Hard Rain by B. J. Daniels

Author:B. J. Daniels
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

THE WATER SHOCKED his system the moment JD dived into the lake. For a moment, he thought it might stop his heart and he would die up here in this crystal clear lake with her. The thought had been almost comforting.

The freezing water cleared his head as quickly as it chilled him. What the hell had possessed him? He knew the answer as he climbed out shivering. Behind him, she splashed him and laughed. “I knew you’d find it refreshing.”

“That water is nothing but melted snow.” He laughed as he grabbed his shirt to wipe the icy water from his face.

“When was the last time you laughed like that?” she asked joining him.

He shook his head. He honestly couldn’t remember.

“Well, I’m glad I got to hear it,” she said. They stood like that, both smiling at each other, the sun warming their bare flesh.

She cocked her head. “You’re quite handsome when you smile. You should smile more.”

JD felt uncomfortable. He’d never been good at compliments. But from this young woman especially. He didn’t want her to get the wrong idea.

“Stop looking so worried,” she said with a laugh. “Now you may never laugh or smile around me again. I shouldn’t have said anything.” She climbed up the rock and jumped in again, letting out a cry of exaltation before hitting the water.

“You’re a glutton for punishment,” he said as he watched her swim toward him. Water beaded on her lashes like jewels and ran down her flushed skin. Goose bumps dimpled her arms and legs and flat stomach as she climbed out. He turned away, but not before he’d seen hard brown nipples pressing erect against the fabric of her bra, the hint of a red V through her wet panties. Worse, she’d seen him looking and he’d seen the challenge in Maggie’s green-eyed gaze.

He felt her warm hand on his back. He turned and she stood on tiptoe as if to kiss him. He grabbed her wet, bare shoulders and held her at arm’s length. “This can’t happen,” he said with a groan.

“What is it you think is going to happen?”

He gave her a sideways glance as he let go of her. “You’re trying to seduce me.”

She laughed, letting her head fall back before she looked at him again. Those green eyes narrowed. “How am I doing?”

He shook his head and released her. As he started to put on his shirt, she stopped him with her hand on his arm.

“What are you so afraid of?” she asked, as if truly concerned.

It was his turn to laugh. “You.”

She smiled at that. “I’m not that scary.”

“Like hell.”

Her hand moved to his face. She cupped his jaw. “I’ve watched you for years,” she said, her eyes darkening. “I know you, just as I know why you come up here, and it isn’t to fish. You’re like me. You’ve been headed here for years.”

Her hand was warm, the skin soft and silky against his stubbled jaw. He took hold of it and pulled it away from his face an instant after her thumb brushed the corner of his mouth.

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