Chapter 9 Not Easy

• Rayna stilled briefly as she realized why he had looked at her stomach like that. “It's not what you think, Mr. Faymon,” she explained, feeling her cheeks warm. “I just had a little too much for breakfast, so my stomach isn't feeling so well.”
• Curtis lowered his head, finally having the time to observe her.
• The woman looked completely different from when they had met at the bar. That night, she had an alluring slip dress on and had boldly thrown herself into his arms in a drunken stupor.