Sweet Harmony (Harmony Falls #1) - Elizabeth Kelly Page 0,105
it too, right?”
“It actually feels more like indigestion to me.”
He laughed and took a step back. “Oh, I do like you. I’m starting to see the appeal of Harmony Falls girls.”
“Took you long enough,” she said.
Lucas grinned at her. “Want to have drinks with me while our best friends get back together?”
She reached up and brushed an imaginary piece of lint from his broad shoulder. “Sorry, handsome. Willington boys just aren’t my thing.”
“You think I’m handsome?” Lucas said.
She rolled her eyes and headed out of the living room. “You’re moderately appealing.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
* * *
Kira stepped inside Connor’s apartment. Her stomach was churning, and she couldn’t remember the last time she was this nervous, but she forced herself to move forward. God, she hoped Lucas was right. If he wasn’t, she was about to make a right fool of herself.
She checked the living room before walking down the hallway to Connor’s bedroom. She knocked and opened the door. Connor was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at his cast, and her heart squeezed tight. It’d only been forty-eight hours since she’d seen him last, but she’d missed him terribly.
“Connor?”
He jerked and winced, his hand pressing against the cast on his right arm as he stared wide-eyed at her. “Kira? What are you doing here?”
“I miss you,” she said.
He swallowed hard. “I miss you too.”
She crossed the room and sat down beside him on the bed. He studied her face. “I’m sorry. I’m so goddamn sorry. I’m an idiot and I know it’s asking a lot for you to forgive me, but I’m going to ask anyway.”
She slipped her arm around his shoulders and kissed him. “I forgive you for being an idiot and trying to break up with me.”
He smiled a little. “Trying?”
“It didn’t stick,” she said. “I let you think it did, just because I’m a nice girl.”
He rested his forehead against hers. “I shouldn’t have tried to break up with you, but I was panicking. I didn’t want to mess up your life.”
“You didn’t and you won’t,” she said. “You didn’t ruin Lisa’s life either, no matter what she says. And as far as your parents go – it’s a real shitty thing for them to make you think you’re not good enough.”
“They just wanted what’s best for me,” he said.
“Maybe. But they went about it the wrong way,” she said. “You’re a good man, Connor. You don’t need to be a world-famous baseball player to live a happy and fulfilling life. I’m sorry that your parents can’t see that, but I can.”
She cupped his face. “Being a dentist isn’t something to be ashamed of. You are good at what you do, and you help people. Be proud of who you are. I am.”
“I love you,” he said.
“I love you too. So much. If it turns out that you can’t be a dentist, then we’ll figure out something else. Together. I’m in this with you no matter what because I love you for who you are. A wonderful, thoughtful man who deserves the very best in life,” she said.
He kissed her again and slid his left arm around her waist, holding her tightly against him. “You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me, Kira Walker. I love you.”
“I love you too, Connor MacMillan.”
* * *
Please enjoy an excerpt of Book Two in the Harmony Falls Series, “Perfect Harmony”.
Grace cursed and yanked viciously at her bra. The wires were poking, and the band was digging into her soft flesh.
“Fuck it!” she muttered. She was almost home but she absolutely couldn’t wear this hellish torture device one minute longer. Holding the steering wheel with one hand, she arched her back and stuck her hand down the back of her dress before clawing at the hooks of the bra. The car weaved into the other lane and she cursed again before steering it back to her own lane. The hooks finally released, and she moaned happily when the band loosened.
She pulled the bra straps off her arms, yanked it out from under her dress, and tossed it into the back seat just as a siren went off behind her. She jerked, her hands tightening on the steering wheel as she stared in the rear-view mirror.
“No, no, no,” she said. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
For one crazy moment, she thought about just stomping on the gas before she came to her senses. She turned off