Justice Reborn (Cowboy Justice Association Book 8) by Olivia Jaymes

Author:Olivia Jaymes [Jaymes, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Western
Publisher: Blonde Ambition Press
Published: 2016-05-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

The wine had done its job.

Josie was relaxed and serene as they entered the house after driving back from dinner. All in all it had been a wonderful evening. She’d learned so much about Evan and it only made her care about him more than she already did. The one thing she hated was that her situation was forcing him into a role he’d been happy to leave behind.

All the way home, the awareness between them had built to a frightening level, punctuated by little glances and touches. A hand on her thigh, her fingers stroking his arm. Her body was hyper-aware of his as he closed the front door behind him, leaving them alone in their private world. They’d created a cocoon of sorts, free from worrying about prison or rogue killers. It was as if they were the only two people in the world.

If only they could stay that way forever.

They had tonight.

If she were being completely honest, Josie didn’t know where they’d be days or weeks from now. While Evan swore he could protect her, the fact was he was one man against many. There were no guarantees of a tomorrow. No one had any, although until now she’d carried the illusion that the future was a sure thing.

Evan said he wanted to do what he wanted to, not what was expected of him. She did too.

He would expect her to climb the stairs, slip into her pajamas, and go to sleep. But in her mind she’d already crossed over that line, the one keeping them strictly friends. She wanted to be with him and he’d left no doubt that he felt the same. What was she waiting for?

For him to make the first move, that was what.

It wasn’t in her nature to be the aggressor in a relationship, especially when it came to sex. The fear of rejection along with that nagging little voice in the back of her head that said good girls don’t initiate lovemaking were both powerful forces and she found herself simply standing in the middle of the living room as he snapped on the lights one by one, illuminating the darkened space.

“I don’t have a television or anything.” Evan grimaced as he dropped his keys into the bowl on the table by the door. “It’s still early but if you want to go to bed that’s fine. I’m sure you’re tired after the long day. I just need to get something out of my room and it’s all yours.”

That was one thing that needed fixing. It wasn’t right that she’d kicked him out of his own bedroom. The camp bed he was sleeping on in the living room was too short and uncomfortable for a grown man to get a good night’s sleep.

“About that,” Josie began, her fingers twisting in the straps of her backpack. “I can’t in good conscious take over your bedroom. It’s your house and you worked just as hard as I did today. You just did it better because you’re in good shape and I’m a blob that sits on the couch most of the time.

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