It's none of your
business. Please leave.” Her voice was soft, a complete contrast to the anger
on her lovely face.
“I want it to be my business, Lily.”
“No. I have enough going on right now without you pressuring
me,” she bit out.
He stuck his hands in his pockets. “Your mom is selling the
house,” he said.
Her shoulders slumped and her face crumbled. He reached her
in two long strides and pulled her to his chest. “Baby, it's going to be
okay.” He hated that he made her cry.
“No, it's never going to be okay again.” She sniffed. Then
suddenly she jerked out of his arms. “This is all your fault,” she accused,
eyes bright with tears.
“Really?” His eyebrows shooting up to his hairline.
“Yes.” She stomped past him to the door and snatched it
open.
“Out!” She snapped at him.
Lily's spurt of anger faded when Sam approached her. At
least, he was leaving. Then she could go to her room and wallow in her own
misery until Johnathan got home from school. When he stopped a few inches from
her, she let go of the door and stepped back. He gently pushed the door
closed. Goosebumps broke out on her skin and she took another step away. Her
heart beat wildly. He was so tall and strong. His muscular body so appealing
to her. She was drawn to him even when she didn't want to be.
“What do you want, Sam?” her voice sounded breathless to
her own ears.
“I came here to apologize to you, Lily, and you're not being
very nice. Tell me,” he said calmly, “what is it about me that you don't
like?”
Her pulse beat with excitement. “What?”
He smiled slightly, “Why don't you like me?”
At the moment, she couldn't think of reason. “Um...because I
asked you to leave me alone and you keep coming back,” she whispered.
“Yesterday when I came back you seemed to like me,” he
pointed out. “In fact, you didn't want me to leave. You kind of blow hot and
cold, Lily. Do you think an attraction like this,” he motioned between then
with a long finger, “happens all the time? Don't you want to find out what it's
like to actually have a conversation? Maybe see where the attraction goes? I
do. I like you and want to spend time with you.”
His words were calm but it only made her angrier. “You're
pushy. I would have contacted you if I was interested.”
He gave an unexpected bark of laughter and she jumped.
“I call bullshit on that.” His eyes twinkled with laughter
and she actually found herself smiling back. He was so attractive when he
smiled. He almost looked approachable.
His gaze landed on her lips and just like that her body
overheated. She wanted the pleasure he gave her yesterday. Her body even
started leaning towards him. His hand came up and touched her straight locks
then trailed a finger down her cheek.
“You look pretty today.”
Pleasure heated her cheeks and she ran a hand over her
dress. It wasn't new but it was her favorite.
“Don't straighten your hair. I like the curls.”
The pleasure of his compliment went up in smoke and her body
stiffened. “I'll straighten my hair if I want.”
He chuckled, “Like I said, hot and cold. You're mad because
I told you I like your natural beauty?”
“Yes! Everything you say makes me mad. It always sounds
like an order.”
“I'm bossy,” he stated.
“Really? I hadn't noticed.” She said sarcastically.
Her breath hitched when she saw a glint in his dark blue
eyes. Suddenly he had her hand and pulled her with him to the living room.
“What are you doing?
“We're going to sit and talk for a minute.”
“I don't want to talk,” she cried.
“Really? I hadn't noticed.” Throwing her words back at her.
Lily glared at his back. What did he want with her anyway?
He surely didn't have a shortage of women to date. She saw the way the realtor
ate him up with her eyes.
Reaching the big leather sofa, he turned and pressed her
business. Please leave.” Her voice was soft, a complete contrast to the anger
on her lovely face.
“I want it to be my business, Lily.”
“No. I have enough going on right now without you pressuring
me,” she bit out.
He stuck his hands in his pockets. “Your mom is selling the
house,” he said.
Her shoulders slumped and her face crumbled. He reached her
in two long strides and pulled her to his chest. “Baby, it's going to be
okay.” He hated that he made her cry.
“No, it's never going to be okay again.” She sniffed. Then
suddenly she jerked out of his arms. “This is all your fault,” she accused,
eyes bright with tears.
“Really?” His eyebrows shooting up to his hairline.
“Yes.” She stomped past him to the door and snatched it
open.
“Out!” She snapped at him.
Lily's spurt of anger faded when Sam approached her. At
least, he was leaving. Then she could go to her room and wallow in her own
misery until Johnathan got home from school. When he stopped a few inches from
her, she let go of the door and stepped back. He gently pushed the door
closed. Goosebumps broke out on her skin and she took another step away. Her
heart beat wildly. He was so tall and strong. His muscular body so appealing
to her. She was drawn to him even when she didn't want to be.
“What do you want, Sam?” her voice sounded breathless to
her own ears.
“I came here to apologize to you, Lily, and you're not being
very nice. Tell me,” he said calmly, “what is it about me that you don't
like?”
Her pulse beat with excitement. “What?”
He smiled slightly, “Why don't you like me?”
At the moment, she couldn't think of reason. “Um...because I
asked you to leave me alone and you keep coming back,” she whispered.
“Yesterday when I came back you seemed to like me,” he
pointed out. “In fact, you didn't want me to leave. You kind of blow hot and
cold, Lily. Do you think an attraction like this,” he motioned between then
with a long finger, “happens all the time? Don't you want to find out what it's
like to actually have a conversation? Maybe see where the attraction goes? I
do. I like you and want to spend time with you.”
His words were calm but it only made her angrier. “You're
pushy. I would have contacted you if I was interested.”
He gave an unexpected bark of laughter and she jumped.
“I call bullshit on that.” His eyes twinkled with laughter
and she actually found herself smiling back. He was so attractive when he
smiled. He almost looked approachable.
His gaze landed on her lips and just like that her body
overheated. She wanted the pleasure he gave her yesterday. Her body even
started leaning towards him. His hand came up and touched her straight locks
then trailed a finger down her cheek.
“You look pretty today.”
Pleasure heated her cheeks and she ran a hand over her
dress. It wasn't new but it was her favorite.
“Don't straighten your hair. I like the curls.”
The pleasure of his compliment went up in smoke and her body
stiffened. “I'll straighten my hair if I want.”
He chuckled, “Like I said, hot and cold. You're mad because
I told you I like your natural beauty?”
“Yes! Everything you say makes me mad. It always sounds
like an order.”
“I'm bossy,” he stated.
“Really? I hadn't noticed.” She said sarcastically.
Her breath hitched when she saw a glint in his dark blue
eyes. Suddenly he had her hand and pulled her with him to the living room.
“What are you doing?
“We're going to sit and talk for a minute.”
“I don't want to talk,” she cried.
“Really? I hadn't noticed.” Throwing her words back at her.
Lily glared at his back. What did he want with her anyway?
He surely didn't have a shortage of women to date. She saw the way the realtor
ate him up with her eyes.
Reaching the big leather sofa, he turned and pressed her
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