First to Fail: A Strictly Professional Romance (Unraveled Book 3) by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LE Publishing
Published: 2020-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Natalia

Light peeked in from behind the blinds, casting slatted shadows across the wall and bed. I extracted myself from Chris’s side, where I’d been planted since we’d fallen into an exhausted sleep.

My body aches had returned and not the just the delicious stiffness from the sex. I glanced at the nightstand where the expired condom wrapper lay by my empty juice glass. No bottle of pain meds. Damn. I’d have to get out of the warm nest to get some.

But there was a slumbering naked man to come back to, so…

I scooted to the edge of the bed and swung my legs down. The covers fell off and air wafted over my bare body, sending shivers across my skin.

Sliding off, I dropped to the floor to snag my sweatshirt. Wait. It wouldn’t cover my ass, but Chris’s shirt would fall to close to my knees. Then I didn’t have to waste the energy to step into my bottoms.

With his shirt, and surrounded by even more of his scent, I tiptoed downstairs to keep from waking Chris.

A muffled rumbling sound was coming from the living room. I crept to the entry. His phone was vibrating on the end table. I’d bring it up to him when I got the water and meds.

Turning back to the kitchen, I spotted the acetaminophen bottle on the counter. Perfect.

I dug out a capsule and found a glass to fill with water. Tossing back the pain reliever and gulping down the water, I was turning when voices grabbed my attention.

Frowning, I looked around. The main window was in the living room, and thanks to my state of undress, I didn’t want to creep out there any farther than I had to for phone retrieval.

It was Sunday and…I sought out the oven to peek at the time. Whoa. It was almost eleven. I’d wonder how I slept that late, but I’d been up in the middle of the night. And busy.

An engine sounded like it was passing by. A faint door slam made me jump and spin around. The water in my stomach swelled like an alien was going to burst out.

Rushed footsteps and the creak of the garage door opening pushed me back into the counter.

My usual mantra of What Would Valaria Do didn’t come to mind. Not even my fictional wannabe inner tough girl could help me out of this nightmare.

Jaycee rounded the corner. “Dad! I’ve been trying to call—” She stopped so fast her shoes skidded on the hardwood. “Ms. Shaw?”

Jaycee’s gaze swept from my bedhead down to my bare little toes. My breath choked to a standstill in my throat. I couldn’t speak. I wanted to scream. I’d rather an alien bust out of me and spare me the career-ending mistake I’d just been caught with.

“Ms. Shaw.” Scandal dripped from Jaycee’s tone. “You and my dad?” An overnight bag I hadn’t noticed dropped from the girl’s hand.

In my mortification, I couldn’t help but think that Jaycee’s look fit her so much better than the stuffy uniform dress code of the academy.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.