Caught Up In You by Jules Bennett

Author:Jules Bennett [Bennett, Jules]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2016-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Cora inhaled once, then twice. She’d dried off in the bathroom and Braxton had brought her a change of clothes . . . clothes that smelled amazingly masculine and very much like Braxton’s familiar cologne. Once she’d put on an extremely large T-shirt and a pair of sweatpants she’d had to roll numerous times at the waist, she gave him her wet things so he could throw them in the dryer.

She took longer than necessary in the bathroom because she seriously needed a minute to compose herself. How did she process all of this at once? The rain, the dancing, the playfulness?

And that kiss. That sweet, slow, eyes-rolling-back-in-her-head kiss. The man was so potent whether he was trying to seduce her with pretty words, the full-on attack kisses, or the sensual touches that left her wondering what the hell she’d gotten herself into.

Heidi settled against Cora’s right leg as Cora leaned her palms onto the edge of the counter and pulled in a deep breath. She’d made use of the towel and had done what she could with her hair, but whatever it looked like now was out of her control. Her mother would most likely be mortified, but her mother wasn’t here and the man outside that bathroom door most likely didn’t care.

She couldn’t stifle the laugh as it bubbled up. The difference between Eric and Braxton were so extreme, yet she didn’t know why the comparison kept creeping into her mind. She didn’t want to compare them. Didn’t want to think how dull her life had been when she’d been in Atlanta and how alive she felt since coming to Haven. She didn’t want to dwell on the fact that Eric wouldn’t be caught dead in the rain without an umbrella because his Ferragamo loafers and Louis Vuitton raincoat would get wet or the part in his hair would be messed.

And she refused to allow herself to think of the difference in the way the two men kissed her, touched her. Eric kissed her in that stiff, let’s-get-this-over-with way. But Braxton . . . kissing Braxton was an experience that couldn’t be summed up in one thought or a few adverbs.

“Well, girl. We can’t hide in here forever.”

Cora reached down and held on to Heidi’s collar. She’d counted the steps into the bathroom, so she recounted them back to the door. Feeling around, she found the knob and turned, stepping back as the door swung in.

“Everything okay?”

Cora jumped at the nearness of Braxton’s voice.

“Sorry,” he added. “I was just coming to check on you. Those clothes are huge, but they’re all I had.”

Part of her was glad to hear he didn’t have a spare outfit from ladies he’d brought home. “They’re fine,” she told him with a smile. “They’re dry and warm, so that’s all I care about.”

“Would you like me to take you home?” he asked. “You’re more than welcome to stay. The storm is getting bad, so if you want to go, we should leave now.

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