Harlequin Desire April 2017, Box Set 2 of 2 by Karen Booth

Author:Karen Booth
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488015809
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Version one of fantastic sex was pretty much immediately followed by version two—Jaeger hadn’t needed much time to recover. But as much as she wanted to, Piper knew she couldn’t hang around for version three. Ceri had agreed to watch Ty for a few more hours, but Piper had to get home; Ty was her first priority.

Piper slid out from under Jaeger’s arm and sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at the floor. She needed to call a taxi, dress and gather her scattered thoughts and belongings. Piper felt his hand on her back, his knuckles running down her spine.

“I’ll drive you home when you’re ready.”

Piper spun around and looked at him, long-limbed and naked, sleepy and satisfied. “That’s not necessary. I can take a cab.”

“You can, but you won’t.” Jaeger stretched, sat up, dropped a kiss on her shoulder blade and rolled out of bed. He reached for his jeans and tossed her panties and bra onto the bed beside her. Then he nodded to his en suite bathroom. “Would you like to take a shower before you go?”

She should, but she knew if she did, there was a good chance they’d get distracted and she’d be even later than she already was. Piper cradled her lingerie against her chest and shook her head.

She stepped into the modern, luxurious bathroom and quickly cleaned up. She pulled on her lingerie, ran her fingers through her curls and touched her puffy lips. Yeah, the fact she’d had sex—fantastic, mind-blowing sex—was written all over her face. On the plus side, she had taken nearly a week to fall into Jaeger’s bed and arms instead of thirty-six hours. In a century or so, she might be able to resist him altogether.

Piper splashed some water on her face in an attempt to take her color down, and when the water didn’t help, she stuck out her tongue at her reflection. When she stepped back into the bedroom, Jaeger was shoving his feet into a pair of scuffed sneakers. Her skirt and shirt lay on the rumpled bedding, and Piper murmured a quick thank-you to him for retrieving the garments for her.

Jaeger seemed lost in thought, and his silence made Piper uncomfortable. But really, what was there to say? “Thanks, that was great. I’ve got to get home to your son?”

Earlier she’d thought that keeping Ty a secret was the right thing to do, but now…she’d somehow crossed a line she hadn’t intended to cross. She felt downright guilty. Maybe Jaeger had a right to know he was a father…

But she had the right—no, the duty—to protect Ty from anyone or anything that would harm him, physically and emotionally. Even his own father.

Having a father who didn’t want him would hurt Ty, just as it had hurt her as a girl, and she wasn’t going to let that happen.

But if she continued sleeping with Jaeger and she kept the truth from him, the guilt would devour her. And now

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