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and contoured to every dip and rise of his perfect chest. The movement sent her cell phone clattering to the porch floor. Trey frowned and stepped back, both of them reaching for the phone at the same time. As she bent, the rock worked up from her front jeans pocket and plopped out. It made a lopsided roll, ending up at Trey’s feet.
He looked at it, then slowly up to her. Her heart fluttered at the accusation in his eyes.
Straightening, she had the sudden sense of just how tall Trey was, how broad and masculine. He was the ultimate protector, and a man who loved, who cared, on a deeply hidden and passionate level. She wanted to burrow beneath all his layers and get to know each one. Yet, she had the feeling she was about to lose it all.
“What's this in your pocket?” He retrieved the constellation geode and held it out for her to see. Are you a thief? His biting words came back to her, and the heat drained from her face with the realization of how bad this looked.
“Yes, it was. But I only wanted to ask you about it…”
“Damn it, Gia.”
Anger flared to life inside her. How dare he pull this hot and cold shit again? He either believed her or he didn’t, and if not, then she definitely knew where she stood with him. She had other things to worry about right now, and as much as it gutted her, if she had to go home to handle it, she would.
“What else is in your pocket? Your purse, your suitcase?”
Her nostrils flared, even as she picked up on how his voice lacked conviction. As if he couldn’t believe he was being such a dick.
“How about I leave it all here, and you can go through it while I’m gone? Okay?” With that, she grabbed her cell from his hand and stormed into the house.
“What do you mean, gone?”
Gia ignored him and went inside, dialed Hope’s number. Turning her back to Trey, she chewed her bottom lip until her friend finally answered. “Are you okay?” Gia kept her voice low. “I mean, really okay?”
The sound of crunching came through the line, and then swallowing. “I’m fine. Why do you sound weird?” More crunching. Doritos, if Gia had to guess, which meant Hope probably was just fine. She doubted her friend would be downing spicy nacho if she was being held against her will or something.
“Nothing.”
“How’s sexy bear shifter?”
Gia clenched her eyes. “Ooops, I have to go. I’ll call you later.” She could almost hear Hope roll her eyes before she clicked off. Satisfied, barely, that Hope wasn’t in immediate danger—as flimsy as the threat was to begin with—Gia turned back to Trey.
Hands on his hips, jeans slung low, shirt messy and untucked and his wet hair sticking up in blades, he was everything she’d ever wanted wrapped up in a layer of mistrust and bitterness.
“I can’t be with someone who doesn’t trust me.” She said, settling her gaze on his. “I don’t regret making love with you, or the time we’ve spent together, but I’m worth more than being analyzed and suspected at every turn.”
He looked to the side and took a breath. “It’s time to come clean, Gia.”
“You’re unbelievable.” Hurt dug deeply into her heart. So much for thinking shifter men were different than human ones. Trey was bigger, but his dumbass side was the same. Resolved, she threw her hands up helplessly. “I have to get going.”
“You see my back and you run. I confront you, and you leave. Who’s unbelievable, now?”
“Damn you!” Gia’s lower lip trembled, but she refused to give in to tears, or to how hard her soul was breaking, or how damn good he looked. “I have to get home and make a police report, you jackass, for harassment. He threatened my friend.”
Trey stepped forward, his brow knitting. “Who? The person who kept calling?” He looked like he might touch her, and she couldn’t allow it.
“Yes. See? This isn’t about you.”
“Do you know who it is?” He shook off her last statement.
“I think so.”
“Who?” His
He looked at it, then slowly up to her. Her heart fluttered at the accusation in his eyes.
Straightening, she had the sudden sense of just how tall Trey was, how broad and masculine. He was the ultimate protector, and a man who loved, who cared, on a deeply hidden and passionate level. She wanted to burrow beneath all his layers and get to know each one. Yet, she had the feeling she was about to lose it all.
“What's this in your pocket?” He retrieved the constellation geode and held it out for her to see. Are you a thief? His biting words came back to her, and the heat drained from her face with the realization of how bad this looked.
“Yes, it was. But I only wanted to ask you about it…”
“Damn it, Gia.”
Anger flared to life inside her. How dare he pull this hot and cold shit again? He either believed her or he didn’t, and if not, then she definitely knew where she stood with him. She had other things to worry about right now, and as much as it gutted her, if she had to go home to handle it, she would.
“What else is in your pocket? Your purse, your suitcase?”
Her nostrils flared, even as she picked up on how his voice lacked conviction. As if he couldn’t believe he was being such a dick.
“How about I leave it all here, and you can go through it while I’m gone? Okay?” With that, she grabbed her cell from his hand and stormed into the house.
“What do you mean, gone?”
Gia ignored him and went inside, dialed Hope’s number. Turning her back to Trey, she chewed her bottom lip until her friend finally answered. “Are you okay?” Gia kept her voice low. “I mean, really okay?”
The sound of crunching came through the line, and then swallowing. “I’m fine. Why do you sound weird?” More crunching. Doritos, if Gia had to guess, which meant Hope probably was just fine. She doubted her friend would be downing spicy nacho if she was being held against her will or something.
“Nothing.”
“How’s sexy bear shifter?”
Gia clenched her eyes. “Ooops, I have to go. I’ll call you later.” She could almost hear Hope roll her eyes before she clicked off. Satisfied, barely, that Hope wasn’t in immediate danger—as flimsy as the threat was to begin with—Gia turned back to Trey.
Hands on his hips, jeans slung low, shirt messy and untucked and his wet hair sticking up in blades, he was everything she’d ever wanted wrapped up in a layer of mistrust and bitterness.
“I can’t be with someone who doesn’t trust me.” She said, settling her gaze on his. “I don’t regret making love with you, or the time we’ve spent together, but I’m worth more than being analyzed and suspected at every turn.”
He looked to the side and took a breath. “It’s time to come clean, Gia.”
“You’re unbelievable.” Hurt dug deeply into her heart. So much for thinking shifter men were different than human ones. Trey was bigger, but his dumbass side was the same. Resolved, she threw her hands up helplessly. “I have to get going.”
“You see my back and you run. I confront you, and you leave. Who’s unbelievable, now?”
“Damn you!” Gia’s lower lip trembled, but she refused to give in to tears, or to how hard her soul was breaking, or how damn good he looked. “I have to get home and make a police report, you jackass, for harassment. He threatened my friend.”
Trey stepped forward, his brow knitting. “Who? The person who kept calling?” He looked like he might touch her, and she couldn’t allow it.
“Yes. See? This isn’t about you.”
“Do you know who it is?” He shook off her last statement.
“I think so.”
“Who?” His
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