The Littlest Matchmaker. Dorien KellyЧитать онлайн книгу.

      The stiff set of her shoulders relaxed a little, which gave him hope she wasn’t going to walk off and leave him alone in the darkness.

      “All I’ve done is build a window of opportunity, okay?” he said. “Jamie will be happy with Courtney, and you can do whatever you want. Hell, if you want to go to the supermarket and leave me waiting for you at Malloy’s, that’s an option, too. I won’t like it, but I can deal with it.”

      “Why are you doing this?”

      He could still catch an undercurrent of edginess in her voice. “Maybe because you need it. And don’t go looking for strings because there are none attached.” He stood. “I’ll be in Malloy’s at six. I really think you should be, too.”

      He was well past the picket fence when he heard her say good-night. Those words were far from a yes, but at least she was still speaking to him. Kevin felt better than he had in weeks. Now if he could just do the same for Lisa.