FSiS01 - Break the Rules by Boston Claire

Author:Boston, Claire [Boston, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, amazon
Publisher: Bantilly Publishing
Published: 2016-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Bridget’s chest constricted and she took a sharp intake of breath. The flash of jealousy was fast and unwanted. She stared at the woman. Who was she?

It was only natural that Jack had had other girlfriends before her. Just because he knew about Lionel, didn’t mean he had to tell her about his ex-girlfriends.

Swallowing down her jealousy she held up the frame. “Where do you want to put this?”

He glanced over and his eyes widened. He took the frame from her. “I didn’t realize I’d packed it,” he said, putting it face down on the counter. “I dated Melanie for a couple of years in Australia. When I told her I was going back to Texas we broke up. She didn’t want to move and I didn’t want to stay. Neither of us loved the other enough to change where we were living.”

The green-eyed monster quietened in Bridget’s head. “Do you keep in touch?”

“We’re friends on social media,” he said. “We’ve both moved on.” He turned her toward him. “Do you want me to get rid of the photo?”

She shook her head. She wasn’t quite that insecure. Melanie was part of his past and their relationship had ended amicably. Not like her relationship with Lionel. She and Tanya had made a bonfire in the backyard to burn all her photos of Lionel and everything he’d given her over their relationship. It had been incredibly cathartic.

“Keep it,” she said. “Though if you want to display it, it can go in your room.”

He smiled. “I’ll put it in my drawer. Melanie was a good friend, we had fun together. But I didn’t feel for her what I feel for you.”

His words sent a stream of delight through her, followed closely by concern. Why was this moving so fast?

He kissed her, drawing her closer, sending a lovely shimmering warmth through her body, and she pushed aside her concerns.

“Well, that’s all right then,” Bridget said when she got her breath back.

“Want to go to the movies tomorrow?” Jack asked, changing the subject and throwing her off balance.

“Sure. What do you want to see?”

“I don’t care. We could go to dinner afterward.”

It sounded like fun. The last time she’d gone to the movies, she’d chosen what had been advertised as a romance, but the hero had died. She and Tanya had gone through a pack of tissues and come out with red eyes and tear-stained cheeks.

“The latest Avengers movie is out,” she told Jack. “We could see that.”

He grinned. “I knew you were my perfect woman.” He hugged her and turned back to unpacking his box.

Bridget stood there. She wasn’t sure she wanted to be anyone’s perfect woman. It sounded like too many expectations to her.

With a small sigh, she continued to unpack.

* * *

Jack made sure he kept their Sunday date as casual and fun as he could. Things were moving fast and he didn’t want to overwhelm Bridget.

But it was difficult. There were so many things about her that made him smile, and he didn’t want to hide his feelings.

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