Batter of Wits by Karla Sorensen

Author:Karla Sorensen [Romance, Smartypants]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smartypants Romance
Published: 2020-04-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Tucker

It seemed lately that my life worked only because of a checks and balances system. A scale, just like the one that Lady Justice held, now dictated my personal life, like it had dictated my professional one. You relieve weight from one side, and the other will sink. Add weight to balance it, and the scales evened out.

I met the most fascinating woman I'd ever met in my entire life, except I had a serious girlfriend.

I no longer had a girlfriend, but my job imploded because of that, thereby trapping me into a strange limbo where I couldn't admit that I was with the new fascinating woman.

That's how it had been since I broke up with Magnolia, I thought, rubbing my sleep-deprived eyes. Trying to figure out a way to keep the scales balanced, keep them afloat.

When I got to work that morning, it was with a smile on my face and a bounce in my step. Enough that my mom smiled in return behind her desk. "Well goodness, what's got you in such a good mood?"

I kissed her on the cheek. "It's a beautiful day, Momma. That's all."

Her eyes held a tinge of worry at my mood, but she didn't question it as I passed through the waiting room and into my office.

They knew I broke up with Magnolia, but not about Grace. If Francine's reaction the night before was any indication, or Grace's for that matter, this was a transition that needed to be handled with tact and consideration.

Sitting at my desk, staring up at the map on the ceiling, I closed my eyes and conjured Grace's face when she told me she didn't want to be a rebound. I had to rub a hand over my heart, because it did strange flips in my chest when I thought about it. The thought of her eyes when she admitted that, of her kiss, her body underneath mine, the way I couldn't move my hands hard enough or touch enough of her skin, the way I wanted to wrap myself around her and stay just like that the whole night.

There it was again, the uneven chugging of my heart.

Not a heart attack.

Not a stroke.

It was quite possible, that for the first time, I was love-sick.

When I pulled out my phone to send her a text, I found one waiting for me, and I couldn't stop the pleased puff of my chest when I read her words.

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