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around the lake he started telling me about his little sister. It was mine and Jamie’s day off, so Jamie had decided to tag along for a little bit of exercise. Mandy came too. They hung back a bit from us, even though I insisted this wasn’t a date, we were just hanging out. Things weren’t really serious with Jesse, but that didn’t mean I didn’t like him.
“I’ve traveled a lot over the past few years. It’s just us and my dad. My mom died when we were kids. I wasn’t around when my sister got married.”
Well, that would make sense as to why he wanted to help Mandy.
“Where were you?” The question was out before I took time to think it through. The look Jesse gave me said I didn’t really want to know.
“I was tracking a bounty in Alaska. She still hasn’t forgiven me.”
After three weeks of spending time with Jesse, he was still a mystery to me. I had no idea what kind of bounties he hunted other than they were “dangerous”. Hell, that could mean anything. He rented an apartment across town, but he spent most of his time at my house. He loved chocolate ice cream, good coffee, and too much sugar in his sweet tea. He also cooked like a motherfucker and looked amazing in jeans. But as far as his past, the closest I’d come to that was learning he had a sister.
It wasn’t that I felt his life’s history was all my business. I simply wanted to know more about him. Isn’t it natural to want to know more about someone you’re attracted to?
I let Jesse walk ahead of me a few paces so that I could shamelessly admire his ass. It was in that moment I realized I had stopped comparing him to Marcus. Even though it had been seven years and I had made the decision that we should stop seeing each other, I often thought of Marcus. If I had to put a number on it, I’d say about once a week he still crossed my mind. But as I watched those jeans, molded to the curve of Jesse’s perfect ass I realized this was the first time I’d thought about Marcus since mine and Jesse’s first date. That was a good thing, right?
I looked back at Jamie walking along behind me and she smiled. She looked pleased with herself. Maybe it was because she’d been teasing me about the way I looked at him. And something told me I’d just been caught again.
Not thinking of Marcus for almost three weeks was a good thing if I was trying to move on, right? Then why did my chest ache? Why did not thinking of him until now feel like I’d lost something?
The afternoon was cloudy and the air smelled like rain. The cool breeze blowing in from the north made our walk tolerable during the day. Otherwise I would have waited till dark. I’m still not sure why I’d started to include Jesse in my walks. Spending time alone by the lake had always been peaceful to me. And now I had invited three people to join me. Guess I was tired of always being alone.
We had almost come full circle when I decided to stop and sit underneath a big oak tree. Everyone else sat down around me, stretched out their legs and took off their shoes.
“I forgot how pretty this part of the country is,” Mandy said, sighing. “Guess I might have been getting a little home sick.”
Without warning Jesse took hold of the hem of his shirt and pulled it over his head. My jaw dropped. Damn he was gorgeous. He had an amazing golden tan and every inch of his skin glistened with a fine sheen of sweat. The ridges of his abs flexed as he leaned back and propped on his elbows, seeming completely oblivious to the way we were all watching him. His sexiness was effortless and I think that’s what made him so appealing.
With considerable effort, I closed my mouth. Mandy cleared her throat and started asking Jamie about the flower arrangements for the wedding.
“So, what’s the rush?” Jesse asked. “You seem to be putting this together awfully fast.”
Mandy smiled. “Didn’t Dawn tell you?”
As he shook his head I answered, “It wasn’t my business to
“I’ve traveled a lot over the past few years. It’s just us and my dad. My mom died when we were kids. I wasn’t around when my sister got married.”
Well, that would make sense as to why he wanted to help Mandy.
“Where were you?” The question was out before I took time to think it through. The look Jesse gave me said I didn’t really want to know.
“I was tracking a bounty in Alaska. She still hasn’t forgiven me.”
After three weeks of spending time with Jesse, he was still a mystery to me. I had no idea what kind of bounties he hunted other than they were “dangerous”. Hell, that could mean anything. He rented an apartment across town, but he spent most of his time at my house. He loved chocolate ice cream, good coffee, and too much sugar in his sweet tea. He also cooked like a motherfucker and looked amazing in jeans. But as far as his past, the closest I’d come to that was learning he had a sister.
It wasn’t that I felt his life’s history was all my business. I simply wanted to know more about him. Isn’t it natural to want to know more about someone you’re attracted to?
I let Jesse walk ahead of me a few paces so that I could shamelessly admire his ass. It was in that moment I realized I had stopped comparing him to Marcus. Even though it had been seven years and I had made the decision that we should stop seeing each other, I often thought of Marcus. If I had to put a number on it, I’d say about once a week he still crossed my mind. But as I watched those jeans, molded to the curve of Jesse’s perfect ass I realized this was the first time I’d thought about Marcus since mine and Jesse’s first date. That was a good thing, right?
I looked back at Jamie walking along behind me and she smiled. She looked pleased with herself. Maybe it was because she’d been teasing me about the way I looked at him. And something told me I’d just been caught again.
Not thinking of Marcus for almost three weeks was a good thing if I was trying to move on, right? Then why did my chest ache? Why did not thinking of him until now feel like I’d lost something?
The afternoon was cloudy and the air smelled like rain. The cool breeze blowing in from the north made our walk tolerable during the day. Otherwise I would have waited till dark. I’m still not sure why I’d started to include Jesse in my walks. Spending time alone by the lake had always been peaceful to me. And now I had invited three people to join me. Guess I was tired of always being alone.
We had almost come full circle when I decided to stop and sit underneath a big oak tree. Everyone else sat down around me, stretched out their legs and took off their shoes.
“I forgot how pretty this part of the country is,” Mandy said, sighing. “Guess I might have been getting a little home sick.”
Without warning Jesse took hold of the hem of his shirt and pulled it over his head. My jaw dropped. Damn he was gorgeous. He had an amazing golden tan and every inch of his skin glistened with a fine sheen of sweat. The ridges of his abs flexed as he leaned back and propped on his elbows, seeming completely oblivious to the way we were all watching him. His sexiness was effortless and I think that’s what made him so appealing.
With considerable effort, I closed my mouth. Mandy cleared her throat and started asking Jamie about the flower arrangements for the wedding.
“So, what’s the rush?” Jesse asked. “You seem to be putting this together awfully fast.”
Mandy smiled. “Didn’t Dawn tell you?”
As he shook his head I answered, “It wasn’t my business to
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