From This Moment On: Heartwarming Contemporary Romance (Windswept Bay Book 1) Read Online Free

have a feel for it. And even if I paint it, the wall won’t come to life. And that’s what you’re after. Isn’t it?”
    Talking about his work explained some of what she’d seen but not all. It at least gave him an excuse for making her uncomfortable.
    The anger in her eyes dissipated and the stiffness of her shoulders relaxed. “Why didn’t you say that in the first place?”
    Looking at her with the beach behind her, he was suddenly thinking of moonlit nights and… He rubbed the back of his neck, biding time as he tried to make sense of what was happening between them. “I get focused on my objective and I sometimes forget that people can’t read my mind. Forgive me?” he finished gently.
    Seconds ticked by. At last she nodded. “I can understand that. I can do the same thing, or so I’m told by my siblings.”
    Cam had warned him that he had four sisters and in a half teasing wager, dared Grant not to fall for one of them while he was on this project. Grant had taken his words lightly, but now…now he wasn’t so sure Cam hadn’t been right. Cali took his breath away. The force of attraction he felt toward her was incredible. And before he’d met her, he’d say that was impossible after the deadness that had been filling him since the crash.
    The crash.
    The thought sobered him. For a few moments, he hadn’t thought about it. Guilt cut through him.
    “Let’s go up there.” He walked, taking long strides, intent on putting some distance between him and the thoughts swirling in his mind. He might be thinking of moonlit nights and kisses but he was here for a job. He had no right to feel anything.
    “Grant,” she called, startling him. She took a few steps toward him and there was a lost expression in her eyes.
    “Is something wrong?”
    She shook her head but he didn’t believe her.
    “I just need to get back, change and get ready for my afternoon agenda. You go ahead and explore and if you need something, I’ll be in my office.”
    She didn’t wait for a reply as she headed back toward the resort and left him standing at the base of the path, wondering whether he looked as lost as she had just now.
     

Chapter Three
    Cali’s sister Shar looked up from her computer when Cali entered the office.
    “Hey, glad you’re here. I’m about to head over to the sea turtle hospital and lead a tour. They just brought in an injured big fella that got caught in a fishing li—” She stopped short and her eyes sharpened. “What’s wrong? You look…flustered.”
    “I do not,” Cali denied and fought the urge to glance in the mirror near the door. Despite having showered and changed in the hour since she’d abandoned Grant at the beginning of the trail, she still felt shaken by her reaction to the man.
    “No.” Shar gave a sardonic laugh. “Big sis, you’re in a dither. Your cheeks are flushed, you’re stomping, and you , Miss Cool, never do that. So spill.”
    A groan rolled through Cali. Shar was not one to let something drop when she thought she was onto something. Still, Cali gave pretending nothing was wrong her best shot. Carefully she pulled her chair up to her desk and turned on her own computer.
    She could feel Shar’s eyes narrow. Absolutely felt the pinpricks of her stare.
    Shar tapped her lip with a finger. “No, something is up. I can feel it through your pretending. Although you should win an Oscar for your performance.”
    Cali let out an exasperated huff and met her sister’s all-too perceptive gaze. “You see too much.”
    “Thanks. I try. But to be fair, this wasn’t too hard to see.” Shar laughed and then cut it short and frowned. “It’s not about your dirt-bag ex, is it? I tell you, if that sorry excuse for a ma—”
    “No, not him. Calm down, Superhero,” she urged affectionately. Shar was always rescuing something or someone. If she knew all the details of Cali’s life before her divorce, she would have been really upset. But Cali had kept most of her problems