Just One Night (9 page)

“And I love,
Nickie
, Mr. and Mrs. de Silva.
 
I have for a while,” he said and looked
directly at her father, knowing that he’d appreciate that he had no hesitation
in making the declaration.

Her father slapped his
hands on the table dramatically and said, “Well, it’s about time.
 
We all kept on wondering when the two of you
would finally come to your senses.”

“All?”
Jase
asked and examined the faces of the family members
gathered around the table and Rosie, who had rushed in at the loud sound of
Nickie’s
father’s hands hitting the wood.
 
It was evident that each one of them agreed
with the statement, but even more importantly, they all were clearly happy with
the outcome.

“It was obvious, dude,”
Tommy said, laughter ringing from his voice.

Nickie
squeezed his
hand and with an equal dash of humor said, “Obvious to everyone but the two of
us.
 
I guess we’re kind of dense.”

He grinned as he looked
at her.
 
“Yeah, I guess we are.
 
It’s a good thing we finally did something
about it.
 
Any regrets,
Nickie
?”

Her smile was brilliant
and unrestrained.
 
“No regrets.”

That was all he needed
to here.

He leaned over and
kissed her, sealing their unspoken promise with that kiss.
 
Grinning against her lips with
joy.

When they broke apart,
she said, “I have to go pack.”

“I’ll help,” he said and
they excused themselves from the table and headed to her room.
 
Once inside, he wrapped his arms around her
waist and drew her near.
 
He asked her
once again, just in case.
 
“Are you sure
about this,
Nickie
?
 
About us?”

She nodded and cradled
his cheek, offering up that beaming smile again.
 
“I’ve never been
more sure
of anything in my life,
Jase
.”

She broke away from him
and walked to the small overnighter sitting on the floor by her bed.
 
He joined her and briefly examined the
suitcase.
 
“That doesn’t look like it’ll
hold much.”

With a sexy grin, she
said, “I don’t think I’ll
be needing
all that many
clothes.”

“No, I don’t think you
will,” he said and kissed her again, grateful that their one night had brought
the promise of many
many
more nights together.

* * *

From the
Author:
 
I hope you
enjoyed
Nickie
and
Jase’s
story.
 
I loved the sexiness and playfulness
they could share with each another and of course, giving them their
happily-ever-after.
 
One big reason for
that happy ending was
Nickie’s
brother Tommy and his
urging
Jase
“to go big or go home.”

I can’t wait to find the
perfect match for Tommy and give him a very special night as well. Look for ONE
SPECIAL NIGHT, Tommy’s story, later this year.

This book is a work of fiction. Names,
characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination
or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or
persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2014 by Caridad Piñeiro Scordato


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©2014
Kim
Killion

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About the Author

Caridad Pineiro is a New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author and RITA® Finalist.
 
Caridad wrote her first novel in the fifth grade when her teacher
assigned a project – to write a book for a class lending library. Bitten by the
writing bug, Caridad continued with her passion for the written word and in
1999, Caridad’s first novel was released. Over a decade later, Caridad is the
author of nearly 40 published novels and novellas. When not writing, Caridad is
a wife and mother to an aspiring writer and
fashionista
.
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