One Hot Night by Jennifer Bernard

Author:Jennifer Bernard [Bernard, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-08T18:30:00+00:00

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They helped each other clean off, using one of Mia’s spare panties, then curled up in each other’s arms and drifted in and out of sleep. Aiden didn’t mind being a human blanket for Mia. Her soft curves warmed him to the core. The chill from running around the wilderness in shorts and t-shirt finally melted away.

“You know,” he murmured at one point. “This day didn’t turn out half bad considering it started with me getting kidnapped.”

“Mmmm. So glad I could help.”

Later, she stirred and shifted so they were side by side on her jacket. “Crushing you,” she mumbled in explanation. He wanted to explain that it was okay, that he could sleep anywhere, but he was just too exhausted to manage the words.

After that, he fell into a deep sleep that didn’t end until the first light of dawn filtered into the cave. He opened his eyes to see Mia curled up against his chest, her face completely buried in his side. He carefully shifted his position, his muscles screaming from his night on the hard ground.

A crazy night. A confusing night. An unforgettable night. What the hell was going on here? It didn’t make any logical sense, really. Boy gets kidnapped. Girl rescues boy. Boy rescues girl. Boy and girl escape from a bear. Boy and girl spend a hot night in a cave. Then what?

Boy and girl say goodbye as if nothing much happened? Boy and girl go on with their lives?

If that was what Mia wanted, he’d do it, of course. But there was just one big problem with that.

Darren.

Based on everything Mia had said, and what Aiden had seen face to face with him, he didn’t trust the guy. Would Mia be safe from him when she went back to Fresno? Would he try to win her back? Intimidate her into coming back? Or do even worse?

He’d learned a few things in his Psych class that made him worry about Darren. How could he just let Mia go, knowing that Darren might be a threat to her? How could he rest easy?

When Mia finally lifted her head and blinked drowsy eyes at him, he was ready with his request. “Will you promise me something?”

“What?”

He brushed her hair away from her face. “After today, I mean. When you go back to Fresno and I go back to college.”

Her expression grew wary. “What are you talking about?”

“I’m going to give you my brother Will’s number. He’s a private investigator and former deputy sheriff and he knows a lot of good law enforcement people in California. Will you promise me that if Darren does or says anything that makes you nervous, you’ll call Will? He won’t charge you anything. You won’t have to file a police report or anything like that. He’ll be like an on-call…I don’t know. Security service.”

Her dark eyes went wide. “You think I need a security service? Because of Darren?”

“I don’t know. I hope not. But we did a unit on domestic abuse in

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