Justice Is Always Ready (A Graham Family Story, 1) Read Online Free

Okay. Then what do I have
to do to get your consent?” He watched Libby.
    “ I just, I don’t date
much,” she blurted out and he knew she was wishing she could take
it all back.
    Keeping his gaze on the dog, Justice
pursed his lips briefly. “How about a day in the park. I’ll bring
lunch and you bring Libby.” He cut his gaze to her.
    The smile that filled her face told
him he’d succeeded.
    “ That would be
wonderful.”
    She’s comfortable with her
things around her. “Tomorrow work for
you?”
    “ That would be fine, but
let me bring something.”
    The urge to kiss her lips raced
through him and it took a lot to tear his gaze from them. “You are.
You’re bringing yourself and Libby. Say, Harbour Park about
two?”
    “ I’ll be
there.”
    Justice got to his feet and stared
down at her. “Wonderful. I’ll see you tomorrow, Kassidy.” He smiled
and walked away, hands in his pockets and a jaunty whistle on his
lips.

Chapter Three
    Sunday afternoon, Kassidy was nervous.
Ever since Justice had left her yesterday, she continually ran his
final phrase in her mind. What had she done to get his attention?
He was a very handsome man. With a deep breath, Kassidy loaded
Libby up in the car and headed toward Harbour Park.
    She arrived early and sat
upon a bench while Libby lay beside her. The minutes ticked by and
the two o’clock hour passed. Guess he got
a better offer. At two-fifteen, Kassidy
got to her feet and turned to head back to her car, heart
heavy.
    “ Like Daddy says, if it’s
to work out, it’s gotta be written in the stars. And I guess it’s
just not.” She rubbed Libby’s head. “I really liked him too. Come
on, girl, let’s go home.”
    Kassidy walked to her car and just as
she unlocked it, she heard someone yell her name.
    “ Kassidy.
Kassidy!”
    Glancing over her shoulder, she was
shocked to see Justice running toward her. Kassidy turned and
rested against the door. She licked her lips. Justice wore
knee-length blue shorts, a red tee shirt, and tennis shoes. On his
face were mirrored sunglasses. He waved and jogged up.
    “ I’m so sorry, Kassidy,”
he said. “We had a drill this morning and it went over.”
    “ I thought you weren’t
coming,” she told him, looking anywhere but at him.
    “ I would have called, but
we haven’t exchanged numbers yet. Hey, look at me.” Justice brought
her face up to his where she discovered he’d removed his mirrored
glasses. “Nothing would keep me from being here.”
    The amount of sincerity in his voice
threw her. “So what happens now?”
    “ I just have to grab the
cooler and we can eat.”
    “ You have the
food?”
    “ I told you, I had no
intention of missing this date. Whaddya say, give a guy a second
chance?”
    How can I say no to
that? “Okay, let’s eat. Where’s your
vehicle? I can help carry.” She took Libby back out.
    The smile he bestowed on
her made her knees go weak. For a moment, Justice stared at her
before reaching out and taking the hand without Libby’s leash in
it. His thumb skimmed along the back of her hand and she
sighed. How long has it been since I’ve
just held hands with a guy?
    “ I’m this way,” he uttered
softly. They walked slowly, hand in hand, until he halted them by a
shiny red Corvette. “Here we go,” Justice said, opening the trunk.
“You carry the blanket.”
    Kassidy hung it over her arm and
watched him effortlessly lift the cooler out. “Nice car,” she
said.
    “ Thank you, this is my
baby.”
    Men and their cars. She smiled and waited for him to lock it. “Where
to?” Kassidy questioned when he again had the cooler in his
hands.
    “ You pick the
spot.”
    Kassidy chewed on her lower lip and
nodded. “Okay.” She decided on a spot and once there, she spread
out the blanket. “You said you had a drill, what’s
that?”
    Justice set the cooler down and knelt
beside it. He opened it and began pulling things out. “It was
basically a dry run for boarding a ship.” He looked