Clear As Glass by Lynn Kellan

Author:Lynn Kellan [Kellan, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Small Town
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2014-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“My therapist asked if you were dating. I told him you wouldn’t start seeing someone when so many unresolved issues are between us…”

Jaye deleted David’s text. As far as she was concerned, just one “issue” remained between them—a software project they’d collaborate on when she started working for Davis Software. After the project ended, she’d be free of his manipulations and lies. In the meantime, she needed to stop Mitch from digging into her personal life if she wanted to spend the rest of her time at Blake Glassware in peace.

Problem was, she had no experience dealing with a man who took action when he sensed trouble.

At a loss, she turned her attention to the pictures she’d downloaded to her computer. With the click of the mouse, a picture of Mitch sprang onto her monitor. A strong tingle shimmied up her spine, shepherding a smile onto her face. She’d captured him laughing at something his partner Freddie said. Smiling crinkled the corners of his eyes with good humor, providing a striking counterpoint to the hard planes of his arresting face. Her body ignited at the sight of him.

“So, where do we go now?”

The deep voice jarred her back to reality. She minimized the screen so Mitch wouldn’t know she was drooling over his picture. “Beg pardon?”

“You’re mad at me for digging up stuff about your ex, and I’m frustrated you won’t talk to me about him. We’ve been fuming in our separate corners of the factory for hours…” He looked down at his watch in bemused irritation. “Nearly seven o’clock and everyone else has gone home. How about a truce?”

A cease-fire sounded wonderful, but could they negotiate a treaty? She crinkled her nose. “Will you stop prying into my private life?”

“No, but there’s something more pressing we need to address.” Mitch pointed to the inky black sky outside her window. “Tomorrow’s forecast calls for snow. Do you have a decent coat?”

Jaye touched the blazer hanging on the back of her chair. “While I lived in Richmond, all I needed was this.”

Mitch smirked. “That’s not a coat.”

“It’s made of wool—warm enough for a stormy day. Besides, I grew up in Syracuse. I can tolerate the cold.” She opened up a new window on her laptop and navigated to the local weather. White snowflakes crowded tomorrow’s forecast. “This can’t be right. They say we might get a foot of snow.”

“The storm is blowing in from the Great Lakes. Could end up with two feet or more.”

As if on cue, her cell phone chirped with a text from her father. “At least ten inches of snow expected. Don’t drive up tomorrow. Will reschedule meeting.”

Jaye put away her phone with a groan. “I don’t have any boots. I left them in Richmond.”

“You need warm clothes, Jaye.”

“Right.” She stared at her monitor, contemplating her options. “I’ll order a coat online and spring for express delivery.”

“Won’t get here in time.” He nodded toward the parking lot. “There’s a store twenty minutes away. I’m going there right now to pick up some rock salt for the sidewalk.

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