Finding Home (The Rose City Series Book 1) by Valentina Burns

Author:Valentina Burns [Burns, Valentina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Valentina Burns
Published: 2023-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

It was 9 p.m. when they got home. Ruby had almost fallen asleep in the back seat, but Hope had kept her talking the entire car ride to prevent it, knowing a catnap this late at night would spell disaster for bedtime.

Gabe coaxed a sleepy Ruby out of the car and pushed her ahead of him up the steps to their apartment.

She followed them, trying not to notice how very fine Gabe’s butt looked in his jeans as he climbed.

She failed. His was too fine an ass not to appreciate.

Wanting him was like breathing, pure instinct and reflex. There wasn’t any point in denying it. In fact, she was beyond denying it, especially after last night’s mind-blowing orgasm on his couch.

She wanted more of him, more with him. It was the emotional piece that terrified her. In her heart she was still so torn over how much of herself she should or could share with him. It was tricky for her to get invested with someone emotionally. Especially a man like Gabe. A man who came family ready and needed someone steady. Someone not screwed up, confused, and aimless like her.

Opening up to him earlier had been freeing and comforting in one. She’d shared so many of her inner most fears and anxieties, and yet their conversation had reminded her that there was a whole lot more she needed to work through in her own life before she could pretend to be a part of someone else’s.

No, her brain knew she was nowhere in the vicinity of ready to play real life with Gabe. But her body—well, her body had already had its sights set on Gabriel Walsh in a very big way, and she couldn’t resist jumping him much longer. She was impressed by her herculean resolve thus far.

There was also Ruby to consider. She cared for that little girl—so much. Both of them were getting more and more attached to each other every day. She didn’t want to confuse Ruby or give her false hope.

Hope knew how heartbreaking it could be to wake up one day and realize that the family you thought you’d had was an illusion.

She couldn’t and wouldn’t do that to Ruby. If she and Gabe were going to keep giving into their undeniable attraction, it would have to be discreet. At least until Hope sorted through her endless pile of emotional baggage.

They arrived on the apartment level, but Hope was so deep in the chaos of her thoughts she hadn’t noticed where they were until she ran into Gabe’s back, and his very fine ass, in front of his door. She grabbed onto either side of his hips to steady herself. Gabe glanced over his shoulder and his eyes heated when they met hers. He gave her a devilish grin.

“You coming in?” he asked, although it sounded more like a statement than a question.

With effort, Hope took a step backward down the hall. Hadn’t she just been giving herself a lecture on emotional distance and discretion? “Um.

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