He had held her and kissed her. Their lips had even lded together. But he was like that with other won, too. It didn’t an he liked them—and that included her.
"Um..." lody Donovan began.
"What?" Dominic Thorne asked, looking at her.
"Please, just forget what happened. I think I might be running a fever. I wasn’t thinking clearly." lody Donovan kept her head down, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into. She couldn’t believe she had been the one to so boldly et his advances just now.
Dominic Thorne said nothing. He had lost control, too. ’His usual gas at parties were one thing, but he’d never put his heart into it. He’d never wanted to possess soone so fiercely. When it ca down to it, he was just a man who didn’t understand love.’
Sumr Lancaster was truly exhausted. In the ti it took Caleb Bell to get her a glass of water, she had fallen asleep on the sofa. Seeing this, Caleb gently carried her into the bedroom and tucked her in. He sat by the bed, watching her for a long ti. ’If I hadn’t gone abroad to study,’ he wondered, ’would I be the one by her side right now? Happiness is sothing you have to fight for. I’ve never believed in fate. Your destiny is in your own hands. Fate is just an excuse people use to comfort themselves when they can’t get what they want.’
Sumr Lancaster’s breathing grew steady, and she mumbled sothing in her sleep. Caleb Bell pulled the blanket she had kicked off back over her, then closed the door and went to his study.
A ray of morning sunlight stread into the room. The woman on the bed frowned slightly before her beautiful eyes fluttered open.
Sumr Lancaster stared in surprise at the unfamiliar surroundings. She only rembered coming to Caleb Bell’s house; she had no mory of anything after that. Sumr scratched her head. ’Did I just fall asleep?’
On the nightstand was a won’s dress—a light purple one with gathered shoulders. Underneath it, to her surprise, were a new bra and underwear. Sumr was mortified. ’I can’t believe Caleb is so ticulous.’ She picked up the bra and checked the tag. He hadn’t just bought a random one; it was exactly her size!
Blushing, Sumr Lancaster went into the bathroom, took a shower, and changed into the clothes Caleb had prepared for her.
When Sumr Lancaster ca downstairs, Caleb Bell was sitting on the sofa, sipping a cup of coffee.
"Sumr, you’re awake. How did you sleep?" Caleb Bell said when he saw her, setting down his coffee cup and newspaper.
"I slept great. Caleb, thank you for letting stay here. I really don’t know where else I would have gone."
"You’re always welco here."
Sumr Lancaster didn’t know how to respond, and an awkward silence fell between them.
"The dress fits you perfectly!" Caleb was the first to break the silence. He walked over to Sumr and gently tucked her long hair behind her ear. The instant his fingertips brushed against her neck, a jolt shot through him, but Sumr quickly pulled away. She moved to stand opposite him. "Caleb, thank you. I should get to work now."
"Let take you out sowhere fun," Caleb said, his disappointnt showing as he withdrew his hand.
Sumr Lancaster just looked at him, not saying a word.
"Consider it paynt for letting you stay the night!"
"Fine. Where are we going?"
"Let’s have breakfast first, then we’ll head out. And you’re in for a treat—I made it myself," Caleb said, winking proudly.
"You can cook?" Sumr was amazed. ’Would a pampered young master who’s never had to lift a finger actually know his way around a kitchen?’ Soone like Kenneth Yates, for example—she’d never once seen him set foot in a kitchen. The thought of Kenneth reminded her she should probably call him. She pulled out her phone, only to find the battery was dead. Shoving it back in her bag, she figured it didn’t matter. ’He won’t be worried about anyway!’
Caleb brought the breakfast out, and Sumr eagerly crowded around. "Wow! Caleb, this looks amazing! Did you secretly learn how to cook just to impress girls?"
Caleb smiled. "I did. But I’ve only ever cooked for one..."
Sumr felt like she’d just walked right into that one. She quickly looked down at her food, hoping to hide her embarrassnt.
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