Different Roads by Lori L. Clark

Author:Lori L. Clark [Clark, Lori L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Lori L. Clark
Published: 2013-01-21T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

It was mid-morning by the time we arrived at Paradise Chateaus. What a laugh. Paradise? Seriously? I mean it was a nice enough area, very scenic, but hardly paradise. And the Chateaus? Yeah. Cabins. Extremely rustic cabins. I slung my bag over my shoulder and made my way up the narrow sidewalk toward the cabin I would be sharing.

Just inside the door, I stopped to scope the place out. Shelley squeezed in beside me, "It sleeps six," she announced cheerfully.

I glanced around, and my eyes landed on a narrow ladder that led up to a loft with one full-sized bed. "Since I know how you hate heights I'll just take that bed," I said and nodded toward the loft.

"Just drop your stuff, and meet us down by the dock," Shelley said. "Tim's anxious to get some fishing in."

"Yeah, I'll be down in a few minutes," I waved her off dismissively. I climbed the ladder and tossed my bag on the bed, claiming my spot for the weekend. I took a deep breath of the stale air inside the cabin and tucked a few stray strands of hair that had worked free of my hair tie back into place. I pulled a worn baseball cap -- one of Seth's -- out of the side pocket of my duffle bag and put it on, pulling my ponytail through at the back. I stepped slowly down the ladder and froze in my tracks when I heard a wolf-whistle.

"Nice view," Damon laughed. "Ya know it's hard to picture that ass of yours without my hands framing it.

I rolled my eyes, "Tell me one thing, Damon," I said as I turned to face his leering grin. "Do you go out of your way to be an asshole, or is it a natural gift of yours?"

He threw back his head and laughed, "It's a gift. And I am a natural," he paused, his eyes turning dark. "If you'd give me about five minutes, I'll show you just how gifted I really am baby."

Now it was my turn to laugh, "Five minutes? Really? I should have known you were one of those guys."

His eyes narrowed into slits, "What the fuck's that supposed to mean?"

I walked over to him and cupped his face in my hands, "Means it takes a helluva lot longer than five minutes to satisfy me baby," I leaned in close enough that I felt the warmth of his breath against my cheek. I knew I was flirting with disaster being that close to him and breathing in his intoxicating scent. I wasn't afraid that he might call my bluff. I was more afraid that I might give in to the strong physical attraction I'd felt for him since the first time we met.

His hands came around my waist and he yanked me against his rock hard chest, "Play with fire baby, you're gonna get burned."

"Hey Jaq..." Shelley started to say as she walked back in on us. "Whoops, sorry. Didn't mean to interrupt."

"You didn't," I said and wriggled free of Damon's hold.

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