mind I’m one hundred percent real?”
Reese pulled her closer and then gave her a quick dip. When he pulled
her back up, she met his eyes. “I like you just the way you are.”
He bent his head and kissed her, but she didn’t have that surge of pure
lust like she had when Rafe kissed her. Still, it was sweet and she tried to
sink into the moment with him. The song ended and the couples went
back to their seats. Not long after she and Reese sat down, their food was
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served. He was right, the calamari was amazing. While they ate, the
conversation ranged from books to baseball. Reese was a great guy and
the date went well. The meal was cleared and they shared more wine and
more dancing until it was time for him to take her home. At her door, he
kissed her once more and she clung to his arms as he deepened the kiss.
“I’ll call you about this weekend,” he murmured, looking down at her
with desire in his eyes.
Ivy nodded, hoping and praying she could feel something more for him.
She watched him leave before unlocking her door and going inside. While
she undressed in her room, she wondered why she wanted what she
couldn’t have. Rafe was not in the cards—not the way she wanted him to
be. She would not fight Donna, Grace or anyone for that matter for his
attention. She had more self worth than that and, by God, she would make
sure things worked with Reese if he wanted to take it further. After her
shower, she slid into bed and sleep claimed her quickly. It wasn’t Reese
that filled her dreams but Rafe. He offered her passion like she’d never
known and she accepted it with a pleased whimper as he claimed her as
his.
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Chapter Four
The week passed by fairly quickly. Ivy had another date with Reese on
Saturday night and work at the hospital was routine. Jon was doing better.
He didn’t have one episode all week where he had to be restrained. She
hoped it stayed that way because the doctors wanted to move him to the
secure mental health ward. She doubted very much he would get better
there and would probably lose the valuable headway they had made in his
care.
When Reese came to see his brother, he brought her flowers. Marie, of
course, claimed victory about predicting their hitting it off. All the while
Ivy thought about Rafe, but when she saw him around the neighborhood
with Bonnie she tried to stay far away. One reason was because she was
trying very hard to squash the attraction she felt for him and also because
there was always Donna or someone else with him, fawning over him.
And it burned her.
By Friday after work, Ivy thought she had a handle on the situation.
She pulled into her driveway and got out of her car. There was no one
around and she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing him each day was harder
than she expected. The kiss, Lord, the kiss was in her dreams and she
wished that Reese’s matched the heat that she received from Rafe’s kiss.
Put it out of your head, woman , Ivy ordered herself firmly. That man is
not for you. Her cell phone rang as she unlocked her front door and went
inside. Ivy fished it from the depths of her bag and answered it without
checking who it was.
“Hello?” she said as she dropped her bag onto the sofa and went into
the kitchen. The heat outside was sweltering and it wasn’t even the first
day of summer. A cold glass of iced tea with extra ice was calling to her.
“Hey, pretty lady, are we still on for tomorrow night?” It was Reese.
“Unless you are cancelling on me, we sure are,” Ivy replied.
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“Never,” he laughed huskily. “As long as there are no homicides
before my shift ends I’ll be there on time.”
“Then I’ll get all dolled up and be waiting for you,” Ivy said.
“I was thinking about our kiss today,” he said.
“Oh, really?” she teased. Why don’t I feel more? Ivy demanded of
herself. She would
Reese pulled her closer and then gave her a quick dip. When he pulled
her back up, she met his eyes. “I like you just the way you are.”
He bent his head and kissed her, but she didn’t have that surge of pure
lust like she had when Rafe kissed her. Still, it was sweet and she tried to
sink into the moment with him. The song ended and the couples went
back to their seats. Not long after she and Reese sat down, their food was
40
Baby On Board Dahlia Rose
served. He was right, the calamari was amazing. While they ate, the
conversation ranged from books to baseball. Reese was a great guy and
the date went well. The meal was cleared and they shared more wine and
more dancing until it was time for him to take her home. At her door, he
kissed her once more and she clung to his arms as he deepened the kiss.
“I’ll call you about this weekend,” he murmured, looking down at her
with desire in his eyes.
Ivy nodded, hoping and praying she could feel something more for him.
She watched him leave before unlocking her door and going inside. While
she undressed in her room, she wondered why she wanted what she
couldn’t have. Rafe was not in the cards—not the way she wanted him to
be. She would not fight Donna, Grace or anyone for that matter for his
attention. She had more self worth than that and, by God, she would make
sure things worked with Reese if he wanted to take it further. After her
shower, she slid into bed and sleep claimed her quickly. It wasn’t Reese
that filled her dreams but Rafe. He offered her passion like she’d never
known and she accepted it with a pleased whimper as he claimed her as
his.
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Baby On Board Dahlia Rose
Chapter Four
The week passed by fairly quickly. Ivy had another date with Reese on
Saturday night and work at the hospital was routine. Jon was doing better.
He didn’t have one episode all week where he had to be restrained. She
hoped it stayed that way because the doctors wanted to move him to the
secure mental health ward. She doubted very much he would get better
there and would probably lose the valuable headway they had made in his
care.
When Reese came to see his brother, he brought her flowers. Marie, of
course, claimed victory about predicting their hitting it off. All the while
Ivy thought about Rafe, but when she saw him around the neighborhood
with Bonnie she tried to stay far away. One reason was because she was
trying very hard to squash the attraction she felt for him and also because
there was always Donna or someone else with him, fawning over him.
And it burned her.
By Friday after work, Ivy thought she had a handle on the situation.
She pulled into her driveway and got out of her car. There was no one
around and she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing him each day was harder
than she expected. The kiss, Lord, the kiss was in her dreams and she
wished that Reese’s matched the heat that she received from Rafe’s kiss.
Put it out of your head, woman , Ivy ordered herself firmly. That man is
not for you. Her cell phone rang as she unlocked her front door and went
inside. Ivy fished it from the depths of her bag and answered it without
checking who it was.
“Hello?” she said as she dropped her bag onto the sofa and went into
the kitchen. The heat outside was sweltering and it wasn’t even the first
day of summer. A cold glass of iced tea with extra ice was calling to her.
“Hey, pretty lady, are we still on for tomorrow night?” It was Reese.
“Unless you are cancelling on me, we sure are,” Ivy replied.
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“Never,” he laughed huskily. “As long as there are no homicides
before my shift ends I’ll be there on time.”
“Then I’ll get all dolled up and be waiting for you,” Ivy said.
“I was thinking about our kiss today,” he said.
“Oh, really?” she teased. Why don’t I feel more? Ivy demanded of
herself. She would
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