Extreme Limit by Kendall Talbot

Author:Kendall Talbot [Talbot, Kendall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

For more than a day, Amber had been checking her phone with the expectation that Oliver would call to say that he couldn’t make the trip up the mountain. But there’d been no such call, and as she attempted to keep her mind on packing, she’d begun to wonder if his offer had been a dream.

Her brain was like the giant pirate ship at the fair, smashing through one emotion after the other: fear that spending two whole days with Oliver would make her accidentally reveal who she really was, excitement about getting to know him better, and worry that he’d see more of her scars and be as disgusted by her body as she was. But the overriding emotion was curiosity about how a man like Oliver could be even remotely interested in a girl like her.

She was introverted, insecure, and… average.

Oliver was the exact opposite. Confident, charismatic, and stunning.

He could have any woman he wanted.

Of that she was certain. He was funny and successful too. Everyone loved him, men and women alike. They were drawn to him like metal to a magnet. She’d seen it many times while hiding in the shadows waiting for everyone to leave the gym. His customers idolized him; his staff respected him.

Yet for some reason he seemed to be interested in her. She hoped like hell she was reading the signals right or she’d have some serious mental backtracking to do.

She packed her bag into the trunk, and without any other reason to delay she jumped into her mother’s car and headed toward the address that Oliver had scrawled down two nights ago.

Her heart skipped a beat when she spied him waiting at the curb. He waved at her, then bent over to gather the handle of the bag at his feet. His jeans were faded and worn thin at the knees, but the way he wore them, with a white t-shirt and a tanned leather jacket, had the words “rock star” blazing across her brain. This was the first time she’d seen him out of his gym uniform, and his appearance wasn’t just seductive, it was charismatic and stylish, and if she wasn’t careful, she’d probably drive right off the road.

Avoiding catastrophe, she managed to pull the vehicle over to the side and pop the trunk. Before she’d had a chance to unbuckle and step out to greet him, he’d tossed his bag in, slammed the trunk shut, and raced to the passenger door. He slipped into the seat, leaned over, and kissed her cheek like it was something he’d done a thousand times before. “Hi.”

“Hi.” The flush of heat coursing through her body was delicious, and she savored every pulse of it. She hadn’t felt this confused about her emotions in years. On one hand, she was as giddy as a schoolgirl. On the other, she was petrified that she was reading the signals all wrong.

“How’s your finger? Do you want me to drive?”

“It’s not too bad. Throbs a little. But I’m fine to drive.

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