretch across his and caused his breath to catch in his lungs. Finally she settled back down beside him.
“Are they gone?” Her sleepy voice circled around him.
“No.”
She didn’t leave his side, but she had removed her hand from his thigh.
“What time is it?” she asked.
“Three.” His answers came out brisk and short. The best thing for both of them right now would be if
Her slumber was a relief. They were better off not sitting in awkward stillness with the rising tension between them.
If Quinn had known she would slip from her sitting position, alone and against the wall, to prop her side against his, he might have put a foot or two more distance between them. Might have.
Now her head rested against his shoulder and her hand had descended to his lap at some point ...now it rested on his thigh...inches away from his burning manhood. She was sound asleep and unaware that this innocent posture was her keeping him acutely alert and super wide awake. Although he was used to late nights.
He hardly took a breath, letting her sleep undisturbed. If they could make it through the night without another close interaction it would save them both embarrassment and discomfort.
Leaning his head against the wall, he found himself grinning more than fuming about the situation.
Although sitting here beside her slumbering body was only causing him to wonder if they had to part their separate ways after finding the files.
That was ridiculous... wasn’t it?
It challenged everything he’d spent the last four years determined to achieve.
If Anya didn’t keep looking at him with her big round eyes, wanting him...wanting more than casual sex, then maybe he wouldn’t be contemplating what would happen if he didn’t pull the file and hand it to the police, exposing Robert for the man he really was...or had been.
That was the difference now. Robert was dead and could no longer hurt people. What good would come out of exposing him now? Quinn knew the negative events that now lined up if he followed through with his decision to expose him. The Caliendos family would suffer.
Exposing Robert had been his father, Max’s, last request on this earth and although Quinn wanted to carry out his own promise to successfully achieve that request, he was getting a sinking feeling he was no longer going about it the right way.
What were his father’s motives? They hadn’t had enough time to talk in the burning car. Was Max’s sole purpose to bring justice to Nikki? Or was it to clear everyone involved in Robert’s past? If his aim had been solely to clear Nikki, then Quinn was too late, because Robert was dead. If it were the latter, wouldn’t clearing everyone reveal their dark secrets anyway? It wasn’t exactly a win/win result.
For the first time since his father’s death Quinn could relate to his brother, Dave’s view that going forward with their dad’s fight was not in his best interest nor was it in the best interest of the parties involved.
Walk away from the Caliendo family, Dave had repeatedly told him for the two years Quinn stayed. We both loved Nikki and Dad but it’s not worth it.
Even if Quinn chose not to hand the file to the police, instead sharing the information with Dave so they could both move on, he couldn’t find a loop that would allow him to pursue a relationship with Anya...not where his brother was concerned.
After the turmoil Robert had bestowed upon his family, Dave would never be able to understand how deep Quinn’s feelings ran for Anya. Dave would never accept her either.
Quinn found no answers or wins in any of the situations. Everything was too murky.
Anya stirred and her breathing regulated. She was waking up.
Quinn inwardly groaned. Dealing with her right now was another mass of unanswered questions and losses.
Her body did a little stretch across his and caused his breath to catch in his lungs. Finally she settled back down beside him.
“Are they gone?” Her sleepy voice circled around him.
“No.”
She didn’t leave his side, but she had removed her hand from his thigh.
“What time is it?” she asked.
“Three.” His answers came out brisk and short. The best thing for both of them right now would be if
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