Page 73 of Whisper of Temptation (Whisper Lake 4)

CHAPTER 25

“Are those new sunglasses?” Shelby asked as soon as her face popped on the screen.

“No hi, how are you? Just jump right on the sunglasses?” Sara chuckled at her sister, who always got straight to the point.

“Hi. How are you? Are those new sunglasses?”

“Yes.” A flitter of butterflies spread through Sara’s stomach. “Austin got them for me yesterday. He said he noticed I was always squinting and trying to block the sun.”

“Wow.” Shelby’s response was short and sweet.

Sara followed suit. “I know.”

“How has it been since the kids came back and put the kibosh on your Marvin Gaye time?”

The worst thing about FaceTime was there was a very good chance Shelby could see Sara’s cheeks turning red right now. Her blush stemmed from the fact that while the kids coming back had slowed down the amount of Marvin Gaye time, it had definitely not stopped it completely. Sara had tiptoed across the hall and done exactly what the R&B icon sang about.

Shelby’s jaw dropped and her eyes widened. “You’re still getting busy! I love it.”

When Sara had seen her sister was FaceTiming her, she’d put her headphones in for exactly this reason. She was seated in the garden of the community center watching Charlotte and Trevor’s last rehearsal for the talent show that evening, and although there was no one in her immediate vicinity, she felt better knowing no matter what her sister said, it would be for her ears only.

Her sister put her hand over her chest and smiled widely. “Grandma Betty would be so proud.”

“Shut up.” Sara was seriously regretting telling her sister about the connection between their grandma and Austin’s grandpa.

“I’m serious. She wanted you to go to Whisper Lake to experience its magic. Right? Well, I would definitely say you’re having the full David Copperfield experience.”

Well, that was true enough.

“And I mean, come on, he’s the grandson of her first love. How magic is that?!” her sister exclaimed.

It was magic, and now he was talking to his ex. Maybe that magic would wear off on them? The moment she’d seen the way the woman in the doorway, holding a baby had looked at Austin, she’d known it was his ex. And he’d been talking to her for hours, she should probably be more nervous about it than she was. She didn’t know if it was because she was leaving tomorrow so it didn’t matter or if it was the look on his face when he’d seen her. It had not been happy. And even though it was brief, Sara hadn’t seen even one speck of a spark.

It was probably the latter.

“Where is Mr. Magic now?”

Mr. Magic was better than Stranger Danger.

Sara glanced around once more to make sure that no one was within earshot. “He’s at the B&B…talking to his ex.”

“I’m sorry…” Shelby stared at her blankly. “I thought I heard you say he’s talking to his ex.”

“I did. He is.”

“The ex that cheated on him with his best friend?”

Sara nodded.

“The ex that got pregnant by his best friend?”

“Why in the hell would he be doing that?”

“She showed up—”

“Wait! She’s there?”

“Yes. I just said—”

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