| Excerpt |
© Paige Tyler, 2010
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| Caught Red-Handed |
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Thanks to the glow of the twinkling lights on the
Christmas tree in the great room below, navigating
the upstairs hallway was simple, and she quickly
made her way over to the stairs. She was halfway
down the steps when one of them creaked. The
sound seemed to echo around her and she froze in
place, sure Ryan must have heard it. She held her
breath, straining her ears to for even the slightest
sound that she might have woken him up, but all she
heard was the click of the thermostat, then a soft
purr as the central heat turned on. Letting out a sigh
of relief, she turned around and continued down the
stairs.
Once on the first floor, Dru hurried into the great
room and dropped to her knees in front of the
Christmas tree. There were quite a few presents with
her name on them underneath it, but right now she
was only interested in one of them—a small box with
a gold bow on top.
Christmas tree in the great room below, navigating
the upstairs hallway was simple, and she quickly
made her way over to the stairs. She was halfway
down the steps when one of them creaked. The
sound seemed to echo around her and she froze in
place, sure Ryan must have heard it. She held her
breath, straining her ears to for even the slightest
sound that she might have woken him up, but all she
heard was the click of the thermostat, then a soft
purr as the central heat turned on. Letting out a sigh
of relief, she turned around and continued down the
stairs.
Once on the first floor, Dru hurried into the great
room and dropped to her knees in front of the
Christmas tree. There were quite a few presents with
her name on them underneath it, but right now she
was only interested in one of them—a small box with
a gold bow on top.
Pulse racing excitedly, she picked up the box and shook it. She didn’t hear anything, so
she turned it in several different directions and repeated the motion. She was usually so
good at this that she could tell the difference between a pair of dangly earrings and
hoops. But this box was giving her no clues at all. It was possible Ryan had added extra
tissue paper around the item, knowing she would shake the box.
There was only one thing to do. She carefully peeled back first one piece of tape, then
another. Yes! Ryan had used the pricey gift wrap tape that didn’t tear the paper when a
person pulled it off. If she did this right, she could wrap it back up using the original tape
and her husband would never even have a clue she had sneaked a peek.
Dru was just trying to wiggle the box out of the paper when she heard Ryan’s soft, sexy
voice behind her.
“Someone’s being a very bad girl.”
Dru froze. Damn! Busted.
she turned it in several different directions and repeated the motion. She was usually so
good at this that she could tell the difference between a pair of dangly earrings and
hoops. But this box was giving her no clues at all. It was possible Ryan had added extra
tissue paper around the item, knowing she would shake the box.
There was only one thing to do. She carefully peeled back first one piece of tape, then
another. Yes! Ryan had used the pricey gift wrap tape that didn’t tear the paper when a
person pulled it off. If she did this right, she could wrap it back up using the original tape
and her husband would never even have a clue she had sneaked a peek.
Dru was just trying to wiggle the box out of the paper when she heard Ryan’s soft, sexy
voice behind her.
“Someone’s being a very bad girl.”
Dru froze. Damn! Busted.
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