world to Silky.”
“And she read them to you?” She turned to glare at him.
“You forget that I was Silky’s best friend.”
Cami started laughing. She leaned back against the brocade sofa and laughed, her shoulders shaking and her breath coming in gasps. She wiped tears away, glad to have an excuse to shed them.
“That’s funny?” he asked.
“That’s funny,” she insisted. “You and three little old ladies are duking it out, each claiming to be my aunt’s best friend.”
“Okay, I see what you mean. Her long-time lady friends knew her from girlhood, but I actually spent time with her almost every day.”
She wiped the tears with the back of her hands. “I’m glad she had you,” Cami said.
“Thank you for being a part of her life.”
“I wish I’d been part of your life,” he said. “It sounds like you were lonely growing up.”
“I had a great childhood until my parents died. After that, I lived at boarding school during the year and I came here for the summers until college. Then, I took summer classes and earned my undergraduate degree in three years.”
“Having you in her life gave Silky the ersatz daughter she always wanted.”
“I still can’t imagine why she would read my letters to you.”
“She thought you and I would make a good pair. She hoped we’d get together when you came here to set up your practice.”
Shocked, she stared at Breck, all thoughts of laughter completely forgotten. “I don’t understand how she could have entertained this fantasy. Better yet, how could you?”
“She seemed to believe it. Who was I to doubt her? ”
“What do you mean, make a good pair?”
“You know, happily ever after, marriage and the patter of little feet.”
A choking sensation closed up her throat. She gasped in a gulp of air. “You’ve got to be kidding! I can’t believe you’d tell me this now.”
“Why not?” he asked. “I thought you might want to let old Clay down easy.” He was grinning openly.
“You !” She pointed her finger at him. “You need to stop. I don’t know what you and Aunt Silky cooked up, but you’re the one who needs to come down easy.”
“The sooner you face the inevitable, the sooner we can get on with our lives.”
“Enough!” She folded her arms across her chest. “This is no longer funny.”
“Aw, you’re hurting my feelings. You’re making me think you don’t find me attractive.” He stood up abruptly.
“Well …Well…” She stared up at him, sputtering.
He pulled her to him by the chenille throw still wrapped around her shoulders. “Because we both know you find me attractive.” He leaned toward her and planted a tender kiss on her lips.
She pulled away in protest. “No! No I don’t at all!”
“Don’t be silly, Cami. We were made for each other.” He kissed her again and she felt herself melting against him. Without thinking, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. The kiss deepened and he lifted her off her feet. His hands, exploring her body set off a suffocating, breathless experience that swept through her chest. She couldn’t recall ever feeling this way before.
Breck expelled a long sigh and set her gently on her feet. “I’d love to know how you’d kiss me if you did find me attractive.”
She pushed him away roughly. “It would have been a lot better than that.”
“I can hardly wait.”
“You need to leave, Mister,” she said.
“Yes, Ma’am.”
She shivered as his gray eyes twinkled.
“I’ll see you soon,” he whispered. “I enjoyed spending time with you.”
Cami ducked her chin. A smothering sensation rose in her chest. “I…I enjoyed being with you, too.”
“ We can go riding again tomorrow. I’ll be here after work, if you’re available.”
She nodded, keeping her gaze averted. She held onto a thin thread of control. “See you tomorrow.”
“Cami, honey,” he said. “Won’t you at least look at me? I had no intention of making you
“And she read them to you?” She turned to glare at him.
“You forget that I was Silky’s best friend.”
Cami started laughing. She leaned back against the brocade sofa and laughed, her shoulders shaking and her breath coming in gasps. She wiped tears away, glad to have an excuse to shed them.
“That’s funny?” he asked.
“That’s funny,” she insisted. “You and three little old ladies are duking it out, each claiming to be my aunt’s best friend.”
“Okay, I see what you mean. Her long-time lady friends knew her from girlhood, but I actually spent time with her almost every day.”
She wiped the tears with the back of her hands. “I’m glad she had you,” Cami said.
“Thank you for being a part of her life.”
“I wish I’d been part of your life,” he said. “It sounds like you were lonely growing up.”
“I had a great childhood until my parents died. After that, I lived at boarding school during the year and I came here for the summers until college. Then, I took summer classes and earned my undergraduate degree in three years.”
“Having you in her life gave Silky the ersatz daughter she always wanted.”
“I still can’t imagine why she would read my letters to you.”
“She thought you and I would make a good pair. She hoped we’d get together when you came here to set up your practice.”
Shocked, she stared at Breck, all thoughts of laughter completely forgotten. “I don’t understand how she could have entertained this fantasy. Better yet, how could you?”
“She seemed to believe it. Who was I to doubt her? ”
“What do you mean, make a good pair?”
“You know, happily ever after, marriage and the patter of little feet.”
A choking sensation closed up her throat. She gasped in a gulp of air. “You’ve got to be kidding! I can’t believe you’d tell me this now.”
“Why not?” he asked. “I thought you might want to let old Clay down easy.” He was grinning openly.
“You !” She pointed her finger at him. “You need to stop. I don’t know what you and Aunt Silky cooked up, but you’re the one who needs to come down easy.”
“The sooner you face the inevitable, the sooner we can get on with our lives.”
“Enough!” She folded her arms across her chest. “This is no longer funny.”
“Aw, you’re hurting my feelings. You’re making me think you don’t find me attractive.” He stood up abruptly.
“Well …Well…” She stared up at him, sputtering.
He pulled her to him by the chenille throw still wrapped around her shoulders. “Because we both know you find me attractive.” He leaned toward her and planted a tender kiss on her lips.
She pulled away in protest. “No! No I don’t at all!”
“Don’t be silly, Cami. We were made for each other.” He kissed her again and she felt herself melting against him. Without thinking, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. The kiss deepened and he lifted her off her feet. His hands, exploring her body set off a suffocating, breathless experience that swept through her chest. She couldn’t recall ever feeling this way before.
Breck expelled a long sigh and set her gently on her feet. “I’d love to know how you’d kiss me if you did find me attractive.”
She pushed him away roughly. “It would have been a lot better than that.”
“I can hardly wait.”
“You need to leave, Mister,” she said.
“Yes, Ma’am.”
She shivered as his gray eyes twinkled.
“I’ll see you soon,” he whispered. “I enjoyed spending time with you.”
Cami ducked her chin. A smothering sensation rose in her chest. “I…I enjoyed being with you, too.”
“ We can go riding again tomorrow. I’ll be here after work, if you’re available.”
She nodded, keeping her gaze averted. She held onto a thin thread of control. “See you tomorrow.”
“Cami, honey,” he said. “Won’t you at least look at me? I had no intention of making you
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