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Authors: Inés Saint
Tags: Fiction, Death, Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Twins, Bachelor, school, Success, Community, infidelity, cheating, Starting Over, funeral, Forever Love, Single Woman, headmaster, world travel, raising children, Previously Published, Widowed Mother, Five-Year-Olds, Goldsmith, Designer Charms, Painful Secret, Late Husband, Private Elementary, Doctorate, School Board, Semester, Heart Trust, Nurture Attraction
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It’s almost haunting sometimes, when lyrics and music come together in a certain way, echoing something you feel.” She glanced over at him and caught him watching her. He looked into her eyes and they studied one another, a moment too long for comfort, before each quickly snapped their head in another direction.
• • •
They reached the coffee shop a while later, and Nick asked Jamie to stay to make sure the generic battery brand Mr. Brooks carried fit properly.
He tried to put the new battery in while Jamie looked over his shoulder, wanting to learn because she needed to know how to do these things on her own now. He could feel her soft breath on his neck, and he was having a hell of a time focusing.
On top of that, she smelled great. He thought it must be some sort of cream or lotion because the scent wasn’t perfume-like. It was both sweet and sensual, sort of like vanilla and whisky. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but it was driving him nuts.
“What’s this?” she asked, leaning forward and pointing to a curious-looking bolt. Her hair brushed his arm, and he was now aware of her breath near the back of his ear. When he turned to explain, he banged his head on the open hood.
“Ouch!” Jamie cried as he got up.
Nick sat down on the front bumper and rubbed his head. “It’s good to know you feel my pain.”
She checked his head and Nick swallowed hard as her fingers sifted through his hair. “Oh, geez, there’s a little bit of blood. I don’t see a bump or anything, but I’ll go inside and get some ice just in case. Would you like me to grab some coffee for you, too?”
Nick agreed to coffee, even though he’d already had some before his battery died. If she stayed away a few minutes, getting the battery installed would be a breeze.
Attracted to her as he undoubtedly was, he’d figured Jamie to be safe because she wasn’t looking for anything, and he had nothing to give. But now, his head throbbing, he realized she was a bit dangerous.
He installed the battery and closed the hood of his pickup just as Jamie came out saying, “Here’s your ice. And here’s your coffee.”
He put the ice to his head just as a car pulled in beside them. “What are you two doing here? Together ?”
Chapter Five
Nick recognized the voice before turning around.
“Justin!” Jamie sounded happy to see her brother.
“Just spending some time with your sister.” Nick smiled wide.
“We’re replacing a battery,” Jamie explained, rolling her eyes at Nick. She leaned into Justin’s car and planted a kiss on his cheek. Something pricked Nick’s chest, and he realized it was the first time he’d actually been jealous of Justin Viera.
Justin pointed to the bag of ice on Nick’s head. “You know, a real man can do something as simple as change a battery without harming himself.”
“Play nice, now,” Jamie warned.
“A real man drives a truck, Viera, not a minivan with an I heart Justin Bieber sticker on the window,” Nick shot back.
“Okay, leave it for the rink, guys. Your little hockey season is coming up soon, I’m sure you can wait a bit longer,” Jamie intervened, laughing.
“ Little hockey season?” Nick echoed in mock astonishment.
“You’re clueless.” Justin shook his head at his sister before turning back to Nick. “Do you need my little sister to change the oil for you, too, or can she leave?”
“Oh, she can leave. But I think she wants to stay and enjoy her coffee. Come on, Jaime. Let’s go sit in my pickup.”
Jamie shook her head at both of them.
Justin put his car in reverse and slowly pulled out, glaring at Nick, who grinned and waved in return.
“You know, it’s hard to believe you and Justin are thirty-seven.”
“Age is just a matter of perception. Truth is, I feel more like a twenty-eight-year-old now than when I was twenty-eight. When I was twenty-eight, I had the weight of the world on my shoulders.”
“You weren’t even close to behaving like a
• • •
They reached the coffee shop a while later, and Nick asked Jamie to stay to make sure the generic battery brand Mr. Brooks carried fit properly.
He tried to put the new battery in while Jamie looked over his shoulder, wanting to learn because she needed to know how to do these things on her own now. He could feel her soft breath on his neck, and he was having a hell of a time focusing.
On top of that, she smelled great. He thought it must be some sort of cream or lotion because the scent wasn’t perfume-like. It was both sweet and sensual, sort of like vanilla and whisky. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but it was driving him nuts.
“What’s this?” she asked, leaning forward and pointing to a curious-looking bolt. Her hair brushed his arm, and he was now aware of her breath near the back of his ear. When he turned to explain, he banged his head on the open hood.
“Ouch!” Jamie cried as he got up.
Nick sat down on the front bumper and rubbed his head. “It’s good to know you feel my pain.”
She checked his head and Nick swallowed hard as her fingers sifted through his hair. “Oh, geez, there’s a little bit of blood. I don’t see a bump or anything, but I’ll go inside and get some ice just in case. Would you like me to grab some coffee for you, too?”
Nick agreed to coffee, even though he’d already had some before his battery died. If she stayed away a few minutes, getting the battery installed would be a breeze.
Attracted to her as he undoubtedly was, he’d figured Jamie to be safe because she wasn’t looking for anything, and he had nothing to give. But now, his head throbbing, he realized she was a bit dangerous.
He installed the battery and closed the hood of his pickup just as Jamie came out saying, “Here’s your ice. And here’s your coffee.”
He put the ice to his head just as a car pulled in beside them. “What are you two doing here? Together ?”
Chapter Five
Nick recognized the voice before turning around.
“Justin!” Jamie sounded happy to see her brother.
“Just spending some time with your sister.” Nick smiled wide.
“We’re replacing a battery,” Jamie explained, rolling her eyes at Nick. She leaned into Justin’s car and planted a kiss on his cheek. Something pricked Nick’s chest, and he realized it was the first time he’d actually been jealous of Justin Viera.
Justin pointed to the bag of ice on Nick’s head. “You know, a real man can do something as simple as change a battery without harming himself.”
“Play nice, now,” Jamie warned.
“A real man drives a truck, Viera, not a minivan with an I heart Justin Bieber sticker on the window,” Nick shot back.
“Okay, leave it for the rink, guys. Your little hockey season is coming up soon, I’m sure you can wait a bit longer,” Jamie intervened, laughing.
“ Little hockey season?” Nick echoed in mock astonishment.
“You’re clueless.” Justin shook his head at his sister before turning back to Nick. “Do you need my little sister to change the oil for you, too, or can she leave?”
“Oh, she can leave. But I think she wants to stay and enjoy her coffee. Come on, Jaime. Let’s go sit in my pickup.”
Jamie shook her head at both of them.
Justin put his car in reverse and slowly pulled out, glaring at Nick, who grinned and waved in return.
“You know, it’s hard to believe you and Justin are thirty-seven.”
“Age is just a matter of perception. Truth is, I feel more like a twenty-eight-year-old now than when I was twenty-eight. When I was twenty-eight, I had the weight of the world on my shoulders.”
“You weren’t even close to behaving like a
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