Almost Hitched by Kylie Gilmore

Author:Kylie Gilmore [Gilmore, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, romantic comedy, geek romance, women's fiction, humor, chick lit
Publisher: Extra Fancy Books
Published: 2016-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Kate ran like a crazed squirrel, veering left and right, hoping to outmaneuver him even if she couldn’t outrun him. She was in a crazy mental place between exhilaration at the chase and pure mortification over her inability to deal with his ex. His legs were much longer, giving him an unfair advantage. She ran diagonally across campus; luckily she knew the place from her graduate studies. She was starting to get winded, peeked over her shoulder, saw he was nearly on her, and tripped on a tree root. She flailed; then she was falling, about to kiss the ground when he grabbed her and hauled her upright. His arms wrapped around her, her back pressed against his chest. She could tell he was winded too from the way his chest heaved against her.

“Seriously,” he huffed. “This is how you want to play this?”

She decided the unexpected was her best strategy to avoid the humiliation of an upside-down hand-on-her-ass talk. “Yes. I greatly enjoy your hand on my ass, so I would like you to haul me over your shoulder, spread your hand as wide as possible on my ass, maybe a light spanking while you’re at it, and talk to me about our issues.”

His chest shook with laughter. “Geez, Kate, you slay me.” He leaned down and kissed her temple. “Why’re you so upset?” he asked gently. “Did Morgan say something to you?”

She swallowed. “Nothing I didn’t know already.”

He turned her in his arms. “Which is?”

“That cold feet lead to being left.”

“Exactly how does that work?”

She spoke to his chest. “You know.”

“I don’t know. I never said I was leaving you. Maybe that’s what Morgan wants, but it’s not what I want.”

“We’re not doing so well.” She pointed out the obvious. Sometimes the male missed those obvious cues.

“How so?”

“We’re only on day nine and our communication sucks, we have entirely too much sex, which you use to shut me up, don’t deny it!” She warmed to her topic. “Neither one of us has stepped up in domestic life. No one has cooked, the laundry is piling up, and your apartment is a disaster area!”

He put his hands on his hips. “You’re the one who made the apartment a disaster area! Shaving cream all over the walls!”

“Whiskers in the sink!”

“Lipstick all over the mirror!”

“Toothpaste gobs on the counter!”

He jabbed a finger at her. “Equations everywhere! Even on food.” He narrowed his eyes. “I found sigma carved into the butter.”

“That was a derivative function!” She scowled. “You drink from the carton.”

“At least I buy groceries. You just wander around the city, forget what you’re supposed to get, and come home.”

“It’s called thinking, you ape!”

“What is with all the monkey stuff?”

“Nothing.”

He slowly shook his head and then grabbed her.

“Ah!” she screamed as he tossed her over his shoulder, his hand landing on her ass with a smack. “Ian!” The blood rushed to her head. People were starting to stare.

She smacked his ass a bunch of times. He ignored her.

“You’re the monkey now,” he said.

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