Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas

Author:Jodi Thomas [Thomas, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780425246924
Google: fjO9rfbQgWEC
Amazon: 0425246922
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2012-04-02T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

TUESDAY

OCTOBER 4

TURNER RANCH

ADDISON WOKE UP LATER THAN USUAL. JAMIE WAS STILL asleep beside her, but Tinch was already gone.

She showered and put her clothes back on, knowing she could get a clean pair of scrubs when she got to the hospital.

Then she rushed downstairs, planning to dart to her car and hopefully not see Tinch at all this morning. After the fool she’d made of herself last night, she needed time to think about what to say to him. First she’d asked for the kiss, then she’d attacked him. She’d wrapped her legs around him so tightly he couldn’t have gotten away if he’d wanted to.

Apparently, he hadn’t wanted to, since he’d kissed her like he was a dying man and she was his last breath.

She made it to the porch before she saw him walking across the yard, a bridle over one shoulder and his hat low against the morning sun. For a few moments, Addison was unable to look away. There was something so beautiful in the rough strength of this man. This man, she remembered, who handled a rifle last night as easily as he’d handled her.

“Morning,” he said when he noticed her.

“I have to go,” Addison said. She didn’t move. If she headed toward her car, she’d have to pass him, and she wasn’t sure she wanted to be that close to him. Not yet. Her nerves were still too raw. Just thinking about how she’d acted made her blush.

“About last night,” he started as he faced her straight on.

“Forget about last night.” She couldn’t, wouldn’t talk about how she’d acted. “It never should have happened. I owe you an apology. I was wrong about saying you were wild. Apparently, I’m the wild one. It was bold of me to ask for a kiss and then attack you. My behavior was appalling.”

Tinch pushed his hat back and stared at her as if he were trying to converse with an alien. “I was thinking about holding your hand while we slept. It was nice.”

“Oh.” She felt as if she’d just been sunburned from the inside out. “I forgot about that.”

A slow smile dimpled one of Tinch’s cheeks. “And about the other. You didn’t attack me, Addison. I was there and I remember every detail that happened. If anything, it was me who got out of line, not you.”

“Thanks for that.” She’d expected him to deny what had happened or brag about it. Maybe even tell her that she was some kind of nut job. That seemed to be the usual plan of action with men she’d had dealings with, but then she’d never met anyone like this cowboy before her.

“It was nice.” He moved a step closer. “I’m sorry if I frightened you.”

“You didn’t frighten me.” She could feel herself shifting from foot to foot and moving her arms. Her father’s voice echoed from childhood, demanding she stop fidgeting. “Can we talk about this later? I have to go to work.”

He stepped away from the porch, giving her plenty of room.

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