Breaking Emily's Rules by Heatherly Bell

Author:Heatherly Bell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

THREE DAYS LATER, Fire Chief Jake was on his forty-eight hours on, which meant Rachel wanted company. So Emily had rented every romantic comedy she could find because tonight she wanted to laugh. She wanted to watch a girl strike out again and again with the man of her dreams but wind up with him in the end. Happily ever after. The End.

Emily had just finished telling Rachel that Stone had turned her down. She’d found the one man in America that didn’t want uncomplicated no-strings-attached sex. Not with her anyway. Rachel had cleared her throat and asked for more details, as if she hadn’t heard them all the first time.

“Don’t make me say it all over again. Please.” It had been humiliating enough to live through. She’d never thrown herself at a guy like that, just to experience a flat-out rejection. This was what she got for trying something new. Something daring.

Go home, Emily.

“You have to admit, though, you and this guy. I mean, what else can go wrong? Don’t answer that. Seriously, you may have just met the only guy in the state who would turn down a deal like that.” Rachel reached for another chocolate chip cookie and took a bite. “Which means this is worse than I thought.”

“How could it get any worse?” It wasn’t like Stone could be Mr. Right. He was Mr. Right Now. And Mr. Right Now didn’t want to deliver the goods.

“No, I mean he must really like you.”

Emily reached for a cookie and dunked it in the milk. “Sure he does. That’s why he didn’t want to hook up with me.”

“No, it’s why he doesn’t.”

“You’re not making any sense. Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones. I swear your baby is sucking out all your brain power.”

Rachel nodded, held up a finger and took a gulp of milk. “He’s trying to not be an asshole.”

“Well, he failed!” She’d worn her sexiest come-hither dress and he’d told her to go home.

“It’s a good thing. Don’t worry. He’ll come around.” Rachel flipped the TV on and slid the DVD in.

“He’d better hurry before I change my mind. I don’t want to wait. I want to get this over with!”

Rachel nearly spat out her milk. “No. You don’t. This is the fun part. The chase.”

“I don’t want a chase. I’ve got my rules, and I’m ready. And after the other night, I thought he was game. But no.” She sat back and groaned. “I don’t even know why I like him.”

“Probably because you took one look at him. And then there is the man-in-uniform thing. And the Pilots and Paws thing.”

“Yeah.” Emily stayed silent for a moment, thinking about Stone. With him, it wasn’t just one thing, like a hard body. It was the eyes, the smile, everything lined up and put together right where it should be. It was a wonder he didn’t have women lined up for miles. Then again, maybe he did. What did she know about her teacher? He

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