Love & the Laws of Motion by Amanda Weaver

Author:Amanda Weaver
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-06-11T12:49:55+00:00

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Outside, the night air was almost balmy for mid-October, which was good, because in her panicked dash from the house, Livie hadn’t bothered to grab a jacket. It was late on a Monday, and the sidewalks were nearly empty.

“You really think Teresa’s staying over tonight?” Nick asked her.

“When I left, they looked pretty cozy together on the couch.” That was the last thing she wanted to think about right now. What if she ran into Teresa outside the bathroom in the middle of the night? Oh God, what if she could hear them?

Nick chuckled. “You get it, John Romano.”

She shoved his arm. “Eeew. Come on. That’s my dad. My previously celibate dad.”

“Um, Livie, the man has three daughters. I hate to break it to you, but he’s had sex before.”

“That may be, but I still don’t want to know about it.”

“Come on, let your dad have a little fun.” He slung an arm across her shoulders. His friendly affection was a blessing and a curse. The closer he got, the harder it was to think clearly. Her body got all flushed and she had to duck her head to hide the heat in her cheeks. “His idea of fun used to be fishing with Uncle Richie,” she muttered.

“Trust me, he’s having a lot more fun with Teresa tonight.”

Right. Sex. The sex literally everybody seemed to be having except her. And here she was next to the one guy she was desperate to climb on top of, his arm wrapped around her like they were...like they were something, dammit! And yet, when they got home, he’d tell her good-night and she’d spend the rest of the night lying in bed, fantasizing about him, imagining doing all kinds of things with him, too afraid of messing up what they had to push for anything more.

But what did they have, really? A working relationship and a friendship, both probably with an expiration date, because she knew he wasn’t sticking around for the long term.

So what was she protecting? If he was going to cut and run eventually anyway, why should she be content with this tepid, friendly affection when she wanted a lot more? When she was pretty sure he wanted more, too. He wouldn’t have kissed her that way if he didn’t want her at least a little.

As they passed in front of Vinelli’s Meats, she stopped walking. Nick turned back to look at her. “What is it, Liv?”

When she said nothing, he took a step toward her. “Is everything okay?”

Inhaling deeply, she licked her lips and prepared to jump off a very high cliff without any idea what was waiting at the bottom. “I want to try something.”

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