Can’t Wait by Jennifer Ryan EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Jennifer Ryan
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SUMMER TURNER STOOD between the two tall men and tried to ignore their
impatient and sour expressions. Well, her brother Jack’s, anyway. No
ignoring the other man on her left. Whenever he was near, all she wanted to
do was throw herself on top of him and kiss him until he finally
acknowledged her as something more than his best friend’s baby sister.
Caleb wore his usual pasted- on look of indifference, but behind his sable
brown eyes she glimpsed fleeting moments of interest. Not in the brightly
decorated Christmas parade floats, but in her. Sometimes she thought she
caught him staring at her, but he’d look away or through her like she wasn’t
even there. Maybe it was nothing more than wishful thinking.
A shiver of need ran through her. How she wanted that man.
One of these days, she’d stand on her tiptoes, wrap her arms around his
neck, and kiss him until the iceman melted.
The last parade float passed. Jolly Old St. Nick waved to the crowd with a
hearty “Ho, ho, ho,” and tossed mini candy canes from his overstuffed sack.
Kids scrambled free of parents to scoop up as much candy as possible.
People stepped off the curb and followed Santa’s sleigh, making their way
along the street toward the park for the tree- lighting ceremony.
Summer
turned and stared at Jack and Caleb, standing with their arms behind their
ramrod- straight backs, eyes scanning the crowd and roofs for nonexistent
snipers. Discharged from the military two months ago after a very
dangerous and deadly tour in Iraq, neither of them spoke a word about their
experiences, but their quiet intensity told her they’d seen and done things
neither of them would ever forget.
“I’d say at ease, soldiers, but you already are. Seriously, dial it down.
Everyone stood crushed along the street for six blocks, except for the five-‐
foot restricted zone you two intimidated folks into keeping around us.”
Jack rolled his eyes. “What did we do now?”
“Glared at everyone. Frowned at the cheerful floats. Grunted at the
carolers. Sucked the fun out of yet another tradition.”
“Another?”
“Yes. Another. Remember Thanksgiving?”
“Good food. Beer. Sam, Caleb, and I watched the game. The Broncos
won.”
“Had fun, did you?” she asked Jack, then turned to Caleb. “How about
you?”
“Yeah. You’re an amazing cook,” he said, not quite meeting her eyes.
Secretly, she thrilled at the compliment.
Outwardly, she threw her hands up and let them fall, slapping her thighs.
“I set the table with Grandmother’s best dishes. Crystal wine glasses,
candles, flowers. I spent hours making a perfect turkey and all the
trimmings. You lug- heads grabbed a plate, piled it high, and flopped back
on the couch to watch the game. I sat in the dining room alone.”
Caleb’s gaze fell away.
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