Love's Gamble by Theodora Taylor

Author:Theodora Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Perhaps not surprisingly, things got awkward between Max and Pru after what happened in the downstairs showers.

But not at first. At first Pru had been the only one caught up in embarrassment. She didn’t slip out of his grip until she heard the sound of Cole’s shower being turned on. As soon as that happened, she climbed off Max, rewrapped her towel around her body and dashed out of the stall. She then shot up the stairs to their room as fast as her bare feet could carry her.

Max reappeared in the room about twenty minutes later. She could feel his eyes on her back, watching as she pretended to be so wrapped up in her case notes that she didn’t notice him come in. But to her relief, he didn’t call her bluff, just headed for the closet.

She listened to the sound of him changing and somehow resisted the urge to peek over her shoulder at him while he did so.

She sat tight for about fifteen excruciating minutes, then came the sound of the room’s door opening and closing. And he was gone again without either of them having said a word to each other.

She spent their time apart trying to figure out a way to show her face at breakfast the next day when she could barely work up the nerve to text back and forth with Cole about tonight’s plan. For once she wished she hadn’t left the old Pru so far behind.

She probably would have just laughed.

But then again, who really knew what she would have done, because it wasn’t as if the old Pru had ever had the kind of sex she’d had with Max. Tits, butt, legs and sass—she used to think those were her best assets, and her relationships had been a reflection of that. Back then she’d worked at being a good trophy girlfriend. And when it came to what happened in the bedroom, it had been more about her putting on a good show than actually being pleased by her partner.

Until Max.

Pru had never ever experienced anything like what she’d had with Max. Twice. And that scared her, the memories of what he’d brought out in her, making it hard for her to concentrate on her work, even after he’d left the room.

Luckily for her, the Benton execs spent all morning in meetings. Then, according to the lodge’s manager, instead of getting lunch catered as usual, they’d all gone to Kanab, a town about thirty miles away, to eat.

Pru was happy to grab a sandwich out of the lodge’s vending machine and use the extra time to make sure everything was in place for tonight. By the time Max returned to the room, carrying quite a few shopping bags, she had a pretty good grip on her emotions.

“Looks like you did some shopping,” she said.

Not the coolest observation ever, but at least she was able to keep her voice casual. Maybe it wasn’t completely obvious that her insides were still quivering with the memory of how thoroughly he’d possessed her body that morning.

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