After the Fire by Jen Talty

Author:Jen Talty [Talty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jupiter Press
Published: 2020-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Fletcher knew he didn’t have to walk the three quarters of a mile to Renee’s house to give her the bag and water bottle she’d left in his pickup. Neither thing seemed to be all that important. A text message would have done the trick.

He leaned against the railing and watched Renee as she strolled up the path from the waterfront with her hands stuffed in her short pockets. Her long blond hair cascaded over her shoulders, touching the top of her perfect breasts.

And they were perfect.

She lifted her gaze and paused midstep about twenty paces away. “What are you doing here?”

“You left these in my truck.” He held up her possessions.

“Oh. Thanks.” She scurried across the grass and took them. “You didn’t have to bring them over.”

“I wanted to see you.”

She cocked her head. “Why?”

What a loaded question and he wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to tell her the truth. He hadn’t slept well, if at all, in days. She consumed his thoughts and dreams. He had no idea which end was up, and he had no idea what to do about it. He hadn’t been this conflicted since he found his wife with another man. Only that situation sent him down a dark path.

This one made him feel like he was betraying a brother, yet at the same time, she stirred things in him that he thought had died.

“Can I come in?” he asked.

“Sure.”

He followed her through the front door of what everyone referred to as the carriage house. It was uncanny how it looked identical to the main house, only about an eighth of the size.

“Do you want a drink?”

“Just a soda or water.”

She ducked her head in the fridge and pulled out a couple of diet sodas. Her kitchen was open to a small family room that housed a sofa and a recliner which faced a fireplace. A television was perched on an entertainment unit in the corner.

He sat on the sofa, hoping she’d sit next to him, and she didn’t disappoint.

Tucking her feet under her butt, she sipped her soda. “So, what’s up?”

He inched a little closer, strategically placing his arm over the back of the couch. He resisted twisting her hair between his thumb and forefinger. She had him tied in knots, and he had no idea when or if he’d ever be able to change that fact. “I can’t stop thinking about the rooftop.”

“Oh, that.” She let out a puff of air. “I’m sorry. I had a bit to drink. We were playing a game. I got carried away.”

“Did you?” He rested his hand on her shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. “Because it took every ounce of energy I had to turn you down. You have no idea how badly I wanted to make love to you right there on that rooftop, not caring if anyone came up there and walked in on us.”

“So, why did you turn me down?”

Why the fuck did she need to be so goddamned blunt? It made him fucking crazy because it’s exactly what he’d want in a woman.

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