Crashing Into Love by Melissa Foster

Author:Melissa Foster [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

FIONA WAS QUIET on the way to her apartment. She fidgeted with her hair and the edge of her seat, and she remained quiet when they stopped at her apartment to pick up her things for the next day before going to Jake’s house.

“Are you okay, babe?”

“Yeah. Fine.”

He doubted that, but it was obvious that she didn’t want to talk as she gazed out the window. Jake used the silence to try to process what she’d told him. He remembered how hard Pierce had pushed him to stay in Trusty and go to the fair and how his brothers had given him shit for being a prick to Fiona. Now it all made sense—except Jake wanted to know why they could see feelings he hadn’t known he still had.

At his house, he grabbed Fiona’s bag from the trunk and slung it over his shoulder, then draped an arm around her, feeling tension in her movements.

“I’m really not mad,” he assured her.

“It’s not that.” She fidgeted with the ends of her hair as he opened the door. She hesitated at the entrance.

“Come on, babe.” He took her hand and led her inside, still trying to get a read on what was troubling her. Her steps were slow and reluctant. He set her bag down by the foyer and pulled her into his arms. Her eyes darted around the room, settling on the glass doors that led to the backyard.

“Don’t worry. Susie’s spread the word. We shouldn’t be bothered, okay?” He tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead.

She shrugged. “It feels funny this time.”

“More so than last time?” He wished women came with a handbook.

“A little. Jake, this is going to sound really stupid, but being here makes me think about all the other women you’ve been with.” She lowered her eyes.

He lifted her chin and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. “I understand, and I’m sorry it’s hurtful. I can’t change the past, but I can tell you that I’ve never had another woman in my bedroom.”

She rolled her eyes and scoffed. “I thought we were trying to be a couple, which means honesty, Jake. I’m a big girl, not a fool.”

Jake took her hand and led her through the living room, down a narrow hallway, and stopped before a closed door. “You’ll probably judge me by this, too, but I never wanted anyone in my room.”

“I’m not judging you, just being honest about how I feel. You used to take me to your bedroom all the time, and that was in your mother’s house. Do you really expect me to believe that you haven’t taken women into your bedroom in your own house?”

“Jesus, Fi. I never understood why I didn’t want a woman in my room.” He stepped closer and held her hands. “It was because of you. I didn’t realize it until just now, but when I brought you here, I brought you straight up to my room. You’re the only woman who’s ever been in there besides my cleaning lady.

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