Page 46 of Spindrift

Shehad at least three inches on Lana. With the added height of the doorstep, sheloomed over her, and the effect forced Lana to tilt her face up to meetMorgan’s eyes. Morgan didn’t bother hiding her appreciation for the disparity.

“Yougonna let me in or what?” Lana’s smirk looked forced.

“Sure.”She stepped aside. Lana had to squeeze by first Morgan, then the Watsons.Morgan wished the couple goodnight and returned to the kitchen, where Lanaalready had a possessive arm curled around Angie’s waist. Stevie wore asickened expression.

“Ishould head out soon, too,” said Emilia from where she leaned against thekitchen counter. Morgan couldn’t help imagining what it would be like to pinher against the granite. So much for cooling off outside.

“Thanksfor coming.”

“Thanksfor inviting me.”

“Thiscrowd can be a lot to digest.”

“Ireally like them. And dinner was amazing. Any time you’re on the grill, feelfree to call me.”

“Iwish I had more free time,” said Morgan. “That’s one hell of an incentive.”

“Nexttime I promise I won’t steal any of yours.”

“Yeah,well.” She cleared her throat as the memory of Emilia’s lips closing over herfork rocketed her internal temperature.

“DoI want to know who that is?” Emilia nodded toward Lana.

“No.”

“So,not a friend?”

“She’sAngie’s . . . thing.”

“Itake it you don’t like her?”

Morganturned and leaned against the counter next to Emilia. The change in perspectivebrought her closer to Emilia, even if it also brought Lana, who looked boredand moody as she exchanged glares with Stevie, into view.

“Wedon’t.”

“Butyou hide it so well.”

“Shutup.”

“Iknow the type. Anyway, I really should get back to Nell.”

“Yougood to drive?”

“Wouldyou send me to driver’s ed if you thought I wasn’t?”

Morganrubbed the back of her neck and grimaced at the reminder of her earliermisstep. “No, but I would offer to drive you.”

“You’vehad more to drink than I have.”

“True.”Morgan grinned and bent her head to whisper in Emilia’s ear. “Then again, youhaven’t seen my drunk ass fall into the harbor.”

“Youdid not just go there.”

“Toosoon?”

“Justbe grateful you’re in a roomful of witnesses, Morgan Donovan.”

Hearingher full name from Emilia was almost more than she could handle. “I could walkyou to your car.”

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