Claiming Bailey by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542049023
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2017-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Can I sit?” Bailey asked Nathan uncertainly. She’d seen him talking with Joel and didn’t like that her brother looked upset. Felicity had told her to give them some time, but finally she hadn’t been able to ignore the duo anymore.

As she’d started up the hill, she saw Joel smile and put something in his pocket before he raced down the hill toward her. He’d surprised her by giving her a hug and thanking her for the great party before he’d run off again.

Bailey felt as though she’d spent the last few hours being surprised. When she and Joel had pulled up, she’d thought at first that they were in the wrong place, but then she’d seen Nathan waiting for them.

She was surprised by the number of people there.

She was surprised by the decorations.

She was surprised when twenty pizzas were delivered around lunchtime.

She was surprised by the number of gifts for Joel on the table.

She was surprised that Nathan and his brothers were friends with a woman who looked like Felicity. Full-sleeve tattoos didn’t seem to be their thing, but she quickly learned that the Anderson men were three of the nicest, most nonjudgmental men she’d ever met. She’d even felt relaxed enough to take off her sweater when the temperature rose to an uncomfortable level. And not one person looked at her funny, or gave her the stink eye because of her tattoos.

Overall, the day had been wonderful, and she knew she had Nathan to thank for it. She’d spent the last week vacillating between being sorry she’d written off all men, to knowing it was the right thing to do. But she’d still hoped Nathan would call.

She shouldn’t have accused him of only wanting to use her for bait. After meeting Logan and Blake, she knew without a doubt that was the last thing any of them would ever do. Their entire business focused on keeping people safe, not putting them in danger recklessly.

“Of course you can sit,” Nathan told her, patting the ground next to him where Joel had been moments earlier.

She eased down beside him with her legs stretched out in front of her. She leaned back on her hands and lifted her face to the sky. There was a slight breeze, and it felt heavenly against her hot skin. She’d put her hair up in its customary ponytail, and the air felt nice against her slightly sweaty neck.

“You shouldn’t have gone to all this trouble,” she told Nathan without looking at him.

“Why not?”

That brought her head up, and she turned to look at him. “Why not? Well, because. You just met me and Joel last week.”

“So?”

Bailey simply stared at him. He looked truly confused. He honestly saw nothing wrong with spending what had to have been hundreds of dollars on gifts and food for a kid he’d just met. “Nathan, it’s just not right.”

“I know where you grew up and who your friends were. And I have to say, they’re all pieces of shit. I might’ve just met you last week, but you’ve been on my mind for months.

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