In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter

Author:Mary Lynn Baxter [Baxter, Mary Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary
ISBN: 9781460306338
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

He seemed to mull that over before rubbing his jaw and drawling, “You’d better watch out.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“Sounds like you’re real close to paying me a compliment.”

Her temper flared again. “Stop toying with me. I’ve asked you to stay.” Her voice broke. “You’ve extracted your pound of flesh.” She paused and took a deep breath. “I can’t bear the thought of Seymour going to prison.”

“Not even if he’s guilty?”

That question caught her so off guard that for a second she couldn’t respond. “I…we have a son, Holt. Think of what that would do to Jonah, to have a father in prison.” A hand flew to her mouth, feeling her stomach pitch.

“You okay?”

He was much too aware of everything about her, which both disconcerted and excited her. He was a man who never missed a thing.

“All right.”

She held her breath a second too long, making her feel dizzy. “All right, you’ll stay?”

“I’ll stay.”

Their eyes met and held. Maci noticed that a dark flush rivaled his tan, and he was breathing hard.

She wasn’t faring any better. Her insides felt like they were in a meat grinder. She was risking emotional suicide by blatantly issuing him an invitation to stay.

As if he knew once again what was charging through her mind, he said in a low, gruff voice, “I just hope to hell we both don’t regret this.”

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