On The Run - The Complete Series: The Elite by Winters KB

Author:Winters, KB [Winters, KB]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: military romance with hea, action adventure steamy romance, special forces romance, hot and steamy military romance, secret baby suspense, single mom romance,
Publisher: BookBoyfriends Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Chase

“What on earth are you thinking about over there?” I asked, leaning across the table.

Melissa giggled and set down her wine glass. “Nothing good.”

I laughed and raised an eyebrow. “Do tell.”

She folded her arms on top of the table and leaned in too, leaving a few inches between us. “When are we going to talk about what happened…in Cabo?”

“Now?” I offered, shrugging slightly.

Her dark eyes sparkled under the moonlight and I was struck—not for the first time—how damn beautiful she looked under the night sky. “I’m sorry I was so cold to you afterward.”

“You don’t have to be sorry, but if you could tell me what you were thinking, I’d sure appreciate it. You kind of threw me for a loop.”

She laughed softly and nodded. “Fair enough. After I left, and got back to my room, I snuggled in next to Jackson and it all kind of hit me. I’ve been very honest with you that there isn’t, and hasn’t been, anything between my ex-husband and me, other than a lot of resentment and a torn up piece of paper. But Jackson—he doesn’t know that.”

I nodded. What she said wasn’t a surprise. I’d assumed that her one-eighty had more to do with her situation than something I’d done or said—although it hadn’t made her actions less frustrating or confusing. “Totally understand, pretty lady. And I don’t want to do anything that makes you uncomfortable.”

“But that’s the thing, Chase. You do make me comfortable—really comfortable. Like we’ve known each other forever. I’m constantly wandering around in a state of shock, wondering how on earth you’ve managed to slip into our life so easily. It’s like…I can’t even remember what our life was like before we left California. It’s weird to think that less than a week ago, we were strangers, meeting in a McDonald’s of all places!”

I chuckled and rubbed a hand over the back of my neck. “That does seem a little weird, now that you mention it.”

“Right?” She shook her head, marveling over the oddity of it all. “I’m happy you’re here, and I think we could really…have something. And God knows, the sex is off the charts. But then, there’s Jackson. How do I explain to him you’re more than just a friend and his dad’s a monster?” She paused and then looked across the table at me. “I don’t.”

I glanced down at my hands as they came to rest on the table again. “I wish I knew the right answer, Melissa. But I don’t.”

“I don’t either. That’s the whole problem. I don’t want to betray Jackson or confuse him by starting something with you. But at the same time, I can’t not want to be with you.”

My eyes flashed up to hers. “I want to be with you too, Melissa.”

We held each other’s gaze for a long moment, each of us desperately searching for some magic solution that would erase all the stress and anxiety-riddled worries. But the truth was there wasn’t an easy button.

And we both knew it.

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