Excerpt:
Angela picked up the matchbook
to light the candles. Her hand shook as she held the flame
to the wick.
She'd spent hours trying to
figure out the exact words to say and still drew a blank.
Looking around her economy apartment, she wondered whether
she was bordering on insanity to attempt to live with two
men who were such polar opposites. They all lived alone, had
their own quirks.
Will we all be ready to
kill each other in a month?
She sank into a chair. "This
is crazy. I'm nuts."
Fidgeting, she straightened
one of the butter knives by a plate, silently congratulating
herself for being wise enough not to cook anything that required
sharper instruments.
The oven timer dinged at the
same time she heard a knock.
Jumping up, she ran to the
door. A peek told her Blaine was as punctual as always. Big
breath, she opened the door.
"Hey, Angel."
With a bouquet of flowers in
one hand and a bottle of their favorite wine in the other,
he leaned in for a kiss. Their lips touched as the beeping
timer registered in her brain.
"The lasagna! Come in. The
flowers are gorgeous...and the wine. I'll be right back."
She darted for the kitchen.
Blaine chuckled. The door clicked
shut.
She snatched her hand back
with a muttered curse, having forgotten to grab the oven mitt
in her haste. "I'll be
out in just a sec. Make yourself at home." She set the pan
of pasta on a hot plate and turned on the tap, then dug under
the kitchen sink for a vase.
"Angel?"
She reared, bumping her head
on the cabinet. "What?" Rubbing the sore spot, she filled
the vase with water.
Sarcasm laced his words as
he asked, "Are we expecting a guest for dinner?"
She carried the crystal vase
out of the kitchen to see him standing by the table set for
three. "Well..."
A key turned the lock. The
front door swung wide.
Garrett strolled in. "Hi, honey,
I'm...Fuck me."
"I'd rather not," Blaine said
through gritted teeth. "But apparently my angel has."
Her gaze jumped back and forth
between the two men she loved more than life itself, and knew
she'd made a huge mistake. Blaine in his tailored charcoal
Armani looked like he'd just been slugged in the gut, while
Garrett, endearingly rumpled in jeans and black t-shirt, looked
like a thundercloud ready to strike.
How could she have ever thought
this would work? |