Blindsided (Fair Catch Series, Book Three) by Christine Kersey

Author:Christine Kersey [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapphire Creek Press
Published: 2017-07-26T03:00:00+00:00

This was torture. How was she supposed to live like this? How could she sit there so calmly, mere inches away from him, the memory of being held in his arms still so fresh, and be expected to act like he meant nothing to her?

It was impossible.

Especially when she could see her feelings reflected in his eyes.

Not even trying to force her desires away, instead, as she watched him draw his card and move his game piece, she let her wanting of him soak into her bones and fill her up. Why fight it? It was no use anyway. She was falling for him and falling hard. Fighting it only made her more miserable. Instead, she would embrace it.

It wouldn’t change anything between them—she’d agreed they couldn’t act on their feelings and she would stick by that—but at the same time, she wouldn’t suppress her feelings, her desires. She would just let them be.

“I win,” Harper called out a few minutes later.

“Yes, you did,” Hank said. “Good job.”

“Lunch is ready,” Mrs. Stillman said as she entered the room.

“Thank you,” Hank said, then he stood and held out his hand to Mari.

Mari looked at his hand, her pulse fluttering, then she met his gaze. It was intense, focused solely on her.

Hesitating for only a moment, she placed her hand in his. The instant they touched, fire ignited inside her, racing up her arm, burning her deep inside. Still, she didn’t pull away, didn’t break their touch. Instead, she gripped his hand as he helped her stand.

Harper scampered after Mrs. Stillman, headed toward the outside dining area. They were alone. At least for the moment.

Inches of space separated them, but the chasm between what they wanted and what was possible was as difficult to bridge as the Grand Canyon.

“Marigold,” Hank murmured, his hand still holding hers.

The scratchiness in his voice left no doubt that he was struggling with this as much as she was.

She met his gaze as she stood in front of him, her heart pounding with a yearning for what she couldn’t have. He stared down at her and it was as if her whole body was reaching for him, begging him to draw her into his arms, to kiss her again.

But he didn’t.

He blinked once, slowly, then he released her hand.

Sighing audibly, he lifted his gaze toward the French doors, then he looked at her.

Waiting for him to say something—anything—Mari nearly held her breath.

“Lunch is ready,” he said, then with a tight smile he turned and walked away.

Mari stared after him, her heart collapsing in on itself.

He was going to stick with this. He really was.

Why did that surprise her? To get where he was, he’d achieved a level of discipline that very few could equal. Keeping their relationship platonic had to be much easier than what he’d surely had to deny himself throughout his life to become the world-class athlete that he was.

Mari only hoped she could do the same.

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