Chance Encounter (Polar Bear, Alaska) by Harlow Layne

Author:Harlow Layne [Layne, Harlow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B09882T7YG
Goodreads: 58449419
Publisher: #PrB.rating#4.26
Published: 2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

7

MADDOX

Chance clears his throat and moves around the recliner he’s been in all night. “I appreciate you taking me in and not leaving me outside to the elements.”

I can’t help but chuckle. The way we talk, we sound like stone-cold killers. “I wouldn’t leave you out there in a snowstorm. Maybe if it was the middle of summer, though.”

“Yeah,” he smiles, shaking his head like he doesn’t believe me. “This chair is not sleep-worthy. Do you think I could sleep in his room?” He nods toward where Garrison is passed out on the couch beside me.

“This is his bedroom.” I grimace. “He sleeps on the couch. It may be why he tries to sleep at the places of the women he picks up.”

He looks down the hall with drawn brows. “I thought you had a second bedroom.”

I want to laugh in his face, but I’m tired and just want to go to bed, so I keep my mouth shut for the sake of hopefully getting to bed soon.

“Does this tiny shack look like it would hold multiple bedrooms?”

He shrugs, looking down the hall. “It’s not like I’ve been snooping through your place. I have no idea. I saw multiple doors down the hall when I went to the bathroom, and I assumed.”

“Ah, you know what they say—” Plus, I know I mentioned my brother sleeping on the couch.

“Don’t finish that,” he stops me. “I’m fully aware of what an ass I am. But seriously, as much as I hate to say it, your place is nice. It’s in no way a shack.”

Chance complimenting my house shocks me. “Thanks,” I say awkwardly. Even to my own ears, it sounds strange. “You have a nice place as well. Isn’t it surprising how well we did for ourselves? Coming from nothing, every success is a celebration.”

“Damn, Mad. That’s profound, and you’re right. We have done well.”

I nod, agreeing. “I don’t have another bed, though. I do have another bedroom, but there’s nothing in there but boxes.” I look down at my brother and speak quietly, hoping he doesn’t wake up and hear me. “I purposely haven’t set it up because I don’t want my brother to get too comfortable. You can sleep on the floor,” his eyes narrow on me. “But the house isn’t insulated that well. It could get cold. The only other option is to sleep in my bed. It’s a king, and I can sleep on my side. I usually stay on the edge if that amounts for anything.”

His mouth flattens into a straight line. “What game are you playing at?”

“None. Feel free to sleep in the recliner or on the floor. Enjoy listening to G snore.” I turn off the TV that’s kept Chance and Garrison entertained for the night.

“Why can’t I sleep on the floor in your room?”

I stand and shrug because I hadn’t thought of that. “Sleep wherever you want, but I’m going to bed. I need to be up at sunrise to feed the animals.”

“I’m sure as hell not sleeping in here.

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