Fall Into Me: Hearts of the South by Winfree Linda

Author:Winfree, Linda [Winfree, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781605043661
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2009-01-26T13:00:00+00:00

The pounding bass of Big & Rich spilling from the jukebox did little to help Angel’s tension headache. Although Monday was a busy day for her, it normally was the bar’s slowest night. However, tonight a larger-than-normal crowd answered her prayers to be kept busy. Even with the noise and the people, her mind weaseled out of its box of blankness.

She smiled and teased and bantered with her regulars, pulled boxes from the supply room, helped Shanna, who worked two jobs and was the best waitress she’d ever had, wait tables. Through it all, her stubborn brain circled back and around and over itself.

Five, six, maybe seven weeks. Do this, don’t do this. Do this and keep it. Do this and give it away, to a couple who could…

Another twisted game of eeny-meeny-miney-moe. Chilled, she rubbed her palms down her arms. And she’d thought herself so damn responsible, so careful, taking precautions. She was no better than the girls they’d all talked about in high school, the ones who let a guy beneath their skirts then paid the price of whispers and ruined lives.

“Wow. Good thing you felt well enough to come in after all.” Julie settled a box of Jim Beam on the bar and began stocking. She had to yell over the din. “Do you believe this place tonight? Who opened the floodgates?”

“Stop complaining. This is what I like to see. This is what makes your paycheck, baby.” She moved to the end of the bar to take an order. She darted a look up at the clock over the mirrored wall with its glass shelves full of liquor bottles. Eleven twenty. Before today, she’d have been vibrating with anticipation, knowing Troy Lee was off duty, knowing she’d see him soon. Tonight, each minute after eleven filled her with a sick dread.

Yes, getting involved with him, letting herself fall deeper and deeper into him so fast…that had been responsible too. Guess speeding got her in trouble in other places than the roads.

“Your man’s here.” Julie nudged her on the way back to the storage room.

Dismay crashed through her and she closed her eyes. Lord, please.

“Hey.” Energy and pleasure vibrated in his voice. She couldn’t avoid this forever, might as well just deal with it. She lifted her lashes. The beauty of his grin, the sparkle of those gorgeous blues, slammed her with loss, and she sucked in a harsh breath, her throat hurting all over again. He leaned across the bar to kiss her. “Angel baby, wait until I tell you about my day.”

She wanted to wrap herself around him and cling. Instead, she folded her arms over her midriff and dug her nails into her skin. “Good, huh?”

“The best. Only thing that makes it better is you.” His thumb rubbed across her jaw in a firm caress. She swallowed. He couldn’t say these things, couldn’t be this way, not when she had to tell him… He jerked a hand over his shoulder. “Chris and Cookie came with me.

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