Caught Between a Rock and a Hunka Man (Caught Between Romance Book 3) by Sheila Seabrook

Author:Sheila Seabrook [Seabrook, Sheila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: SMS Books
Published: 2016-02-26T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Marla was not going down without a decent attempt at putting all of the blame on her ex.

As she trudged across the beach toward Paul, the white pristine sand warm beneath her feet, she worked her hair back into a knot on top of her head, and for the zillionth time thought Life would be a whole lot easier without all this hair to take care of. Maybe it’s time to chop it off.

With a tuck and a pat to ensure the knot would stay in place this time, and a sneak peek over her shoulder to ensure Reed had chosen to follow her—the men in her life never wanted to stick—she charged into the fray.

Paul looked mad enough to spit nails, while Mary and Betty had left the shoreline to stand nearby, united in their curiosity. Despite the unpleasant task ahead, it relieved some of the pressure because it would be a whole lot easier to be shipwrecked if the two women got along.

As she stopped in front of Paul and watched his glower deepen, she knew that if ever there was a time for damage control, this was it.

Sleeping with Reed—spooned and cocooned and safe in his arms—no doubt appeared irresponsible to the man who signed her paycheck and would select the accounting firm’s partner. For so many years, she’d managed to cover up the hot mess of irresponsibility inside of her that threatened to expose the rest of her messy life…including the drawer in her office where she stuffed all of the paraphernalia she no longer used, like old staplers she intended to fix one day, and out-of-date calendars because sometimes it was cool to look back, and business cards of clients they no longer dealt with.

All tossed willy nilly into the drawer to reveal the hot mess that she’d worked so hard to cover up.

And now it had followed her right to the island.

But she could save Reed and herself. All she had to do was shift all of the blame to where it belonged, square on Bill’s shoulders. The very thought of him doing their young receptionist raised her mama bear antenna, and made her want to grab him by the ear, and tug him off to the side for a lecture and a wakeup call.

Then take their receptionist under her wing and save her from the big, bad, cheating wolf.

The soft white sand shifted beneath her feet, making it difficult to stand tall and confident. She scratched at an itch on her arm, another on her neck, a result of the salt from the ocean drying on her skin. Her bucket list had always been filled with practical items like earning top grades in school, getting her accounting degree, and one day becoming a partner at the firm. But suddenly the things she’d always taken for granted—the heat of a daily shower, hazelnut scented soap, body lotion, and three meals a day—were added right to the very top of the list. And she swore that when she returned home, she’d never take the conveniences of life for granted again.

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