Illegal Procedure (Fair Catch Series, Book One) by Christine Kersey

Author:Christine Kersey [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapphire Creek Press
Published: 2017-05-30T18:30:00+00:00

“That sounds good.”

When she turned to walk away, Josh wanted to reach out and stop her, to take her by the hand and draw her into his arms. Good thing she’d walked out of his reach before he’d acted on that. Getting physical would only lead to trouble.

He turned the tiller’s engine back on and concentrated on his task.

As he worked, he asked himself why he was spending so much time on this. He should be in his office studying game tapes and working out in his gym. But he had to admit he was really enjoying himself.

When he’d finished mixing the compost with the soil, he wheeled the tiller to the side and joined Shay on the shaded patio.

“What’d you make?” he asked as he sank into a chair and wiped away the sweat on his forehead.

She pushed a plate filled with bunches of grapes, sliced cucumbers, carrot sticks, and broccoli, along with a bowl of ranch dressing.

He needed way more food than this, but he would make up for it later.

“Thanks again, Josh, for doing so much,” she said as she dipped a carrot into the dressing.

That made him think about the comment he’d made earlier, about how she had better make the garden awesome, and the fear he’d seen in her eyes. After reading those texts and knowing that she was probably in hiding from this Will person, he felt bad for saying something that might frighten or worry her.

“Since I’m helping,” he said with a smirk, “Obviously this garden is going to be awesome.” That ought to settle her fears some.

She laughed, but he couldn’t miss the relief that flashed into her eyes. “Obviously.”

To think he’d been worried about keeping her out of the arms of those losers in the beat-up black truck who had tried to force her to go with them, when in reality she might need protecting from some guy who had said he was going to find her. Was he actively looking? And what would he do if he found her?

The idea of someone doing anything to her infuriated him, but he still had mixed feelings about letting her stay. On the one hand, he relished this time at the cabin when he could be by himself to recharge and regroup before the new football season began. But on the other, having Shay around had been….well, he really liked having her around. And it wasn’t just because she was beautiful. She was a hard worker, and since she didn’t know he was a star in the NFL, she treated him like a regular guy. And though she’d been trying to please him—probably so he wouldn’t send her away—he’d also gotten glimpses of a no-nonsense side of her that he liked.

Sending her away seemed less and less likely. Besides, if he made her leave, where would she go? She’d already made it clear she didn’t have a home. What kind of man would he be if he shoved her out the door knowing someone was looking for her, someone whose motives he didn’t yet understand.

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