Married at Midnight by Gerri Russell

Author:Gerri Russell [Russell, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503941557
Google: l7c7DQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1503941558
Goodreads: 30848591
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2016-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

After a long while, Connor finally managed to summon the strength to lift Ellie from him. He set her on her feet. Reaching down, he drew her abandoned blanket back over her shoulders to shield her from the cold.

He’d always been a little egotistical and stupid when it came to Ellie.

He’d been egotistical in that he actually thought he could have a physical relationship with her for fun. The stark reality stared at him now with wide brown eyes. Because now that he knew the pleasures of her body, he wanted more.

And not just for fun.

He’d been stupid in the fact that he’d wanted her so badly he’d forgotten to protect her.

“Ellie, I’m so sorry,” he said, his breathing harsh and ragged. “I didn’t use a condom. Are we okay?”

Her eyes flared momentarily before they shuttered against him. “It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”

But it wasn’t fine. He could feel her drawing back. Desperate to maintain the closeness they’d shared, he reached for her hands. “If anything was to happen, please know I would take care of you.”

“That wasn’t in our agreement.” She looked away. “Let’s just enjoy what we had and what we’ll continue to have and let everything else just take care of itself.”

She was shutting him out. He should be happy she only wanted to have fun. He opened his mouth to respond, then froze when the air around them split with an unearthly shriek.

Ellie bent down and scooped up her clothes. “What was that?”

The sound came again, this time from overhead. Connor looked up to see Zanzibar staring at them through the hole in the roof. “How did you get up there, you crazy cat?”

Connor dressed in a rush, intent on rescuing the beast. He moved back to the window and once again scaled the scaffolding.

Zanzibar waited quietly for Connor to scoop him up. “Here,” he called to Ellie below. “Take the cat while I cover the roof again.”

Ellie appeared below the hole with a frown on her face. “That cat hates me. I don’t know about this.”

Connor lowered the cat down.

Zanzibar meowed—the sound somewhere between an angry warning and a plea.

“It’ll be fine,” Connor assured her. “Just grab him and hold him next to your body. Cats like that.”

Begrudgingly, she took the cat between her hands as Connor turned away to drag the tarp back over the hole and secure it from the wind and rain. When he made his way back through the window, he paused, surprised by the scene.

Ellie stood in the middle of the room, fully dressed. Zanzibar sat dutifully at her feet.

“He doesn’t look like he hates you,” Connor said, coming inside and sliding the window closed.

“We came to an agreement.” She bent down and picked up the cat, thrusting him into Connor’s arms.

A lock of honey-colored hair fell from her ponytail against her temple, loosened no doubt by their lovemaking. Connor wanted more than anything to tuck the strand behind her ear. Instead, he tightened his hold on the cat.

“Let’s call it a night,” Ellie said with a yawn.

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