Noble Love (The Nobles of Sweet Rapids #1) Read Online Free
Author: Té Russ
hurried back up the porch. Her foot hit the first step and then she stopped, turned and looked at Isaiah.
"They don't open for another..." Irene looked down at her watch. "Fifteen minutes or so."
"Let's just say I lucked up by finding the door unlocked and a willing server."
"Hmph, in other words, you flashed that Noble smile of yours, thinking you could get away with murder." Irene shook her head. "Which one of those sweet Everett girls did you con?"
Isaiah pressed his hand to his chest, feigning innocence. "Conned? Mother, I did no such thing."
Irene raised her eyebrow at him, and his face broke into a smile.
"Tessa," he answered.
Irene nodded her head, and climbed up the rest of the stairs and sat back down in her chair. She sat the box of bear claws on the small table and opened it as Isaiah sat down in the seat across from her.
"Tessa's gone through a bit of a transformation," Irene mumbled before delicately tearing off a piece of the breakfast pastry and popping it into her mouth.
"Hmmm," he murmured as he grabbed a bear claw for himself. It was at that moment, that he realized she had thrown in an extra one for him. He smiled as he took a bite.
"Doesn't she look amazing?" Irene asked. "Not that she looked bad before. Tessa has always been beautiful, in my opinion."
"Mmhmm," Isaiah replied, his mouth full of the delicious bear claw. He certainly agreed with his mother's assessment and had also let Tessa know his thoughts on how she looked.
"Did Dad already head into the office?" he asked, deciding to change the subject.
"You know he did," Irene said shaking her head. "Ever since Chic and Sleek came out with that new line, he's gone ape shit."
Isaiah nearly choked on a piece of bear claw before throwing his head back to laugh.
"Is it that bad?" he asked.
"He convinced you to come home, didn't he?" She was quiet for a moment before sighing. "The truth is...it could be a catastrophe, if we let it. But I know with you here, we will be able to figure something out to make sure we stay on top."
Isaiah reached over and squeezed his mother's hand. Isaac Noble had a way of blowing just about everything out of proportion, but Irene's calm, quiet spirit was always Isaac's balance. If Irene was concerned about the company, even a smidgen, Isaiah knew to be worried too.
"We will figure something out," Isaiah promised.
He just wished he knew what to do.
Chapter 4
T essa opened the door to Dana's duplex and heard a raspy laugh coming from the living room. She walked through the foyer and was surprised to see Dana on the couch with blankets wrapped around her as she held a bowl of soup.
Sitting at the other end of the couch was Dana's undeniably handsome neighbor.
Tessa stood there watching the two of them, attempting to hide the look of amusement on her face.
"Tess!" Dana croaked, when she finally noticed her older sister in the room. "Hey, I didn't hear you come in."
"Obviously," Tessa teased, earning a glare from Dana.
"You remember my neighbor, Aiden, don't you?" Dana asked, looking at him.
"Of course," Tessa said, moving toward him with her hand held out. "It's nice to see you again."
"Nice to see you too," his voice rumbled, and Tessa caught Dana's tremble from the corner of her eye. Aiden must have caught it too, because he turned back to Dana and asked, "Are the chills coming back?"
"Just a little," she said. Tessa had the feeling her chills weren’t from her sickness, but rather from the effect the sound of Aiden's voice clearly had on Dana.
Tessa watched with interest as Aiden reached toward Dana and wrapped the blankets tighter around her shoulders.
"Better?" he asked.
Dana nodded and smiled in Aiden's face before he stood.
"I'm gonna head out, let you ladies have your time," he said. He turned and looked at Dana with a stern look. "Finish the damn soup," he ordered.
"Don't tell me what to do," Dana spat back.
Aiden shook his head and smiled at Tessa. "See you later."
"Bye, Aiden,"
"They don't open for another..." Irene looked down at her watch. "Fifteen minutes or so."
"Let's just say I lucked up by finding the door unlocked and a willing server."
"Hmph, in other words, you flashed that Noble smile of yours, thinking you could get away with murder." Irene shook her head. "Which one of those sweet Everett girls did you con?"
Isaiah pressed his hand to his chest, feigning innocence. "Conned? Mother, I did no such thing."
Irene raised her eyebrow at him, and his face broke into a smile.
"Tessa," he answered.
Irene nodded her head, and climbed up the rest of the stairs and sat back down in her chair. She sat the box of bear claws on the small table and opened it as Isaiah sat down in the seat across from her.
"Tessa's gone through a bit of a transformation," Irene mumbled before delicately tearing off a piece of the breakfast pastry and popping it into her mouth.
"Hmmm," he murmured as he grabbed a bear claw for himself. It was at that moment, that he realized she had thrown in an extra one for him. He smiled as he took a bite.
"Doesn't she look amazing?" Irene asked. "Not that she looked bad before. Tessa has always been beautiful, in my opinion."
"Mmhmm," Isaiah replied, his mouth full of the delicious bear claw. He certainly agreed with his mother's assessment and had also let Tessa know his thoughts on how she looked.
"Did Dad already head into the office?" he asked, deciding to change the subject.
"You know he did," Irene said shaking her head. "Ever since Chic and Sleek came out with that new line, he's gone ape shit."
Isaiah nearly choked on a piece of bear claw before throwing his head back to laugh.
"Is it that bad?" he asked.
"He convinced you to come home, didn't he?" She was quiet for a moment before sighing. "The truth is...it could be a catastrophe, if we let it. But I know with you here, we will be able to figure something out to make sure we stay on top."
Isaiah reached over and squeezed his mother's hand. Isaac Noble had a way of blowing just about everything out of proportion, but Irene's calm, quiet spirit was always Isaac's balance. If Irene was concerned about the company, even a smidgen, Isaiah knew to be worried too.
"We will figure something out," Isaiah promised.
He just wished he knew what to do.
Chapter 4
T essa opened the door to Dana's duplex and heard a raspy laugh coming from the living room. She walked through the foyer and was surprised to see Dana on the couch with blankets wrapped around her as she held a bowl of soup.
Sitting at the other end of the couch was Dana's undeniably handsome neighbor.
Tessa stood there watching the two of them, attempting to hide the look of amusement on her face.
"Tess!" Dana croaked, when she finally noticed her older sister in the room. "Hey, I didn't hear you come in."
"Obviously," Tessa teased, earning a glare from Dana.
"You remember my neighbor, Aiden, don't you?" Dana asked, looking at him.
"Of course," Tessa said, moving toward him with her hand held out. "It's nice to see you again."
"Nice to see you too," his voice rumbled, and Tessa caught Dana's tremble from the corner of her eye. Aiden must have caught it too, because he turned back to Dana and asked, "Are the chills coming back?"
"Just a little," she said. Tessa had the feeling her chills weren’t from her sickness, but rather from the effect the sound of Aiden's voice clearly had on Dana.
Tessa watched with interest as Aiden reached toward Dana and wrapped the blankets tighter around her shoulders.
"Better?" he asked.
Dana nodded and smiled in Aiden's face before he stood.
"I'm gonna head out, let you ladies have your time," he said. He turned and looked at Dana with a stern look. "Finish the damn soup," he ordered.
"Don't tell me what to do," Dana spat back.
Aiden shook his head and smiled at Tessa. "See you later."
"Bye, Aiden,"
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