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I tried to keep myself from focusing all of my attention on Skye, but it was hard not to. She had chosen the seat straight across, so that Laila and Cora could sit on either side of me. She glanced my direction every so often and smiled, but it was impossible to have a conversation with her from across the table.
I longed for a few more minutes alone with her, and after dinner was finished, I finally got my wish.
Beth had taken the girls back to our chalet to get ready for bed. Skye’s siblings were doing the same with their children. And her parents had disappeared moments after dinner had ended. I found myself alone in the kitchen with Skye, tidying up the mess that was left behind.
“You really don’t have to stay and help with this,” she said sheepishly. “You’re a guest.”
“I’m not going to leave this whole mess for you. That would be incredibly rude of me.”
She smiled and picked up another stack of plates from the table and walked them over to the kitchen sink. She reached to turn on the water, but hesitated for a moment. She turned around to face me with an inscrutable look on her face.
“What?” I asked, suddenly feeling very self conscious.
“I just never realized how, um, I don’t know, charming you are.”
“Charming?”
“You had everyone at dinner laughing and smiling. It was the most relaxed family dinner we’ve had in years.”
“Well, I’m glad I could help.”
“You didn’t used to be like this. You were always so quiet and busy with your cameras.”
“I guess my old age has given me wisdom. Or something like that,” I said with a laugh.
“Hey, if you’re old, that means I’m old, too. And I amnotold.”
“Yes, ma’am,” I said, unable to stifle my grin.
She crossed the kitchen towards me and leaned against the counter where I had been standing. Our arms were mere inches from each other, and I could feel the heat coming from her. I wanted to pick her up onto the counter and make her mine right then and there.
She turned towards me, and I did the same. Now we were chest to chest, with only a small gap between us. She placed her hand on my chest, and I hoped she couldn’t feel what it did to my heart rate.
“You’re a really special guy, you know that? And I’m so glad we bumped into each other.”
“Me too,” I whispered as I leaned in closer to her.
I began to close my eyes, knowing that my lips were about to brush with hers. It was a moment that I had fantasized about for so long, I couldn’t believe it was actually happening.
“SKYE!” someone called from just outside the door.
Damnit.
She took a few steps away from me, looking almost as disappointed as I felt.
“In the kitchen,” she called out.
A second later, Luke burst into the room with his hair disheveled and a crazed look in his eyes.
“There’s a mouse in our room.”
“What do you expect me to do about it?”
“I don’t know! You booked this place! Go get it!”
“I’m not getting it! You get it!’
“I’ll go take care of it,” I offered.
