Best Of My Love (Home to Green Valley Book 4) Read Online Free PDF

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    She smiled to herself. It was so Riley, the fucker. She suddenly felt more relaxed than she had since he’d returned. She still didn’t understand what game Riley was playing, but she was more convinced than ever that it was a game. And she wasn’t going to let him win without a fight.
    “I didn’t think you Americans liked Queen. Maybe you have some taste, after all.”
    “Ha, ha,” she said, rolling her eyes.
    “What’s your favorite song?” he asked.
    “ ’39 . I’m a big Brian May fan, most especially.” She grinned, putting a hand over her heart. “I saw them three times, and I met him personally once. It was probably the best night of my whole life.”
    “Not the same without Freddie, though,” he pointed out.
    “You act like you actually saw them with Freddie. You’re a whole year older than me,” she teased. “And I’m sure it’s not such a big deal to you, since you lived across the way. They hardly ever come to America.”
    “True.” He looked around her room. “I like your apartment. Very homey.”
    “That’s me. Homey. I’m not terribly sophisticated or fashionable.”
    “I think you’re amazing, Erica. So, have you given any thought to what I said about going out with me?”
    “Truth is, I’m still processing.”
    He nodded again, once again seeming to be in no rush. Apparently, his new tactic wasn’t to distract her with small talk, because he simply stared at her, and his smoldering gaze seemed to touch her in all her most vulnerable and private places.
    “So…uh…how was Ireland?” She could have kicked herself the moment it came out of her mouth, since she’d already asked him how it was.
    “Still just lovely,” he said, grinning. “Part of me will always be there, you know. It’s in my soul, plain and simple. I’d imagine you’d feel the same way if you moved elsewhere.”
    “I imagine I would,” she agreed.
    “I missed you, though.”
    Her stomach did a slow flip flop.
    “I thought about you the whole time I was away.”
    Inside, she screamed and jumped around. On the outside, however, she wasn’t so easily swayed. “So you said,” she said lightly.
    “You don’t believe me?”
    “I didn’t say that. It’s just… you never paid me a bit of attention before today.” What had changed? The only thing she could think of was…Rob.
    Ah. Understanding filled her with bitterness.
    “Maybe absence made the heart grow fonder,” he said.
    Right, or maybe he saw her with Rob and decided nobody else could play with his toys. Erica wished she could wholeheartedly accept his flirtation, but she’d spent months working closely with Riley, and not once had he given her any hint that he was attracted to her. He’d flirted with her sure, but he’d done it in the same way he’d flirted with every other woman he’d met. Flirting was as natural as breathing to the O’Neill brothers.
    “The thing is, Riley… I had a crush on you for a long time. But you were too busy flirting with the girls who came in. So I got over you.” She shrugged, trying to appear casual and confident in what she was saying. Meanwhile, her heart pounded so loud she wondered if he heard it. She had never lied so blatantly in her life. She was anything but over him—she might have thought she was before he walked back into her life, but he’d proven otherwise.
    “Over me, huh?” He leaned toward her, until their faces were only inches apart. “We’ll see about that, love.” Then he brought his mouth down over hers.
    Erica gasped, freezing in place for the slightest of seconds, then sighed and relaxed as he kissed her slowly, surely. He didn’t touch her, yet her entire body leaped to respond to the pressure of his lips, the way they moved against hers, the slight flick of his tongue that left her whimpering for more.
    When he pulled away, she leaned forward a bit. Chasing him, wanting to prolong the moment. She opened her eyes, breathless, to find him grinning smugly.
    “I