Free Agent by Catherine Gayle

Author:Catherine Gayle [Gayle, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Published: 2018-02-07T18:30:00+00:00

IN ALL MY years of teaching, I’d never used any of the vacation time I’d accumulated, and I’d only used a handful of my sick days over that same span. Since my gastric bypass was an elective procedure, I’d been able to schedule it over my summer vacation. I did my best to schedule all of my follow-up appointments on days that school was out or after school hours so that I wouldn’t have to miss any more time with my students than was absolutely necessary. Because of my stinginess with taking time off, I had a lot of paid leave waiting to be used, and I had a good excuse in my arsenal for getting the time off approved.

Before I could think better of it, I’d arranged for a neighbor to take care of Neville and Luna for a while and I was on a flight to the East Coast without a clue as to what I’d do with myself once I arrived. But once Blake had said he needed me, it hadn’t even crossed my mind to stay home.

This was the first time I’d flown anywhere since my weight loss. I wasn’t prepared for the elation at being able to fasten the safety belt without requiring an extender; it was nice to forgo the uncomfortable process of requesting one from the flight attendants.

I spent the majority of the flight working on marking papers and lesson planning, because I didn’t know how much time I’d be able to devote to work once I arrived in New York. My inclination was that once I arrived, I would devote as many of my waking hours as possible to keeping Blake calm and helping him with caring for his grandma as well as I could. Any work I could do on the plane would quite possibly be the only work I’d get done until I returned to Portland.

I barely noticed the passage of time on the flight because I was so consumed by my work, and before I knew it, we were landing.

Blake was waiting by the baggage carousel, looking haggard and exhausted. I headed straight for him, letting go of my grip on my carry-on suitcase as I reached for him.

He wrapped me up in his arms and lifted me off my feet in his enthusiasm to see me—which was a first for me. Or at least the first time any man had lifted me off my feet since I was a little girl. I’d been too large—and too self-conscious—to allow any man to do anything of the sort for a very long time.

I felt guilty over the thrill I experienced at the sensation, because this wasn’t supposed to be about me at all. I was here to comfort him. Nothing more than that. But the thrill was there, nonetheless, washing over me and leaving me breathless and tingling in all sorts of uncomfortable and private places.

He buried his face against my neck, holding me tight around the waist, and kept

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