No Other Love by Adams Jean

Author:Adams, Jean [Adams, Jean]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Greece, spicy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Published: 2013-12-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Lucas stopped the car outside Jenna’s condo. No light shone out from inside, even though it was starting to get dark. Her car was there, so she must be home.

He got out, squared his shoulders, walked to her door, rang the bell, and waited.

No sound came from inside the darkened condo. No light came on inside. No answering voice called, “I’ll be right there.”

Had she chickened out from going on a date with him? Had she forgotten their date, gone out with someone else? The latter, he figured, since her car was in the driveway. Well how do you like that? She didn’t even have the balls she was born with to tell him to his face she didn’t want to go. She’d decided not being there was easier than looking him in the eye. Maybe she had changed her mind, called Steve after all and he’d picked her up. Women.

To make absolutely certain he hadn’t misinterpreted the situation, he rang one more time. Again, he waited.

Nothing. At first he’d been prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt. He could hardly believe Jenna was into that kind of thing, to employ such rude behavior. Obviously, he’d been wrong. She was a woman after all, wasn’t she? They all had the same game plan: bring a man to his knees.

He turned away in disgust and started to walk away.

A noise came from inside. What was that? It sounded like a crash! As though something had been knocked over. He stopped, spun.

“Lucas!”

Her voice called his name. But it sounded so weak, he could’ve been mistaken. He banged on the door. “Jenna? Are you there?”

“Oh, Lucas.”

Dammit, she was in there. But something was obviously wrong.

Gut churning, he waited impatiently for her to open the door. The safety chain slid across. She seemed to be taking a hell of an age. The door opened and she stood in the half-light, holding herself upright by leaning against the wall.

She started to crumple, but he caught her in his arms before she hit the floor. “Jenna! What is it?”

She groaned. “I feel like death.”

“Here, let’s get you inside.”

She collapsed against him.

Taking her full weight, he helped her into the bedroom and laid her on the bed. He could see at a glance by her pale, drawn face she was ill.

He rested his hand on her forehead. “You’re burning up. I’ll call your doctor. What’s his name?”

“I didn’t register with one,” she defended weakly. “Not just for six months.”

“I’ll call mine.” He hurried for the phone.

She tried to sit up, but fell back. “This’ll pass. You can’t bother him on a Saturday night.”

“It’s his job,” Lucas said over his shoulder. “It’s what he does.”

“I feel awful for ruining the evening.”

“Don’t be. Do you have any idea what it might be?”

She shook her head carefully. “Must be something I ate.”

He almost laughed. “Well, obviously.”

He left her to call the doctor. After spending a few moments on the phone, he went back to find her lying deathly still on top of the bed where he’d left her.

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