At the Heart of It by Tawna Fenske

Author:Tawna Fenske [Fenske, Tawna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542047302
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2017-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Jonah walked through the door of the animal shelter with a skinny Labrador on a leash, more eager than he’d been in weeks to put his damn shirt back on.

“Getting chilly out there?” Jossy asked as she grabbed the lab’s leash and handed Jonah a wad of clothing he recognized as his own.

“Actually, it’s a lot warmer than it looks.” He fumbled with his sweatshirt, trying to untangle it from the T-shirt he’d left twisted inside. “And Bruno here does great on a leash.”

“Good boy!” Jossy bent to scratch the dog’s ears as Jonah dropped the sweatshirt on the counter and began wrangling his T-shirt right-side out.

“I could have done without the woman who stood there for a full minute watching Bruno lick his dick before turning to me and asking if that gave me any ideas.”

“Eew!” Jossy pretended to gag. “Jesus. What the hell is wrong with people?”

Jonah yanked the hem of his T-shirt out of the armpit, cheered by his sister’s indignation. “I told her Bruno seemed to be doing a fine job cleaning it himself, but that he’d let her know if he needed a hand.”

“I feel like I need a shower.”

“You and me both.” Jonah located the neck hole of his shirt and had just started to yank it on when the door chimed. He looked up to see Vivienne standing in the doorway.

She’d changed into a flowy black top and soft-looking lavender leggings that reminded him of a pair she’d owned when they were married. Back then, she used to wear them around the house on nights they’d cook dinner together. He’d graze her ass with his palm, brushing past her en route from the granite island to the stove, and Viv would gasp and pretend to be shocked.

Jonah always knew better. She’d liked his occasional flares of caveman behavior. At least she had when it served her purposes.

“Jonah.” Viv’s gaze drifted over his chest and lingered for a good three seconds before she lifted her eyes to his.

He hurried to pull the shirt over his head, struggling to stuff his hands through the arm holes. As he yanked down on the hem, he felt better about not being so exposed.

“You just put your shirt on backward,” Viv pointed out.

“I like it that way.” He yanked the hem down again as Viv continued to study him. “What brings you here? Christ, I’ve seen you more lately than I did when we were married.”

The thought didn’t cheer Jonah all that much, but Viv just smiled. He waited for her to answer, but her gaze swung to Jonah’s left instead.

“Josslyn,” she said. “It’s so good to see you. Would you mind if I stole your brother for just a minute?”

“That’s kinda up to my brother.” Jossy looked at Jonah, her expression flat. “His shift as my shirtless dog walker is over, so his schedule is up to him.”

Jonah heard the prickliness in his sister’s voice and wondered if he should do something to soothe it. He also wished they had some sort of secret sibling signal to cue an impromptu game of make-believe.

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