Reluctantly Yours (Unexpectedly in Love, #1)

by Erin Hawkins

“I just really like your eyebrows. They’re probably my favorite thing about you,” I lie. “No one’s ever asked, but I want to be prepared with an answer.” “Is that what you would say, if asked?” “It’s not the girlfriend answer I would give.” “What is the girlfriend answer you would give?” My eyes betray me, landing squarely in Barrett’s lap. When I glance back up to meet his gaze, he’s practically laughing at me. It’s a rare sight to behold. So much so that I almost manage to forget that I was just staring at his crotch. “Your charming personality,” I choke out. Barrett leans in closer, his face barely visible in my periphery. “Do you know what I’d say?” he asks. “Hmm?” “The way your eyes light up when they spot the outline of my dick in tennis shorts.” My jaw drops to the floor of the car. “That’s not—” I begin to argue. “My boyfriend answer is your smile.”

Chloe’s elated smile lights up the entire vineyard. When she directs it at me, heat radiates through my chest. It suddenly feels like there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to keep that smile on her face.