Chapter Eight
Letty felt likeevery eye was on them when they entered the party.She wasn’t far wrong, either.She wasn’t sure if it was because she didn’t normally bring a date to this sort of thing or because Riley didn’t.Either way she felt as if they were the center of attention and she didn’t care for it.
People would have to get used to it.Unless something went wrong right away and their fling never even reached fling status.There were a lot of people at the party.Probably half the town.Of course, the Gallagher clan was large with all five of them married now.None of the kids were present, but she figured they’d stashed all of them at one of the siblings’ houses for the evening.
Riley had left to get them drinks, leaving her talking to Mia Gallagher, Wyatt’s wife.Mia was called away and just as she was debating finding Riley, a woman stopped her.
“Letty, is it true you’re dating Riley Fletcher?”Rebecca Wiley asked.
One of Riley’s exes.Letty knew her, but not well.Before she could answer, Riley arrived with her drink.
“Hi, Rebecca.”
She grasped his arm and quite literally gushed.“Riley, I’m having a get-together Sunday night.Just a few close friends.I’d love for you to come.”
He somehow managed to get out of her grasp.“Thanks, but Letty and I have plans.”
Clearly that didn’t please her, but she left shortly after that.Letty took a sip of wine and said, “Do we have plans for Sunday night?I wasn’t aware of it.”
“I wanted to take you to the light festival.And I didn’t want to go to another party.At least, not hers.”
“I have a feeling she didn’t want me there, just you.”
“Maybe but I don’t want to go.”Riley led her away, to a quiet corner of another room.“We haven’t talked about it but I’m not planning on dating anyone else.”
“We’ve only had one date.You’re free to go out with whoever you want.”She hoped it wasn’t Rebecca.Actually, she preferred it wouldn’t be anybody.
“Two dates and I don’t want to see anyone else.”
“Neither do I.”
He smiled, took her glass and set it down beside his.Putting his arms around her, he tugged her close.His eyes were the blue of a Montana sky and right now they were looking at her with a purpose.He kissed her.
The moment their lips met she forgot where they were.She kissed him back, tongues tangling as he swept her mouth with his, her breasts smashed up against him and still she wanted to be closer.
Someone cleared their throat loudly.
Letty moved away from Riley and saw that it was Val who’d interrupted them.Probably a good thing since a party wasn’t the place to do what they’d seemed headed toward doing.
“Go away, Val,” Riley said.
She didn’t.She stood looking at the two of them with a knowing smile on her face.
*
“I’m going tothe restroom while you talk to Val, Riley.”
“Chicken,” Val muttered as she left.Turning to him she said, “So, you and Letty, huh?”
Riley was watching Letty walk away, so he didn’t immediately answer.
“Riley?”
“Obviously.”
“It’s not so obvious.After talking to Letty, I knew you two were headed that way, but I hadn’t realized it would be so soon.”
“I’ve been thinking about her for a while now.Getting her to agree to date me wasn’t easy.”
