Page 67 of Courting Gossip (Courting)
She let out a breath and leaned forward. The papers soon had her signature right beside his. Brody felt her hand slide into his and he gave it a squeeze.
Rielle gathered up Luxxor’s copy and tucked it into her envelope. She sealed the end and then looked at them, watery-eyed. ‘I don’t know if you two can see it, but you’re good for each other.’
‘Don’t screw it up,’ Darien said bluntly.
The visitors looked at each other. ‘I guess we’ll be going.’
‘Oh, no. Not yet.’ Genieve scooted forward on the sofa. ‘It’s still early. Stay.’
Darien lifted an eyebrow. ‘Sure we won’t cramp your style?’
Brody nearly growled at him, but he saw the look in the other man’s eye. He wasn’t being tactless. He knew this hadn’t been easy for either of them.
Brody let out a breath and squeezed Genieve’s hand again. Whatever she wanted was fine by him. ‘What were you thinking?’
She rubbed her chin as if deep in thought. ‘We could play darts.’
‘Darts?’ Darien said in surprise.
A happy smile spread on her face. ‘Brody’s been teaching me.’
An unexpected laugh escaped Brody, but he quickly covered it with a cough. The little con artist.
She patted him on the back. ‘OK?’
‘Sure. Darts it is.’ He looked at Darien and deadpanned. ‘She needs the practice.’
