“Katy, wait a minute,” he said, and caught her arm.
Her skin felt the heat of his fingers. Just his touch set her heart beating faster. For an instant, Katy felt outraged; she simply wasn’t used to reacting this strongly to a man, and why didn’t he stop it, whatever it was!
Her mouth quirked with quick self-humor. “Good morning to you, too, Thomas.”
He laughed. “Good morning, Katy.”
The excitement his nearness created made her breath catch. Realizing how much she liked this man was another hindrance to normal breathing. Well, she’d liked her ex-husband, too, at first, Katy reminded herself. A gifted actor as well as an exciting, charismatic hunk whose bedroom eyes promised heaven on earth for the right woman, Rhys had played his role well, the tender, caring quintessential male. But she’d soon found out that what she liked went no deeper than the beguiling twist of facial muscles that passed for his smile.
She’d been a fool, Katy freely admitted. But even a fool could learn the dangers of accepting someone at face value.
Her reflective moment had a restorative effect. Putting a hand on the doorknob, she smiled and said, “You’ll have to excuse me, I’m in kind of a rush this morning.”
“Not even time for breakfast?”
“’Fraid not,” she said lightly.
The curve of his mouth melted something.
“Okay, how about meeting me in town for lunch?”
“That sounds lovely,” Katy said with an involuntary little sigh. It does but you can’t, she told herself sternly. You’ve already accepted Patsy’s luncheon invitation, and to cancel out on a girlfriend for a man is the height of rudeness. “But I’ve already made other plans.”
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