A Girl, a Guy, and a Ghost
Page 27
“Why did you do that?”
It took Ry a minute to respond. “I felt like such a freak when I was a teenager because of all the teasing I took about my talent. Even as an adult, some of my so-called friends couldn’t help but have fun with the freak sometimes.”
His lips compressed into a flat line. “It made me ashamed of my mother. It made me ashamed of myself. I want you to have the article published because I’m not going to be ashamed anymore.”
Gazing into her eyes again, his bitable lips formed a sexy smile. “Besides, you deserve to publish that article. You found the ghost. You wrote the article and you should be able to keep the job.”
“Are you saying you still want me to leave Savannah?”
“The opposite. I want you to stay in Savannah and…” He gulped. “Marry me.” He gulped again. “But I want you to have a choice about staying.”
A warm fire began in Giselle’s chest at his words, even if they had been said between gulps. She could barely choke out a response.
“Don’t worry. I’m staying in Savannah. I’m not going to let you get away.” Her voice grew stronger. “But I’m not sure about marriage. Aside from the fact that we haven’t even known each other a week, there’s the fact neither of us has ventured to say the L word,” she said seriously.
When he would have interrupted, she stopped him. “Besides, I understand from the best authority that a mother-in-law can make your life hell. No offense, but it’s going to take a lot of convincing on your part for me to think that marriage is worth the sacrifice.”
His arms closed around her hips and he pulled her even closer. “If that’s the case, I’d better start now.” His lips covered hers in a slow, delicious kiss. His tongue licked at her tongue as the kiss deepened.
Giselle pulled away from the kiss breathless. That was a good start,” she said. He really was scrumptious. “Let’s see how you finish.”
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Epilogue
A month later Giselle still hadn’t agreed to marry Ry. Why put an end to all that convincing Ry excelled in? And Giselle didn’t feel the need to have a cow for a mother-in-law when she got the bull for free. Besides, the bull seemed pretty happy with the arrangement too, for now. Giselle probably would marry Ry…eventually.
She still had her job at Ghosthunter Magazine. Willie had loved the article. When asked, he would grumble that it was just “okay”, but that meant he loved it. He had even suggested a sequel. Good thing too because there was no way Giselle would leave Savannah. She could work for the magazine while based here. In fact, working from Savannah would be an improvement. Savannah had the reputation for being the most haunted city in America, after all. She’d be able to find great information for a whole series of articles in Savannah.
Now that Giselle had her own psychic detective, it didn’t matter that she had no psychic abilities of her own. Who said it wasn’t easy hunting ghosts?
Author's Note
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