Glitter and Grit by Jessie Evans

Author:Jessie Evans [Evans, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: military romance, alpha male, romance series, cowboy, western
Publisher: Self Taught Ninja
Published: 2014-12-18T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Grayson

Grayson Parker was a patient man, but even patient men have a breaking point.

“What do you mean the room won’t be ready for two hours?” he asked the woman at the front desk, certain there must be some mistake. And equally certain he wouldn’t survive waiting two more hours to get Reece into bed. “Check in time is three p.m. and it’s nearly five.”

“I know, I’m so sorry,” the clerk said, her brow furrowing as she tapped at her keyboard. “It’s the ice. Several of the airlines canceled their flights for this evening and we had to shift reservations around to try to make room for all the people who weren’t able to leave. But let me see if I can find something sooner.”

“What ice?” Reece asked, glancing over her shoulder toward the lobby windows. “We just drove in and there wasn’t anything on the roads.”

“We’re expecting two to four inches of sleet tonight,” the woman said, still typing. “But we’re so unprepared for that kind of weather down here, everyone just jumps straight into panic mode. By tomorrow morning, the entire city will be shut down.” She sighed and shook her head. “I’m sorry, but the soonest I’ll have a room is seven. But I can promise you a complimentary upgrade to a suite with a hot tub on the balcony at that time.”

“Fabulous,” Reece said, sounding positively upbeat. “We’ll check back after dinner.”

They stepped away from the desk and Grayson did his best to hide his frustration as he glanced down at the map of the property. “Where do you want to eat while we wait? It looks like they’ve got Italian, Mexican, and a Brazilian steak house.”

Reece stood on tiptoe, pressing an unexpected kiss to his cheek. He glanced down at her, his scowl fading. “What was that for?”

“For this. The drive, the chance to get away.” She shrugged and that new, shy smile crept across her face. “For being cranky because you have to wait two hours to be alone with me.”

He slipped his arm around her waist. “Am I that easy to read?”

She shook her head, her eyes shining as she looked up at him. “Nah, I’m just an excellent judge of frustrated man face. But you know, anticipation can be part of the fun, Broody. The only thing better than satisfaction is delayed satisfaction.”

He pulled her closer, relishing the feel of her soft curves pressed against him. “I’ll remember you said that.”

Her eyes narrowed and her grin took a turn for the naughty. “That sounds like a threat, Mr. Parker.”

“It’s a promise, Miss Hearst,” he said, leaning down to press a kiss to her forehead, knowing he couldn’t kiss her anywhere else or he might not be able to stop. “Now tell me what to feed you to make sure you don’t run out of energy before midnight.”

She chuckled. “Steak, please. Bonus points if it’s still mooing a little.”

As much as Grayson would have preferred to order room service and feed Reece naked in bed, dinner was wonderful.

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