Guarded by R.C. Martin

Author:R.C. Martin [Martin, R.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: R.C. Martin
Published: 2017-09-07T18:30:00+00:00

A COURIER ARRIVES at my door at eight a.m. sharp. I sign for the keys to Britton Cortnie’s Colorado mountain home, then pocket them as I shake my head at the ridiculousness of it all. If it wasn’t for Ashley’s friendship with the country pop princess herself, he’d have never taken his sabbatical in her house. If he hadn’t borrowed her keys, just like I am now, he’d have never stepped foot into that coffee shop in Dillon, Colorado. Had he never ventured into town for a cup of coffee, he would never have met Corie—and I would not have met Jill. I would not be planning on going to that same coffee shop. I would not be getting ready to hop on a plane, headed for the Rocky Mountains.

I’d laugh at the irony of it all if I thought it at all funny, but I don’t. I have no business going out there to do what I’m about to do. I walked away for a reason. I should leave well enough alone. Except, as selfish as it may be, I won’t be able to do what I do with the utmost precision if I don’t get this shit handled. Maybe, if I had more time, things would be different. I don’t know. I won’t ever know—because I don’t have more time. I have ten days.

I have no expectations, except to come home focused and ready to work. I know what I did. I know what I deserve. I’m not fool enough to believe that I should be given anything from the likes of her. But I also know what she deserves. I know what she wanted from me before I left. I know what I denied her. At the very least, I owe her answers. I don’t have many I’m willing to part with, but I have a few I’m man enough to offer, and so I will.

My phone rings from inside of my pocket, and I’m quick to see who it is. When I catch sight of Ashley’s name lit up across the screen, I know it’s time to own up to my plan.

“Hello?” I answer on the third ring.

“Hey. Heard my wife planned you a little vacation.”

“Yeah.”

“You goin’?”

“Yeah.”

“She’ll be happy to hear that.”

“I bet.”

Chuckling, he replies, “You’re stubborn as a mule, Leo. You’re hard as a rock. Most days, I ‘preciate that ‘bout you. But there’s nothin’ wrong with lettin’ a woman make you a little soft. Remember that. We’ll see you when you get back.”

“Yeah.”

“Good luck.”

He hangs up, and I reach up to run my fingers through my hair, tugging on the ends as I slide my phone back into my pocket. All of this attention on my personal life is getting a little out of control—it’s time I reign it the fuck in. With my flight scheduled to depart in four hours, I pull my duffel bag out of the closet, and I start packing.

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