Read Online Heartbreak's Reward (Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight Book 2) by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel - Free Book Online
Authors: Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Ads: Link
6
Rushing home, she made one trip in with three bags. At this rate, she’d be shopping a couple times a week. She took a bottle of water from the fridge and carried it to the vanity while she freshened up her make-up, even sprayed an extra spray of perfume. She only brought one kind. The rain made her hair wavy. Running a brush over the length, she sprayed it with a shiner. Satisfied with how it looked, she put in her diamond stud earrings.
It was lunch, but she had no idea how long it might last. If he enjoyed her company as much as she did his, it could… Who was this woman? Looking in the mirror one last time, it was her.
Checking her watch, it was time to go. She left a light on in the front part of the suite, headed out the door, and took the stairs down.
Almost there, and she didn’t like the song playing so flipped through radio stations and stopped on a country song that made her laugh. Before long she was singing along with the song, “Cowboy Take Me Away.” She pulled up, her driver side to his, and lowered the window. He did the same. The song was about a cowboy. Well, that’s what this man was. Brenna was curious to see his reaction, so she turned the volume up a tad. Sinking into the seat, she turned toward him and smiled.
Jase opened his door, stepped down, and leaned into her window. “Hungry?”
Taking a big breath didn’t help when his sexy scent of cologne had hit her in the face. Hallelujah . “Yeah, I’m getting there.”
“Let’s go. The cowboy just came to take you away.” He reached in and turned off the ignition, clasped her keys and opened the door. When she stepped out, he didn’t bother to move back any and they were close. This man was hot and not only his temperature. Whatever kind of chemistry radiated off him, soaked right into her.
She tilted her head back and looked up at him. “I’m ready to go inside.”
He took a step back, allowing her room to move, and closed her door, clicked the fob, and handed the keys over.
It was dimly lit inside, but her eyes adjusted in no time. Jase led them to a table in the bar area and ordered them both a soda. He turned to her. “Hope that’s okay, I mean, unless you wanted a beer. I have a bunch of work to get back to later, so I need to stick to soda.”
“It’s perfect. What is good here? I mean, do they have a specialty?”
“They always have something special for a pretty woman.”
He laid his hand over hers and nervousness encompassed her. The idea of being so close to him, and the touch of his hot, calloused hand excited her. Not knowing where it came from, but she turned her hand over and their fingers entwined.
She gulped as inconspicuously as she could when their gaze met and held. Warmth made its way from her cheeks, trickled slowly over her shoulders and down her spine, settling right in the center of her. A tingle rattled her senses.
A reeling low inside of her made a statement and she did a physical shutter. She squeezed his hand and the strength of his fingers held hers tight. He licked his lips, and whether on purpose or intentionally, his tongue barely moved over them. The cold drinks arrived right on time. She lifted it to her lips for a drink, but she wanted to take the ice cubes and dribble them down her blouse.
After a held breath was released, she glanced at their hands, their skin both damp from sweat. Heaven forbid, this man awakened something inside of her. Was he the one? This stranger in the night? And why was she still holding his hand?
“So what do you feel like eating, Bren?” Jase released her hand and opened the menu. “Lots of choices, steak, pasta, seafood. Tacos are great. Pies are made by the owner’s wife. Whatever suits your mood.”
Thank God he broke the spell because her appetite was going in the opposite direction. Very out of the ordinary for her. “I’ll…I’ll have to look at the menu unless you can suggest something.”
“I will.”
Brenna saw his throat
Rushing home, she made one trip in with three bags. At this rate, she’d be shopping a couple times a week. She took a bottle of water from the fridge and carried it to the vanity while she freshened up her make-up, even sprayed an extra spray of perfume. She only brought one kind. The rain made her hair wavy. Running a brush over the length, she sprayed it with a shiner. Satisfied with how it looked, she put in her diamond stud earrings.
It was lunch, but she had no idea how long it might last. If he enjoyed her company as much as she did his, it could… Who was this woman? Looking in the mirror one last time, it was her.
Checking her watch, it was time to go. She left a light on in the front part of the suite, headed out the door, and took the stairs down.
Almost there, and she didn’t like the song playing so flipped through radio stations and stopped on a country song that made her laugh. Before long she was singing along with the song, “Cowboy Take Me Away.” She pulled up, her driver side to his, and lowered the window. He did the same. The song was about a cowboy. Well, that’s what this man was. Brenna was curious to see his reaction, so she turned the volume up a tad. Sinking into the seat, she turned toward him and smiled.
Jase opened his door, stepped down, and leaned into her window. “Hungry?”
Taking a big breath didn’t help when his sexy scent of cologne had hit her in the face. Hallelujah . “Yeah, I’m getting there.”
“Let’s go. The cowboy just came to take you away.” He reached in and turned off the ignition, clasped her keys and opened the door. When she stepped out, he didn’t bother to move back any and they were close. This man was hot and not only his temperature. Whatever kind of chemistry radiated off him, soaked right into her.
She tilted her head back and looked up at him. “I’m ready to go inside.”
He took a step back, allowing her room to move, and closed her door, clicked the fob, and handed the keys over.
It was dimly lit inside, but her eyes adjusted in no time. Jase led them to a table in the bar area and ordered them both a soda. He turned to her. “Hope that’s okay, I mean, unless you wanted a beer. I have a bunch of work to get back to later, so I need to stick to soda.”
“It’s perfect. What is good here? I mean, do they have a specialty?”
“They always have something special for a pretty woman.”
He laid his hand over hers and nervousness encompassed her. The idea of being so close to him, and the touch of his hot, calloused hand excited her. Not knowing where it came from, but she turned her hand over and their fingers entwined.
She gulped as inconspicuously as she could when their gaze met and held. Warmth made its way from her cheeks, trickled slowly over her shoulders and down her spine, settling right in the center of her. A tingle rattled her senses.
A reeling low inside of her made a statement and she did a physical shutter. She squeezed his hand and the strength of his fingers held hers tight. He licked his lips, and whether on purpose or intentionally, his tongue barely moved over them. The cold drinks arrived right on time. She lifted it to her lips for a drink, but she wanted to take the ice cubes and dribble them down her blouse.
After a held breath was released, she glanced at their hands, their skin both damp from sweat. Heaven forbid, this man awakened something inside of her. Was he the one? This stranger in the night? And why was she still holding his hand?
“So what do you feel like eating, Bren?” Jase released her hand and opened the menu. “Lots of choices, steak, pasta, seafood. Tacos are great. Pies are made by the owner’s wife. Whatever suits your mood.”
Thank God he broke the spell because her appetite was going in the opposite direction. Very out of the ordinary for her. “I’ll…I’ll have to look at the menu unless you can suggest something.”
“I will.”
Brenna saw his throat
Similar Books
