Persuasion Skills by Laurel Cremant

Author:Laurel Cremant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Jax tugged at Pepper’s hand, pulling her up the cabin porch steps and hoping she wouldn’t notice the satisfied expression he was struggling hard to contain. She had a bemused look on her face. Her eyes seemed unfocused, and her lips were swollen from the kisses they’d shared on their walk. It was a good look for her.

He helped her out of her heavy coat before shrugging off his own and hanging them both on hooks beside the door.

The cabin was filled with the burning swirl of purple and orange haze of colors as the sun set beyond the massive windows. He hoped the whole scene helped set a romantic mood.

He guided her to the large comfortable couch in front of the fireplace.

“I’ll start the fire to warm up the room, and then we can get started on dinner,” he said, maneuvering her to sit on the couch before turning to the fireplace.

“How much food do you actually have up here?” She settled down into the plush cushions of the couch.

“I hired a catering company. They stocked the fridge and pantry as well with containers of full meals.”

Her soft snicker filled the room. Glancing over his shoulder, he saw her face and eyes lit with laughter.

“What’s so funny?”

“Nothing,” she said before dissolving into giggles.

Finishing with the fire, he turned and stood over her shaking body, frowning. “Are you going to share the joke?”

She looked at him and just shook her head before standing. She wrapped her arms around his middle and gave him a quick hug before releasing him and walking to the kitchen.

“It’s just good to know that even when you go off the deep end, it’s a well-planned jump,” she said as she flipped on the light, opened the fridge, and began rummaging around.

The sight of her bent over with her ass displayed in perfect offering distracted him momentarily from her words.

“I already told you I’m being perfectly sane and logical,” he said when she finally straightened with a stack of containers in her arms.

“Yeah, whatever. You in the mood for some pork chops and veggies?”

He shook his head. It was obviously going to take more time for her to realize that he wasn’t going through some mental breakdown.

Her stubbornness only confirmed that his plan really was the best strategy. They’d known each other long enough for him to know that for Pepper, actions always spoke so much louder than words. It was one of the reasons their company had done so well in such a short amount of time. She was a tenacious business-woman who believed in concrete results more than abstract proposals and promises. It would take his best effort to convince her that he planned on keeping her in his life, his bed, and his heart for the rest of their lives.

He just wished he hadn’t wasted years oblivious that he had the perfect woman. And of course, when he finally managed to pull his head out of his ass, the timing was less than ideal.

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