Breaking the Rules by Liz Durano

Author:Liz Durano
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Velvet Madrid

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Alma

I watch the headlights of Todd’s Jeep slice through the darkness as he drives away. Seconds later, the door opens and Sawyer comes in. I don’t know what happened to cause him to leave in the middle of dinner but I’m glad he’s back. Did he really think Todd was flirting with me?

“Hey, stranger, everything okay?” I ask playfully and he flashes me a sheepish smile before joining me in the dining room.

He reaches for one of the plates. “Let me help you with that.”

“You don’t have to, Sawyer. I can–” Our fingers brush together as we reach for the same plate and I freeze, feeling the electricity course through my fingers all the way down my spine. That was definitely not static electricity.

“Thank you so much for dinner, Al. It was excellent.” He cocks his head toward Tyler who’s still sitting in the high chair, getting more mashed peas in his hair. “And I think he agrees.”

I lift Tyler from his high chair. “I need to give him a quick bath and get him ready for bed.”

“Then let me help clean up. If you run the water in the bathroom, I’ll get to check the water pressure while I’m washing the dishes.”

I arch an eyebrow, not believing him. “Did you just make that up? The water pressure’s just fine.”

“I’d like to call it quality control,” he says, grinning.

“Okay.” Not wanting to argue and secretly relieved that he came back, I carry a protesting Tyler to the bathroom where I get him ready for his bath and then to bed.

As I get Tyler cleaned up in the tub, I tell myself not to hurry but it’s useless. It feels like my heart and my body are doing their own thing even as my mind is busy telling everything below to calm down. I’m suddenly jumpy, like I’m going on my first date.

He’s only washing the dishes, Alma. Goodness!

Half an hour later, I step out of Tyler’s nursery and find Sawyer drying the last of the dishes and putting them away in the cupboard. Tall, broad shoulders, slim hips, he’s perfect in every way. He even puts the dishes away.

“How was the water pressure?” I ask as he turns to face me, drying his hands and setting the towel on the rack.

“Just like dinner, perfect,” he replies.

I hate having to put him on the spot but I don’t want to play any more games. “Sawyer, about the other day–”

“I’m not sorry for kissing you.”

“I’m not either. But why do I feel like you’re pulling away?”

“Because I promised Drew I’d take care of you, not take advantage of you.”

“Who says you’re taking advantage of me?” I ask. “You’ve helped me more than anyone I know. You offered this place when you didn’t have to. You drove with us when you could have flown instead. That’s not taking advantage of me at all. That’s being a… a good friend.”

“That’s the problem, Al,” he murmurs as he closes the space between us. “I don’t want to be just a friend to you.

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