Destined for the Maverick by Allison Leigh

Author:Allison Leigh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-08-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Giving Addie a ride home wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for someone else.

Jack had been repeating that assurance for the past hour, ever since he’d made the offer to her when he gave her the pay envelope.

So why the hell was his breath stopped up in his chest as he watched her through the window, waiting for her to change her mind and accept? And why did disappointment sink through him when, after a long hesitation, she shook her head?

“I’m filthy,” she said. “I’ll just get your seats dirty.”

It was such a girly response he almost laughed. “It’s a truck,” he said dryly. “And in case you didn’t notice, it’s already dirty.” He reached across to push open the door. “Come on.”

Like every other day since she’d been on the site, she was wearing a scoop-necked top that clung to her distracting curves. And like every other day, she also wore, on top of that, an unbuttoned, long-sleeved shirt that hid ’em again. And like every other male on the site, he’d wondered, hoped, that the warmth of the day would eventually have her shedding that layer, but she never had.

Now, though, after setting her toolbox in the bed of the truck, she pulled off the long-sleeve and shook it briskly before swiping it over her face and the front of her clinging tank top. Then she bundled the shirt in a ball and climbed inside the truck, arching a little as she pulled the shoulder belt across her and clipped it into place.

He dragged his eyes away from the smooth skin and lush curves, reminded himself that she was just one of the crew, and headed down the road again.

“I’m not one of the guys, you know.”

He nearly choked. “What?”

Her cheeks reddened and she lifted her shoulder, shifting as far away from him as her seat belt and the door next to her would allow. “Never mind.” Her fingers were bunching the shirt this way and that and she was looking out the side window. “Does the Ace in the Hole serve food?” she asked when they passed the bar. “Some of the guys go there after work and they’ve been after me to join them.”

“I’ll bet,” he muttered. She’d been content to walk. Why hadn’t he just left her to it? “It can get pretty rowdy in there.”

“Fine. But do they serve food or not?”

His hands strangled the steering wheel. He wasn’t interested in the bar and he knew good and well that she wasn’t, either. “I’m well aware you’re not one of the guys.”

Her head slowly turned and he felt her caramel-colored gaze narrowing on him. “Then you just don’t like women working on one of your crews. Why? Because they’re not as good as men?”

His jaw tightened, but he refused to be drawn. “I’ve worked with some women who can outdo nearly every man on a build,” he said evenly. She wasn’t one of them. Not even close. But Reg liked her. And Jack.

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