Cole by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773361567
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2019-08-01T16:00:00+00:00

He would have been happy to be more than just company for her—he wanted to be close to her. To build that bond and strengthen that little something they had into something so much more meaningful.

But if she thought he was a special guy, well, he wouldn’t argue with her. If he could get another kiss as well, he wouldn’t argue with that either. But neither would he put her in the same position Sidney had been in. No make-out sessions in the pool. He swam back slightly and whispered, “Last thing I want to do is get you into trouble, like Sidney.”

Sandra wrinkled up her face and floated backward. “Good point.” She shook her head. Then nodded to the side.

He turned and caught sight of Kenneth, another patient, and wondered how much he had seen, overheard.

She continued. “It’s a sad world when somebody can’t give a kiss of gratitude without certain people taking it the wrong way.” She dove underwater.

He frowned. A kiss of gratitude? That was so not what he wanted. When she broke the surface again, he glanced around to make sure nobody was listening and said, “If this was a different place and time, I would show you a real kiss.”

She threw him a startled look, and as if realizing what he meant, rich color rolled up her face. She dove underwater again.

Cole didn’t blame her. He felt a bit antsy himself now. He probably shouldn’t have said what he did. It was like stating his intentions. Putting the cart before the horse once again, pushing instead of pulling back. He sank underwater, pissed at himself for having taken such a step. He didn’t want to scare her off.

He didn’t want to make her nervous around him. He had meant his comment to be gentle, teasing and seductive. Instead, it had come off hard and critical and a little bit angry. Mind you, that was partly because of her comment about gratitude. He swam to the side and pulled himself up where he could sit on the edge of the pool. He glanced around, wondering how far he would have to go to get to his crutches.

Only somebody had moved them. Instantly, fear struck him inside. He didn’t have his wheelchair here, his backup, for when he was tired. But without a wheelchair or his crutches, getting anywhere would be a lot harder. Sure, he could manage a few hops but only a few. He stared at his missing lower leg. He hadn’t brought any of the prosthetics with him either. He was scheduled to get refitted for one Monday afternoon. Provided the stump was stable, free of infection and strong enough. He’d had a ton of trouble with that.

He glanced around, but he couldn’t see anybody else nearby. His crutches now leaned against the changing room wall. Why the hell would somebody do that? Normally he was easygoing and laid-back about his property. He would lend stuff out and not be bothered if people were a little late returning things.

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