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he was here somewhere. “I want to thank you for…catching me,” she said slowly. “I probably could have been very hurt.” She shrugged off her embarrassment. “So, I’m off to go get the girls now.”
“When will you return?” He asked as he studied her. She was shifting nervously and it couldn’t be entirely from his gaze. Something about her made something in him want to walk over and pull her close, calm her concerns, soothe her nerves. He wanted an excuse to kiss her silky skin once more, inhale her scent deeply until it was imprinted on his brain. His jaw clenched as he realized the direction his thoughts were turning.
Hannah glanced at her watch. It was four now, allowing just enough time for traffic she should make it to the girls on time. “I don’t know. Maybe six? And I’ll still need to feed the girls.” She thought a moment. She was exhausted. No way was she going to suddenly turn into Betty Crocker and whip up a meal when she hadn’t even had a chance to study the contents of the kitchen. “And I guess we’ll have to eat out or pick something up…”
Walking across the foyer, Gavin opened the closet door even as Hannah watched confused, and grabbed his coat. “Let’s take my car. I’ll drive; we’ll grab some food, and then be back here in time for the girls to check out the place before they go to bed.”
She cocked her head to one side. “That’s a really nice offer, but I hate to pull you away from all your work.” She gestured to the study. “I saw all the files piled in there.”
He could tell that she would continue to argue and he wasn’t sure why. “Is there a reason you don’t want me to come along? I have to meet the girls some time.”
She was biting her lip in the most endearing manner. “It isn’t the girls,” she mumbled.
“Part of our deal was that I cover room and board. Dinner comes under the ‘board’ part, you know?” His eyes were twinkling right now. Part of him was enjoying her discomfort, the way that he was playing with her.
“It isn’t entirely dinner,” Hannah said slowly. Part of it was. She wasn’t sure she was ready to sit down with the man and her kids. It was so personal. She should be glad he wanted to contribute financially, keep up his end of the bargain. So far he was more involved in her life than Brett had been all five years of their marriage. Even more than how personal this drive was, she couldn’t help but think of where they were going, and who would be there when they arrived.
Feeling too tired and unable to explain, Hannah sighed. “Okay. Let’s go.”
Watching her out of the corner of his eye, Gavin couldn’t help but notice how ill at ease she seemed. Would she be this way if she were alone? Was it he making her so nervous? A few moments would pass and Hannah would emit a sad little sigh. Past experience had taught him that was how women sometimes let the men in their lives know that they had something to say. When he turned to Hannah expectantly, he discovered that her sigh was subconscious. After she sighed a few more times and he sensed they were closing in on their destination, he knew he had to discover their source.
“Hannah,” he began slowly, carefully selecting his words, “would you like to tell me what’s bothering you or should I guess?”
Her legs hurt from balancing on her tiptoes so they wouldn’t flatten out on the seat and make her feel any larger than she actually was. Gavin struck her as a man used to traveling with arm candy, gorgeous, waif thin model types. And as far as she could tell, she didn’t even come close to fitting that bill. To make matters worse, Krystal would be there when they arrived, probably wearing something skimpy to make her feel all the more self-conscious. What if he was attracted to her? She had just settled in. He hadn’t even had a chance to get to know her. And she had seen that hussy in action. It was, after all, how she lost her husband. She
“When will you return?” He asked as he studied her. She was shifting nervously and it couldn’t be entirely from his gaze. Something about her made something in him want to walk over and pull her close, calm her concerns, soothe her nerves. He wanted an excuse to kiss her silky skin once more, inhale her scent deeply until it was imprinted on his brain. His jaw clenched as he realized the direction his thoughts were turning.
Hannah glanced at her watch. It was four now, allowing just enough time for traffic she should make it to the girls on time. “I don’t know. Maybe six? And I’ll still need to feed the girls.” She thought a moment. She was exhausted. No way was she going to suddenly turn into Betty Crocker and whip up a meal when she hadn’t even had a chance to study the contents of the kitchen. “And I guess we’ll have to eat out or pick something up…”
Walking across the foyer, Gavin opened the closet door even as Hannah watched confused, and grabbed his coat. “Let’s take my car. I’ll drive; we’ll grab some food, and then be back here in time for the girls to check out the place before they go to bed.”
She cocked her head to one side. “That’s a really nice offer, but I hate to pull you away from all your work.” She gestured to the study. “I saw all the files piled in there.”
He could tell that she would continue to argue and he wasn’t sure why. “Is there a reason you don’t want me to come along? I have to meet the girls some time.”
She was biting her lip in the most endearing manner. “It isn’t the girls,” she mumbled.
“Part of our deal was that I cover room and board. Dinner comes under the ‘board’ part, you know?” His eyes were twinkling right now. Part of him was enjoying her discomfort, the way that he was playing with her.
“It isn’t entirely dinner,” Hannah said slowly. Part of it was. She wasn’t sure she was ready to sit down with the man and her kids. It was so personal. She should be glad he wanted to contribute financially, keep up his end of the bargain. So far he was more involved in her life than Brett had been all five years of their marriage. Even more than how personal this drive was, she couldn’t help but think of where they were going, and who would be there when they arrived.
Feeling too tired and unable to explain, Hannah sighed. “Okay. Let’s go.”
Watching her out of the corner of his eye, Gavin couldn’t help but notice how ill at ease she seemed. Would she be this way if she were alone? Was it he making her so nervous? A few moments would pass and Hannah would emit a sad little sigh. Past experience had taught him that was how women sometimes let the men in their lives know that they had something to say. When he turned to Hannah expectantly, he discovered that her sigh was subconscious. After she sighed a few more times and he sensed they were closing in on their destination, he knew he had to discover their source.
“Hannah,” he began slowly, carefully selecting his words, “would you like to tell me what’s bothering you or should I guess?”
Her legs hurt from balancing on her tiptoes so they wouldn’t flatten out on the seat and make her feel any larger than she actually was. Gavin struck her as a man used to traveling with arm candy, gorgeous, waif thin model types. And as far as she could tell, she didn’t even come close to fitting that bill. To make matters worse, Krystal would be there when they arrived, probably wearing something skimpy to make her feel all the more self-conscious. What if he was attracted to her? She had just settled in. He hadn’t even had a chance to get to know her. And she had seen that hussy in action. It was, after all, how she lost her husband. She
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