Mine for Twelve Weeks (Barrington Billionaires Book 12) by Jeannette Winters

Author:Jeannette Winters [Winters, Jeannette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeannette Winters LLC
Published: 2021-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Alysa

Although I’m enjoying the visit from Reesa today, it felt awkward spending friendly time with her while being attracted to her boyfriend. I had meant what I had told Jasper last night. Reesa seems nice. Of course, if she continues to bring me such delicious food each time she comes, I’m going to be a big as a house. She feed me breakfast and now a huge lunch that made me want to take a nap. Since I had such a restless night sleep last night, I might just need to do that.

I couldn’t blame my lack of sleep on any discomfort caused by my surgery. Each time I closed my eyes, I was haunted by the sweetest dreams of tender kisses that turned into wild passionate ones leaving me all hot and bother. I ended up sitting on my bed staring at the walls, trying not to think of him. Finally, I had given up and took a cool shower and got dressed.

But sitting here now, I felt my eyelids becoming heavy. Would it be rude to tell her I wanted to go lie down for a while? She knows I’m recovering. Sitting at the kitchen table and neither of us speaking was not helping me stay awake. Then Reesa changed all that with one question, and I was wide awake.

“Is there anything you want to know about Jasper?” Reesa asked.

Personally or professionally? I knew this was my chance to gain some insight on both. I had to choose my question wisely.

“You must be very proud of his campaign,” I asked. I hoped the conversation would open wider, but I wanted to start slow.

“I am proud, but I worry about him. He carries so much on his shoulders and I see it eats at him.”

“Like what?” I prodded.

“It’s like Jasper blames himself for everything in Tabiq. What he has done, or what he has failed to do. I tell him often that he has to let go of the past, think of the future, of what Tabiq can be again,” Reesa said. “But he doesn’t trust easily and keeps everyone at a distance.”

“You two seem close,” I said, and regretted it immediately. It took the spotlight off Jasper and instead focused on their relationship. That wasn’t going to give Burke any insight.

“Not like I have much of a choice,” she said. “But even for me, sometimes it is hard. If you haven’t noticed, when you try to talk to him about it, you may as well be talking to a wall.”

I needed to bring it back to Jasper and Tabiq. “We haven’t spoken much about his plans for Tabiq. We are still trying to…get to know each other.” It was cruel, but I left it vague.

“Seems like you two are closer than you think.”

That wasn’t the impression I wanted her to have. Quickly, I tried to explain our relationship. “No. It’s not like that. I work for him, or at least I am supposed to. But I got sick and he’s been kind enough to let me recover here.

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