Bringing Home the Bachelor by Sarah M. Anderson

Author:Sarah M. Anderson [Anderson, Sarah M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-07-31T07:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Dinner took forever. Two forevers, by the time they ate dessert. Billy had to settle for sitting across from Jenny. The food was good, so there was that, but still, by the time Jenny made Seth carry in his dishes and Ben suggested they all play a game of pool, Billy was on the verge of punching something.

But Jenny smiled and blushed and said, “That would be fun,” while she looked at him with those big eyes.

“Sounds good,” he offered.

So that’s how he found himself playing pool with Jenny against Ben and Seth while Josey sat and watched.

And Jenny was terrible. The only saving grace was that Seth was even worse, so the game was mostly Billy and Ben playing against each other. Which was fine, except Billy could do that anytime he wanted. And it wasn’t how he wanted to spend his time with Jenny.

Luckily, his little brother wasn’t stupid. After Ben sank the eight ball, he said, “Seth, did I tell you we got the newest ‘Call of Duty’?”

“No way! Mom, can we play?”

Jenny got that look on her face that made it pretty clear that, normally, she wouldn’t exactly endorse a little warfare gaming. But she said, “I guess. But only for a little bit—you still have to go to bed at a reasonable hour.”

Not that Seth heard that last part. He was already sprinting toward the TV room, Ben trailing him.

Josey sat on her stool for a bit before she said, “Well, I’m tired.” She rubbed her back for emphasis. “Think I’ll put the dishes in the dishwasher and go to bed.”

“Need some help?”

Billy couldn’t believe his ears. Had Jenny just offered to bail? When they were this close to not having anyone around?

But Josey quickly said, “No, I’ve got it. You have fun.”

The women shared one of those feminine looks, and then, finally, he and Jenny were alone.

“We don’t have to play pool, if you don’t want.”

Her cheeks pinked up real pretty. “I’m not that good….”

“You’re holding your stick wrong.” Her eyes flashed, but before she could snap off a smart response, he was behind her. “Here. I’ll show you.”

He angled her body, not bothering to keep any distance between them. He’d been waiting all day—all week—for this moment. No school, no cameras and no family. At least, not within line of sight.

Her body tensed against him. He moved her hair out of the way, giving him full access to her neck and ear. “I won’t do anything you don’t want me to, Jenny.” Because he felt he had to prove to at least one of them that he wasn’t lying, he leaned past her and picked up her cue. “Don’t know why you loop your index finger over the cue. You’re supposed to let it rest on your hand like this.”

She hadn’t said anything, and she continued not saying anything as he bent her forward, lined the cue up on her hand and guided her through a shot.

His thinking was blurring. The feeling of

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