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“Stop,” Jack said, jumping down from the bed of the truck. “I know what you’re thinking. Adam said your compressor was on its last legs. We decided to fix the problem, long term, for you.”
“But I can’t afford this,” she said, gesturing at the big unit.
“You don’t need to worry about it. It’s already taken care of.” He put his hands gently on her shoulders and looked into her eyes. “We wanted to take care of it for you so you can be comfortable. Will you let us do this?”
Her eyes fill up with tears again.
“There are no strings attached, Grace. Your unit needed replacing, anyway. Now you’ll be comfortable in your home.”
She leaned into him and squeezed him. “I have an inheritance from my mother. I want to pay you—”
“Don’t touch that money, darlin’. Your mom worked hard for it. Leave it invested where it is. This is taken care of.”
“All right, but I’m going to make it up to you somehow.”
“You are not obligated by any of us to do anything of the sort. Just enjoy your cool air. Okay?”
“Okay.”
Once they had it loaded on the dolly, they moved it around to the backyard.
Ethan came to her and said, “Gracie, I’m going to run to the hardware store and pick up new locks for your house. Owen probably still has your house key, and it wouldn’t be very safe for you to leave them unchanged and count on him to leave you alone. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Ethan leaned down and kissed her, this time on the lips. It was just a soft, gentle brush of his lips against hers but so unexpected. She was startled by how her body reacted. She wanted to lean into him for another kiss and felt a rush of dampness and a warm throb in her clit. She gasped and looked around quickly. Jack was out back with Adam, helping him.
Oh no! What was she doing?
“Don’t be worried, Gracie. Jack wouldn’t mind. Neither would Adam.”
His statement made her feel even more confused. His eyes twinkled mischievously, and his sensual lips spread in a sexy smile. “I’ll be back in a few minutes.” He climbed in the SUV and drove off.
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She was having another surreal moment. Her mind was clamoring,
“ Guilty! Tramp! ” But her body was screaming like a disgruntled toddler,
“ Mine! All mine! ”
She shook her head, reaching up to feel her throbbing cheekbone. She was so relieved that it was done. She had just cleaned house. She turned and walked in her front door, feeling somehow as though she had just moved in.
She walked through the house to the back door and found them outside.
“Could I interest you in a home-cooked meal?”
They looked up at her and grinned, and she noticed the twinkle in Jack’s eye. She might let him make a meal out of her. And…of course, her cheeks heated up at the thought.
“Need some help?” Jack asked as he came around to her. “Adam has this under control, so I can help you if you’d like.”
“Sure, why don’t you get the grill going? All the supplies are in the garage through that door there. I’ll start in the kitchen.”
Jack cleaned the grate with her wire brush, loaded the grill with charcoal, and got the fire started. The odor of charcoal, starter fluid, and smoke—smells she always associated with Texas summers—wafted in with him when he came in the back door to wash his hands.
“Will you let me do something for you?” he asked as he leaned a hip against her kitchen counter.
“That depends on what it is. You’ve already done so much, Jack,” she replied as she sprinkled the rub on the steaks she’d bought earlier.
“Would you let me program all our cell phone numbers into your cell phone, so if you ever need us in a hurry, you can call us? We’re not convinced that you’ve seen the last of that asshole.”
“If that’s what you want, sure.”
“It’s not the only thing I want, but it will do for now,” he said as she handed him her phone. He’d said it so matter-of-factly, and she had
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“Stop,” Jack said, jumping down from the bed of the truck. “I know what you’re thinking. Adam said your compressor was on its last legs. We decided to fix the problem, long term, for you.”
“But I can’t afford this,” she said, gesturing at the big unit.
“You don’t need to worry about it. It’s already taken care of.” He put his hands gently on her shoulders and looked into her eyes. “We wanted to take care of it for you so you can be comfortable. Will you let us do this?”
Her eyes fill up with tears again.
“There are no strings attached, Grace. Your unit needed replacing, anyway. Now you’ll be comfortable in your home.”
She leaned into him and squeezed him. “I have an inheritance from my mother. I want to pay you—”
“Don’t touch that money, darlin’. Your mom worked hard for it. Leave it invested where it is. This is taken care of.”
“All right, but I’m going to make it up to you somehow.”
“You are not obligated by any of us to do anything of the sort. Just enjoy your cool air. Okay?”
“Okay.”
Once they had it loaded on the dolly, they moved it around to the backyard.
Ethan came to her and said, “Gracie, I’m going to run to the hardware store and pick up new locks for your house. Owen probably still has your house key, and it wouldn’t be very safe for you to leave them unchanged and count on him to leave you alone. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Ethan leaned down and kissed her, this time on the lips. It was just a soft, gentle brush of his lips against hers but so unexpected. She was startled by how her body reacted. She wanted to lean into him for another kiss and felt a rush of dampness and a warm throb in her clit. She gasped and looked around quickly. Jack was out back with Adam, helping him.
Oh no! What was she doing?
“Don’t be worried, Gracie. Jack wouldn’t mind. Neither would Adam.”
His statement made her feel even more confused. His eyes twinkled mischievously, and his sensual lips spread in a sexy smile. “I’ll be back in a few minutes.” He climbed in the SUV and drove off.
51
She was having another surreal moment. Her mind was clamoring,
“ Guilty! Tramp! ” But her body was screaming like a disgruntled toddler,
“ Mine! All mine! ”
She shook her head, reaching up to feel her throbbing cheekbone. She was so relieved that it was done. She had just cleaned house. She turned and walked in her front door, feeling somehow as though she had just moved in.
She walked through the house to the back door and found them outside.
“Could I interest you in a home-cooked meal?”
They looked up at her and grinned, and she noticed the twinkle in Jack’s eye. She might let him make a meal out of her. And…of course, her cheeks heated up at the thought.
“Need some help?” Jack asked as he came around to her. “Adam has this under control, so I can help you if you’d like.”
“Sure, why don’t you get the grill going? All the supplies are in the garage through that door there. I’ll start in the kitchen.”
Jack cleaned the grate with her wire brush, loaded the grill with charcoal, and got the fire started. The odor of charcoal, starter fluid, and smoke—smells she always associated with Texas summers—wafted in with him when he came in the back door to wash his hands.
“Will you let me do something for you?” he asked as he leaned a hip against her kitchen counter.
“That depends on what it is. You’ve already done so much, Jack,” she replied as she sprinkled the rub on the steaks she’d bought earlier.
“Would you let me program all our cell phone numbers into your cell phone, so if you ever need us in a hurry, you can call us? We’re not convinced that you’ve seen the last of that asshole.”
“If that’s what you want, sure.”
“It’s not the only thing I want, but it will do for now,” he said as she handed him her phone. He’d said it so matter-of-factly, and she had
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