Fornever Yours by Natasha Anders

Author:Natasha Anders [Anders, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Beth glowered balefully down at her injured left wrist, now snugly encased in a black neoprene brace—one of those short ones that wrapped around the thumb and ended halfway up her forearm. The doctor had diagnosed a grade two wrist sprain. Her elbow had taken some strain as well, but it just needed regular icing to get the swelling down. This wrist thing was an utter annoyance. The doctor had forbidden her from working for at least five days, which was definitely inconvenient. She had deadlines.

Showing more intuition than she’d ever given him credit for before, Gideon remained silent on the drive home, giving Beth the space to brood in peace. He broke that silence only when he finally brought the car to stop in her carport. After switching off the engine, he hunched forward and draped his arms over the steering wheel, the tank top gaping beneath his arms to reveal his sculpted torso.

Beth wasn’t so wrapped up in her bad mood that she wasn’t immediately distracted by that, and her gaze flew up to his face, which was turned toward her. The line of his jaw was tense and his lips were pressed into a straight line.

“I’m so sorry this happened, Beth,” he said. His voice was awash with the regret and sympathy that she saw reflected in his eyes.

“I told you before, it’s not your fault. I decided to do this. I knew the risks and I had some f-fun today.” She heard the lie in the last four words and knew he did too.

He didn’t call her out on the lie though. Instead, he nodded thoughtfully, and removed her keys from the ignition.

He was out of the car and opening the passenger door before she had a chance to react. Next thing she knew he was leaning over her, all businesslike, and unclipping her seatbelt. She caught a whiff of his deodorant mixed in with the scent of his sweat and found herself suppressing the uncharacteristic urge to bury her nose into his neck and inhale the delicious scent of him.

Fortunately she managed to resist the impulse because that would be weird.

Still…why did he have to smell so damned good?

“Beth?”

Gideon had a hand out to assist her from the car. How long had she left him hanging while she sat here simmering in a haze of lust?

Too long if his confused expression was anything to go by.

“Oh, sorry, I was just thinking about work,” she lied, turning in her seat, and swinging her legs out of the car before taking his hand with her right one. He gave her a gentle tug of assistance, and she was standing almost pressed up to his chest seconds later.

Damn it! This was not better.

Thankfully he stepped back before she could get all fluttery and silly again.

“Need anything from the car?”

He was being so considerate and she really appreciated that.

“Just my handbag, thank you.”

He retrieved her big, bulky tote.

“Fuck me, Lizzy-bit,” he said with a grimace. “Why are you

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