Love So True by Marquita Valentine

Author:Marquita Valentine [Valentine, Marquita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, Contemporary, Fiction
Publisher: Valentine Publishing, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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Lucas stood behind the counter, slicing up an apple pie into eight equal parts, when Bailey sailed inside. Her cheeks were flushed, her hair was windblown, and when their eyes met—hers sparkled.

“How are you today?” she asked. “Not too sore?”

Actually, there were parts of him that were pretty damn sore, but he was sure she wasn’t asking about that part of his anatomy. Not to mention that he didn’t sleep for shit last night.

But there was no way he’d tell her that either. She would feel like it was her fault. “Nothing a good night’s sleep didn’t fix. My brother, Mason, had some stuff to do around his house, so that helped work out any kinks in my muscles.” He finished slicing the pie and put it under the pie dome. “You?”

White teeth flashed as she nibbled on her bottom lip. The sparkle in her eyes dulled. “I slept with Leo last night, but I’m doing a lot better today. While Leo doesn’t even act like something huge happened yesterday. Kids.”

“That’s good.” He meant it. Worrying about her and Leo was the reason why he’d tossed and turned all night.

“He kept asking about you this morning.”

Lucas grinned. “He did?”

Bailey nodded. “Wanted to know when Superman could come make him fly again.”

“Tell him whenever he wants,” he said without thinking. Son of a gun. He shouldn’t have said that to her.

“Really?”

No. “Yeah.” Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. “When’s a good time?”

Her pretty eyes danced. “Friday? It’s my day off because Leo’s preschool has a teacher workday and Jess can’t babysit. So we’d planned to do something fun like go to the park.”

“The park in town, over by the elementary school?” he asked.

“Yep. Want to join us? We’ll have a picnic and everything.” She frowned. “But you’ll need to check your schedule. I can’t…it’s not right for me to give you time off to come play with Leo and me.”

Lucas leaned against the counter, lowering his voice. “I already know my schedule. I’m working breakfast and that’s it. My boss even gave me Saturday off. So, it’s not a problem.”

“I like your boss,” she said softly, placing her hands on the counter and pushing up. “She sounds super smart.”

He touched her hand with the tips of his fingers. “Very smart.” What in the hell was he doing?

Bailey smiled wider. Oh yeah, she was why.

“It’s slow right now, so if you could follow me to my office, I have something to discuss.” Bailey walked away, her jean-clad hips swaying. The pink shirt she wore clung to her curves. Curves that he had his hands on last night.

And that’s the type of thinking she doesn’t need. Bailey was vulnerable and had been taken advantage of too many times in the past. The last thing she needed was a guy like him, who pictured her in the shower while he—

“Lucas?” Bailey glanced at him over her shoulder, her expression confused. “You’re coming, right?”

“Be right there.” First, he needed to get control of his thoughts and his very inconvenient erection.

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