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more time with you…just as friends.”
“Absolutely! In fact, I wanted to see if you wanted to go out riding with me one day this week.”
“Like on a horse?” He looked uncomfortable with the thought.
She laughed. “Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.”
“Hmm, I’m really not much of a horse kind of guy.”
“Okay, it was just an idea. How about this? One of my other friends is having a birthday party Saturday night. Do you want to go with me?”
“Are there going to be any other hot single girls there?”
She laughed. “Probably.”
“Okay, I can do hot single girls much better than horses.” He looked relieved. “Yeah, I’d love to go.”
C hapter 10
The next morning, Penelope was standing in the kitchen when Colton came into the room. She looked like she had rolled out of bed and moved to the coffee pot as a matter of habit. She was definitely not awake yet.
He chuckled quietly. He didn’t want to disturb her. Mornings were not her specialty. She might bite, although now that he considered it that might not be such a bad thing.
“Mornin’,” she grumbled.
He just smiled at her as he poured himself a cup of coffee. “How was your date last night?”
She slumped into one of the barstools at the edge of the kitchen and her eyes sunk back to half-mast. Penelope nodded and gave a non-committal grunt.
Colton chuckled. “I’m sure Dr. Lopez would appreciate that glowing report.” Personally, he was thrilled with it.
“It was fine. Fun.” She glowered at him as he continued to laugh at her. “It’s not nice to laugh at those who aren’t awake yet.”
“Sorry.” He tried to hide his smile. “But that does bring up a good point, what are you doing up this early?”
“I need to get some work done for a book-signing we have coming up, so I wanted to go into Raider Readers early.”
“Is it an author I know?”
“You read a lot so probably, but I can’t tell you who yet since the contract’s not finalized. That’s part of the reason I need to get to work. Also, I need to get going on the publicity for the event. What are you up to today?”
“I’m taking Chris to his doctor’s appointment and then planning to talk to him about Mad Rob.” He shook his head and thought about it for a moment. “At least that’s the plan. We’ll see what kind of mood he’s in first.” He hated how unpredictable Chris had become. He missed his friend. Before this happened, Chris had always been someone he could count on. Now he could hardly even talk to him without sending Chris into a rage.
She gave him a sorrowful look and reached over to touch his arm. “He’s going to get better. It’s just going to take a bit of time.”
“I know.” He tried to ignore the tingles running from her hand, innocently touching his arm, straight to his groin. “I’m trying to be patient. I just want my brother back.”
“Give him time.” She rubbed him from wrist to elbow. “Speaking of time, I better go take my shower so I can get to work.” She started to walk away, but then turned around with a sheepish look on her face. She went over to the counter and pulled out an opened envelope. “I’m sorry. This was delivered the other day as I was leaving late for work. I accidentally mixed it in with my work mail and opened it. I only read the first couple of lines. I’m sorry. I honestly didn’t mean to invade your privacy. I promise, I’m not that roommate.”
He looked down at the envelope. This had to be the response he was waiting for from Dianna. He gritted his teeth and tried to keep his emotions in check. No reason to scare his new roommate with his issues with his ex. “No problem. Don’t worry about it.”
“Again, I’m sorry, Colton.”
He gave a clipped nod as she turned to head down the hall. He couldn’t resist watching the gentle sway of her hips under her short robe as she moved down the hallway. He dropped his head to his chest. He took deep breaths as he tried
“Absolutely! In fact, I wanted to see if you wanted to go out riding with me one day this week.”
“Like on a horse?” He looked uncomfortable with the thought.
She laughed. “Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.”
“Hmm, I’m really not much of a horse kind of guy.”
“Okay, it was just an idea. How about this? One of my other friends is having a birthday party Saturday night. Do you want to go with me?”
“Are there going to be any other hot single girls there?”
She laughed. “Probably.”
“Okay, I can do hot single girls much better than horses.” He looked relieved. “Yeah, I’d love to go.”
C hapter 10
The next morning, Penelope was standing in the kitchen when Colton came into the room. She looked like she had rolled out of bed and moved to the coffee pot as a matter of habit. She was definitely not awake yet.
He chuckled quietly. He didn’t want to disturb her. Mornings were not her specialty. She might bite, although now that he considered it that might not be such a bad thing.
“Mornin’,” she grumbled.
He just smiled at her as he poured himself a cup of coffee. “How was your date last night?”
She slumped into one of the barstools at the edge of the kitchen and her eyes sunk back to half-mast. Penelope nodded and gave a non-committal grunt.
Colton chuckled. “I’m sure Dr. Lopez would appreciate that glowing report.” Personally, he was thrilled with it.
“It was fine. Fun.” She glowered at him as he continued to laugh at her. “It’s not nice to laugh at those who aren’t awake yet.”
“Sorry.” He tried to hide his smile. “But that does bring up a good point, what are you doing up this early?”
“I need to get some work done for a book-signing we have coming up, so I wanted to go into Raider Readers early.”
“Is it an author I know?”
“You read a lot so probably, but I can’t tell you who yet since the contract’s not finalized. That’s part of the reason I need to get to work. Also, I need to get going on the publicity for the event. What are you up to today?”
“I’m taking Chris to his doctor’s appointment and then planning to talk to him about Mad Rob.” He shook his head and thought about it for a moment. “At least that’s the plan. We’ll see what kind of mood he’s in first.” He hated how unpredictable Chris had become. He missed his friend. Before this happened, Chris had always been someone he could count on. Now he could hardly even talk to him without sending Chris into a rage.
She gave him a sorrowful look and reached over to touch his arm. “He’s going to get better. It’s just going to take a bit of time.”
“I know.” He tried to ignore the tingles running from her hand, innocently touching his arm, straight to his groin. “I’m trying to be patient. I just want my brother back.”
“Give him time.” She rubbed him from wrist to elbow. “Speaking of time, I better go take my shower so I can get to work.” She started to walk away, but then turned around with a sheepish look on her face. She went over to the counter and pulled out an opened envelope. “I’m sorry. This was delivered the other day as I was leaving late for work. I accidentally mixed it in with my work mail and opened it. I only read the first couple of lines. I’m sorry. I honestly didn’t mean to invade your privacy. I promise, I’m not that roommate.”
He looked down at the envelope. This had to be the response he was waiting for from Dianna. He gritted his teeth and tried to keep his emotions in check. No reason to scare his new roommate with his issues with his ex. “No problem. Don’t worry about it.”
“Again, I’m sorry, Colton.”
He gave a clipped nod as she turned to head down the hall. He couldn’t resist watching the gentle sway of her hips under her short robe as she moved down the hallway. He dropped his head to his chest. He took deep breaths as he tried
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