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Authors: Trevion Burns
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After the altercation with Chase she was now more sure than ever that any funny business between her and Jack would end in nothing but disaster. And what if Chase had been right? What if this was all just some big game to Jack and the only reason he’d really fired her was because he was jealous of she and Chase’s friendship?
It had been a hard accusation for her to swallow then , and it was almost impossible now that she was looking Jack in the eye. She didn’t know him as well as she could, but after five years she was sure she knew his heart, and she wasn’t ready to accept that he could purposely hurt Chase in any way. He loved him far too much. Lila wanted to tell Jack that Chase was in trouble with school, but didn’t want to overstep her bounds when they were finally getting along.
Watching him standing before her looking as sexy as he did wasn’t helping matters, either, and she could feel her resolve slowly chipping away.
Jack sensed her giving in. “It’s on the coat hanger right next to the door. You won’t even have to cross the threshold if you don’t want to.” He motioned behind him with the flowers in his hand. “I’ll just visit my folks, then I’ll take you.”
Lila tilted her head at him, her eyes rife with indecision. Why was he doing this?
Jack wasn’t leaving there without Lila. Period. He’d decided it the moment he’d climbed out of his truck and saw her face. It was only solidified when he’d realized she was curled up in the grass visiting with her sister, so open and vulnerable. It had been like opening a book he was already fascinated by and being hit with a monster cliffhanger. He was dying to know more and he was done taking no for an answer.
“Thin k of it as a peace offering,” he said, wanting nothing more than to reach out and touch her.
Lila’s body spoke the words that her mind fought. “Okay.”
He fished his car keys out of his pocket and held them out to her. “If you want to wait in the car…”
Slowly, hesitantly, Lila took the keys, every bone in her body rolling with chills when her fingers touched his. He brushed the tips of his fingers over the back of her hand, lingering a second longer than just friends would, while holding her eyes.
Lila swallowed, unable to look away from his gorgeous face. It wasn’t too late to call the whole thing off, but as his hand fell back to his side and into his pocket, his eyes still on hers, she realized that she didn’t want to.
And she probably would bite first.
Chapter 4
They shared a quiet ride to Jack and Chase’s brownstone. As they walked up the steps on the quiet, tree-lined street Lila still found herself staring at it in opened mouthed awe. She knew they’d inherited the five-story, single-family mansion from their parents five years ago. The last time Lila checked it was worth a little over seven million dollars. Chase didn’t like to talk about his parents and Jack wasn’t exactly shouting from the rooftops about them either, but Lila knew that their father had graduated first in his class at Harvard Medical, and their mother had been on the board at Goldman Sachs. She felt like an idiot for never considering that their parents must have left a goldmine of cash for their only two sons.
She followed Jack up the steps to the front door, not missing how well those black slacks fit his long legs, before gazing back up at the brownstone. She had to take a deep breath as the memories flooded her. Apart of her missed Chase so deeply that being here saddened her.
Jack turned to look back while unlocking the front door, holding her gaze. As he held the door open for her, she found herself smiling at him, she stepping in. He placed his hand on the small of her back, leading her to the foyer. Her skin warmed where he touched her.
Her eyes roamed as Jack closed the door and came up behind her. Vaulted ceilings and oversized windows gave the home an open and
It had been a hard accusation for her to swallow then , and it was almost impossible now that she was looking Jack in the eye. She didn’t know him as well as she could, but after five years she was sure she knew his heart, and she wasn’t ready to accept that he could purposely hurt Chase in any way. He loved him far too much. Lila wanted to tell Jack that Chase was in trouble with school, but didn’t want to overstep her bounds when they were finally getting along.
Watching him standing before her looking as sexy as he did wasn’t helping matters, either, and she could feel her resolve slowly chipping away.
Jack sensed her giving in. “It’s on the coat hanger right next to the door. You won’t even have to cross the threshold if you don’t want to.” He motioned behind him with the flowers in his hand. “I’ll just visit my folks, then I’ll take you.”
Lila tilted her head at him, her eyes rife with indecision. Why was he doing this?
Jack wasn’t leaving there without Lila. Period. He’d decided it the moment he’d climbed out of his truck and saw her face. It was only solidified when he’d realized she was curled up in the grass visiting with her sister, so open and vulnerable. It had been like opening a book he was already fascinated by and being hit with a monster cliffhanger. He was dying to know more and he was done taking no for an answer.
“Thin k of it as a peace offering,” he said, wanting nothing more than to reach out and touch her.
Lila’s body spoke the words that her mind fought. “Okay.”
He fished his car keys out of his pocket and held them out to her. “If you want to wait in the car…”
Slowly, hesitantly, Lila took the keys, every bone in her body rolling with chills when her fingers touched his. He brushed the tips of his fingers over the back of her hand, lingering a second longer than just friends would, while holding her eyes.
Lila swallowed, unable to look away from his gorgeous face. It wasn’t too late to call the whole thing off, but as his hand fell back to his side and into his pocket, his eyes still on hers, she realized that she didn’t want to.
And she probably would bite first.
Chapter 4
They shared a quiet ride to Jack and Chase’s brownstone. As they walked up the steps on the quiet, tree-lined street Lila still found herself staring at it in opened mouthed awe. She knew they’d inherited the five-story, single-family mansion from their parents five years ago. The last time Lila checked it was worth a little over seven million dollars. Chase didn’t like to talk about his parents and Jack wasn’t exactly shouting from the rooftops about them either, but Lila knew that their father had graduated first in his class at Harvard Medical, and their mother had been on the board at Goldman Sachs. She felt like an idiot for never considering that their parents must have left a goldmine of cash for their only two sons.
She followed Jack up the steps to the front door, not missing how well those black slacks fit his long legs, before gazing back up at the brownstone. She had to take a deep breath as the memories flooded her. Apart of her missed Chase so deeply that being here saddened her.
Jack turned to look back while unlocking the front door, holding her gaze. As he held the door open for her, she found herself smiling at him, she stepping in. He placed his hand on the small of her back, leading her to the foyer. Her skin warmed where he touched her.
Her eyes roamed as Jack closed the door and came up behind her. Vaulted ceilings and oversized windows gave the home an open and
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