Breakaway by Sophia Henry

Author:Sophia Henry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2017-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Bree

My phone buzzes next to my head. At first I think it’s my alarm, but I open one eye and glance at the clock on the dresser across from my bed and realize it’s a half hour before my alarm is set to go off. Reaching up, I grab the phone and look at the screen. Why the fuck is Luke Daniels calling me at five thirty in the morning?

“Hello?” I ask. I’m pretty sure it sounds like I swallowed a frog.

“Wanna meet me for breakfast before you start work?”

I blink a few times to make sure I’m awake and that this call is really happening. “Now?”

“Now, twenty minutes, whatever you need.”

“It’s five thirty, Luke. What I need is another thirty minutes of sleep.”

“What’s thirty minutes in the grand scheme of life?” he asks. “I just got out of the shower, I smell good, I’m wearing—”

“Is this a demented version of a booty call?” I ask him. I have to interrupt because the more details he gives, the more I’m aroused, but only below the waist. It’s not doing anything to take away the fog in my head.

“Payback’s a bitch, eh?” Sensuality slides through in his sexy, scratchy voice. Which doesn’t remedy my situation. “What do you say?”

“Honestly?” I ask through a yawn. “I need caffeine. I’ll meet you at the Philadelphia across from CCH in thirty minutes.”

“See you then.” Luke hangs up without another word.

—

I haven’t been this excited to get ready for work since my first day in Charlotte. It’s the fastest shower I’ve ever taken, but I need the extra primping time. I don’t usually wear makeup, but today I sweep a sheer, plum-colored gloss across my lips instead of my normal tinted lip balm. Then I rub my arms from wrist to shoulders with Burberry London scented lotion. I never wear it to work because I come into contact with so many people with allergies or sensitivity to scents. But this spontaneous meeting with Luke has me all riled up, and the fragrance usually wears off within an hour or two anyway.

I’m out the door within twenty-eight minutes of Luke’s call—which is record time for me. Because it’s a gorgeous morning, I immediately slide the windows down as soon as I get in the car. Then I crank the radio for the drive to meet Luke for breakfast. I want to yell to the entire city how excited I am to meet up with him. But I’m fairly certain no one would give a damn—and even more certain that being excited is a horrible idea.

Casual sex. Friends with benefits. Hookups only.

That’s what my relationship with Luke was supposed to be. Finding out he’s not a hockey player anymore may have sparked something in me. He still travels for his job, but it’s in a different capacity. With his position in the organization, he could actually settle down somewhere and have a life—a family.

I enter the restaurant through the back door and walk past a small section of booths to get to the front.

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