Blind Faith by Teresa Gabelman

Author:Teresa Gabelman [Gabelman, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indie Digital Publishing
Published: 2017-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

With Bo's boots on again, Julie tackled the stairs. She needed to map out the whole house so Bo could memorize the step count. It wasn't a foolproof way, but it would give Bo the freedom and confidence to move around more.

Making it halfway down the steps, she heard Clay's deep voice coming from the kitchen and her brain turned to mush. She really needed to get over this infatuation she had going on and do her damn job. Since high school, she had thought of Clay Marshall on and off, even to the point of measuring guys she dated against him. And every single one of them came up short.

Once, she had talked to her sister about Clay, but didn't have the courage to do anything about it. Jessica had told her to go for it. That he would be crazy not to be interested, but she was her sister. She had to say that. They were so different on so many levels, total opposites, and yet he was the only guy she'd truly crushed on during her high school days. Obviously she hadn't matured in adulthood, and was still crushing.

Cursing herself, she realized she had lost count. "Focus," she whispered to herself. Turning, she used the pencil as a pointer to count from the top step down, then turned back quickly. Her body moved faster than her booted feet and she fell down the rest of the steps.

Once her body came to a crashing halt, she squeezed her eyes shut, praying that no one had heard her embarrassing tumble. When she heard running, she moaned.

"Julie?" Clay's concerned voice yelled. "Son of a bitch."

Slowly, she opened her eyes just as Clay bent down, his large hands clasping her arms. Her body shivered at his touch. "I'm okay," she lied. She was far from okay; she felt like an idiot and knew her face was blotchy red from embarrassment.

"Are you sure?" He eased her up to a sitting position, his eyes searching her body before landing on her booted feet, or at least her booted foot. The other boot had flown off during her Funniest Home Video moment down the steps.

"Yes, I'm fine." She sighed as she put her hands on his biceps and he lifted her up. She felt his muscles flex under her hands as her legs wobbled underneath her, making her sway toward him.

"No, you're not fine." His voice turned harsh with concern. He eased her down to sit on the steps. Frowning, he let go of her to pull off Bo's other boot. "I don't want to see you in these again."

"But I have to get an accurate count of steps." Julie grabbed for the boot, but he tossed it out of her reach.

"Then use me." His face was inches from hers.

Oh, what she wouldn't give for those words to mean exactly what she wanted them to mean. "Yes, please" was what she wanted to whisper against the full lips she couldn't stop staring at. Her eyes flickered up to his, and to her surprise he was staring at her mouth.

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