Page 54 of Fall Into Temptation
Donovan pressed one last kiss to Eva’s lips, and it promised to get just as out of control as the last one until Gia dragged Eva out of his arms.
“Bye,” Eva waved, tripping over a tree root.
“See you soon,” Donovan said with enough heat to keep her warm for the rest of her life.
Gia linked arms with Eva and blew out a wolf whistle as they continued on toward the library. “That was one hell of a kiss.”
Eva fanned her flushed cheeks. “Our sheriff should have his mouth registered as a weapon.”
Gia released Eva and dug her phone out of her bag. “Excuse me. After seeing that live porn performance, I need to sext my husband.”
“Tell me the truth,” Eva said, putting a hand on her sister’s arm. “Don’t you think this whole thing with Donovan and me is moving a little fast?”
“What are you getting at?” Gia asked. “Are you looking for an excuse not to? Because that’s more Emma’s MO than yours. She almost missed out on Niko because she spent all her time coming up with excuses for why their relationship couldn’t possibly work.”
Eva shook her head. “That’s definitely not what I’m doing. I’m just concerned that Donovan’s feelings for me have something to do with this whole planetary thing. Everyone’s going at least a little crazy. What if this isn’t real?”
Gia’s eyes widened. “Well, crap!”
“See?” Eva said triumphantly though she felt anything but victorious inside.
Her sister was shaking her head. “No. That’s not what I meant! I know he has feelings for you, and they started long before Uranus stuck her nose in anything.”
“A crush then,” Eva argued. “But let’s face it. He didn’t act on it before. So, why now?”
“What I’m saying is, I know you can trust this. Sure, the timing is suspect, and I can understand why you’d have concerns there. But it’s real. I know it is.”
“How?” Eva grumbled.
“Aren’t you the romance novelist? How do your heroines know when it’s love?”
Eva ran a hand through her hair as they climbed the front steps of the library. “I guess they learn to trust their feelings and just go with it.”
“Like with Olive inWild Desire,” Gia pointed out. “Olive didn’t know if Alexander really loved her, but she knew how she felt and decided to love him anyway.” She held the door for Eva and stepped inside.
“I can’t believe you read my book,” Eva said with glee, following Gia through the door.
“Everyoneis reading your books,” Gia laughed. “I saw Mrs. Nordemann devouringStrings of Destinyat Overly Caffeinated yesterday.”
Eva grinned and took a deep breath. She loved the smell all libraries seemed to have. Old books, carpet cleaner, and a world of possibilities.
“Olive took a leap of faith,” Gia continued.
Eva sighed. Her sister was using her own fictional characters to educate her.
“That’s what love is,” Gia insisted. “A giant, scary leap of faith because there’s no guarantee that the other person will love you back. I don’t believe for one second that you don’t have feelings for Donovan. Not after that tongue wrestling back there. There’s something strong and bright and exciting between you two.”
“I’ve never felt this way about anyone before,” Eva confessed as they headed toward the back of the building past shelf after shelf of books. “I just assumed it was the insanity that everyone else caught.”
“Eves, frankly, he’s exactly the kind of man I’ve been hoping you’d end up with,” Gia said, squeezing her hand. “You can be scared, but don’t be paralyzed. Trust your feelings.”
“Jeez. You were made for the Beautification Committee,” Eva laughed.
They climbed the stairs to the second floor. The three-story brick building had once been a high school and while the first floor had been opened up for the book collections, the back half of the second floor maintained the original classrooms. They were now used for conference rooms and storage.
“Which room is it again?” Gia asked.
Eva dug through her purse. “Let me look at the email.”
