Chasing the Renegade by Bonnie R. Paulson

Author:Bonnie R. Paulson [Paulson, Bonnie R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Captiva Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-04-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Treya

Treya hasn’t been able to think of much else besides their first kiss on their first date. The more she’s around him, the more she wants to kiss him and unfortunately, she wasn’t sure how to ask for another one after she’d thrown such a fit about kissing him in the first place.

Seeing Jasper secretly over the couple weeks since he’d stopped in town was getting harder and harder. They were limited to Treya’s place or Taylor Falls. Fortunately, the fun they had while spending time together didn’t seem contingent on where they were.

Since their first date, Jasper hadn’t pressed Treya for another kiss or any more physical contact than holding hands or the stray hand brushing against her cheek. Whether he knew it or not, he was driving her crazy.

Stepping out of the shower, Treya towel-dried her long hair before rubbing lotion into her legs and arms. Jasper was in her thoughts all the time. He was supposed to be over in a bit and Treya had made a late dinner – steak and asparagus with Caesar salad and an artisan bread she’d looked up on the internet.

Pulling on her favorite jeans and a loose V-neck shirt, Treya opted to go without makeup. After he left that night, she didn’t want to have to rewash her face.

The timer on the oven buzzed and she rushed from the small bathroom to the kitchen, pulling the bread from the rack and resting it on the stove to cool. Wiping her hands on a towel for no apparent reason, Treya glanced out the window, nervous for some reason and unable to pinpoint exactly why.

A knock at the door jolted her from her musings and she took a deep breath. Things were coming to a head with Jasper and she was closer to losing her heart than he probably was, something that didn’t make her feel closer to her dreams.

Opening the door, she smiled. Jasper reached up and pulled off his cowboy hat, smiling back as he held out a bouquet of flowers of bluebonnets and daisies. He definitely had the romantic boyfriend role down.

Boyfriend? Was Treya really thinking in terms of commitment? He hadn’t said anything about labels or what they should think of themselves as. Plus, how was he able to afford staying at the Inn. If Treya wasn’t trying to protect her reputation, she’d offer to let him stay with her – he could take the futon-style couch. A man moving in with her would be hard to miss, though, and all attempts at secrecy would be thrown out the window, plus the change to her reputation would be astronomical.

“You look amazing.” Jasper’s gaze roved her from head to toe and he winked as he stepped inside her apartment. A subtle scent of pine and masculine cologne snuck up on Treya when he passed her and she sniffed appreciatively.

“You smell amazing.” Treya clamped her mouth shut as she closed the door and rolled her eyes toward the ceiling. She didn’t have to compliment him like that.

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