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Despite what Jasmine’s brother did to her, the young woman felt like a sister to Brit. She sat there lost in thought for a moment before Kim plopped into the chair Luke had just vacated.
“How’s it going Brits?” she said, her words slurring.
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LUKE WATCHED BRIT,the only woman that he couldn’t keep his eyes off for more than a few seconds. It had been like that ever since he caught her in his arms a few short weeks ago. He wanted her more than any woman he ever had the pleasure to lay his eyes on, but there was something that kept him from making his move. Which made absolutely no sense because they got along fabulously, well, when she wasn’t scared of him that was. Which brought him to look down at Jasmine.
“So, are you happy staying at the inn?” he asked.
She nodded. “I am. It’s much nicer than living with my brother.”
“Can I ask you a question, Jasmine?”
“Sure, you can ask me anything.”
“What happened to Brit in that house?” he asked, looking intently into her face.
“I honestly don’t know. I didn’t even know she was there until the day you all showed up.”
Luke jerked back. “How is that possible?”
“I wasn’t allowed upstairs.”
“I see...”
Luke glanced over at the table to see it empty, she was no longer there. He desperately wanted to find out what had happened to her in that house. Sadly, judging by the way she always jumped whenever he was around, it was going to take a fair amount of time. Something he didn’t have as he was leaving to head back home in less than a week.
The song ended and Luke steered her off the dance floor. “I think I’m going to call it a night Jasmine,” he said. “I have an early day tomorrow.”
“Okay, thanks for the dance. Have a goodnight,” she said, waving to him as she walked towards Ava and Mark.
“You too.” Waiting for her to join his sister, he turned on his heel and headed through the solarium into the main house.
Ducking into the hall under the stairs, he popped his head into the kitchen to see if Brit was in there. She was sitting at the table with a mug between her hands, she looked up at him with a dazzling smile.
“Want a cup of tea?” she asked.
“Sure do.” He pulled out a chair as she got up and went to the cupboard to take another mug down from within. Bringing it over, she sat it down in front of him. Luke picked up the teapot and poured the brew into his cup.
She raised her brows. “Milk and sugar?”
“I drink it black, puts hair on your chest.”
“Is that so?”
He looked at the contents of her mug and saw the lack of milk. “Um...no. At least I hope not.”
She burst out laughing. “I assure you it doesn’t.”
“Phew, I was gonna say...” He smiled at her.
When he did that, she almost wanted to forget everything and just throw herself in his arms, but she couldn’t.
She sat down across from him and said, “So, that was a lovely wedding. Abbi and Ben make the perfect couple.”
Luke nodded. “They certainly do. I haven’t seen my mother so happy in... hell, I don’t remember.”
“That’s good. It means it's true love.” Suddenly feeling like an idiot, Brit stood and walked over to the fridge. Pulling the door open, she turned and looked at Luke. “Do you want a piece of cake?”
