Maggie's Match by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders [Sanders, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945100680
Publisher: Idealist LLC

Chapter Twelve

Rick woke with a start. The bed next to him was empty and cold. Sitting up, he ran his hands over his face and then winced as a sharp pain split across his lip and eye.

“Shit,” he groaned.

“Here.” Maggie rushed into the room, wearing the same sweat clothes she’d been wearing at the police station. She held a wet washcloth in her hand and had a small box in the other. “I went and got the med kit from Becca’s bathroom.”

He took the cloth from her as she sat on the edge of the bed.

“Are you okay?” he asked, taking her hand after setting the cloth down.

“I am. “Thanks to you,” she said, avoiding his eyes.

“He touched you,” he said softly.

She closed her eyes. “Not now.” She shook her head and, to his horror, a tear slid down her cheek. He gently wiped it away, happy that she didn’t flinch or jerk away.

“Later,” he agreed. He relaxed when her eyes opened and settled on his face.

“Now, let me take care of you.” She motioned to his face. “I hear your family stirring, and I know they’re going to want answers before they head home.”

“Right.” He sighed. Then he held still while she wiped all the dried blood away from his face. He knew it would be easier and faster to just let a hot shower wash everything away, but something told him that she needed to do this little bit.

“Better?” he asked, already knowing he had a black eye and a fat lip.

He’d been raised on a ranch. He had been bucked off a horse or kicked by a cow enough times to know what it felt like.

“Better,” Maggie agreed, cupping his face in her hands. “You’ll want to put a steak on that eye.”

“I think I smell some cooking out there. Wait for me?” He nodded towards the bathroom. “I’ll be a minute.”

She nodded. “I grabbed a change of clothes.” She pointed to her bag just inside the door.

“Do you want a shower?”

She shook her head. “I showered at the hospital. I’ll shower again after your family leaves.”

He leaned over and gently placed a kiss on the top of her head. “I’ll be just a moment.”

When he came back out, she was sitting on the edge of the bed in a pair of worn jeans and one of her button-up shirts. She even had her worn riding boots on.

“Want to go for a ride later?” he asked her.

She nodded, without looking up. “Yes, please.”

He shifted to his bag and pulled out some clean clothes then dressed quickly. Maggie had seen him naked plenty of times in the past so dressing in front of her was nothing new.

What was new was the way she looked at him when he was finished.

“Did you really tell me last night that you loved me?” she asked, her eyes finally locking with his.

He moved over to her and knelt in front of her.

“Shitty timing?” he said, taking her hands in his. Only then did he notice how banged up his knuckles were.

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