Between Us Girls by Sally John

Author:Sally John
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736954679
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.

Forty-One

Late Friday afternoon, Keagan knocked on the door of Cottage Eleven, a deep violet-blue windbreaker over his arm, a youth size. They didn’t carry women’s petite sizes at the gym. They did carry the blue that matched her eyes.

He was thinking way too much about Jasmyn Albright’s size and eye color. And poking his nose into her business way too much. A significant other? Had he honestly said those words?

Life had been less complicated when he only noticed her bubbly personality and how much she helped Liv.

The door opened and there she was, the color of her eyes intensified by tears. She was having a rough day.

He steeled himself. That was how one survived the bad guys as well as good women who might exit the scene with his heart in their back pocket.

He cleared his throat. “Need a listener?”

She smiled and shook her head as she wiped her nose with a tissue. “I just talked with Quinn. We’re both a mess over Danno retiring.”

He nodded. “I come bearing gifts.” He held out the jacket.

“Déjà vu. We’ve done this jacket thing before. There was a motorcycle involved.”

The day at the airport, the day of Liv’s heart attack. A long time ago, it seemed. An eternity. Before he had noticed Jasmyn Albright.

Her dimples went deep. Her face glowed as if the indentations somehow flipped a light switch. She said, “Do I get to keep this one?”

“If it fits.”

“And if I don’t have to ride a motorcycle.” She took the coat and slipped her arms into it.

“We get them for the gym. You looked cold earlier today. I thought maybe you could use a warmer jacket.”

“Ohhh, nice fleecy lining.” She zipped it and flipped up the hood. “It has a hood!”

“And a logo.”

She glanced down at the small, white embroidered letters, Seaside Village Gym, and tied the hood, hiding most of her face. “It’s a perfect fit. I’m as snug as a bug in a rug. Can I pay for it?”

He would give her a dozen if it meant seeing those dimples twelve times over. “No. Just wear it everywhere. Free advertising.”

“Okay.” She looked at him. “Wow. Thank you, Keagan. I really needed this. Not just the jacket but…I don’t know.”

“A distraction from the mess?”

“Yeah.”

“Did you and Quinn decide what to do?”

“No. We just had a good cry.”

“That helps.” He noticed her tears were gone.

He was noticing too much. When had his reaction to her changed from she’s a sweet kid? When had he realized she was older than she appeared, that she was near his own age, attractive, competent, and yet full of an innocent, childlike wonder?

He offered some inane parting words and slipped away.

Near his front door, he muttered to a potted bush, “Ten more days and she’s out of here. And now I’m talking to plants.”

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