Quite the Catch by Quite the Catch

Author:Quite the Catch [Evernight] (mobi)
Language: en-us
Format: mobi

Chapter Eight

His walk around the perimeter tired him far more than he’d expected, and he was hurting. The last damn thing he needed in his complicated life would be a woman, but Joshua admitted he was falling hard for Tina. Women could be a royal pain in the ass, something he’d learned the hard way in the past. He hadn’t thought he needed to worry much—she’d been heading off to town so what could happen? He didn’t expect her to run into the men who’d chased him or to pull a crazy stunt the way she had. Attraction smoldered between them, potent as good wine, something he wouldn’t deny. But caring wasn’t in the plan.

Joshua’s first clue came when he’d missed her after she headed for town. Her scent lingered in his nose and he could still taste her on his lips. The real reason he’d headed outside hadn’t been to get familiar with his surroundings but to clear his head. He kissed her for physical pleasure but the experience brought out emotions he would rather not own.

When Tina returned, he knew by her expression that something happened, and the first tendril of worry curled within his belly. By the time she’d finished telling him what she’d done and overheard, his concern had grown acute. If anything happened to her because of him, he’d want to die—but first he would seek revenge. Joshua wanted to protect her, to hold her close and keep her safe in every way. Damn, if he didn’t want to stomp spiders if they scared her, kill snakes before they had time to strike, and shoot any son of a bitch who sent her a cross-eyed look, let alone laid a hand on her!

He wanted to spend time with her and listen to her memories, leaf through photo albums, and learn all her expressions. Joshua needed to know her favorite color, flower, and song. Soon as he healed a little more, he’d have to leave and finish his investigation, then return to his world, but he needed to fit Tina into it somehow. And he hated himself for it, afraid that whatever they had would go bad before it ever had time to grow into something good.

Tina suspected, if she didn’t know. The way her blue eyes shimmered said she did. It’d been a mistake to insist she never pull such a stunt again and although she agreed, he knew flirting when he heard it. “I’m not but if I did, how do you think you’d stop me?” she said. It was a dare and he knew it.

There was one way to answer it and he didn’t think first, just reacted. Joshua pulled her into his arms and cuddled her close. Don’t tell, show, he thought and kissed her. He’d meant to take it slow and easy but when his lips touched hers, he went a little berserk. All his worry and mixed feelings about Tina powered the kiss and took it to an extreme level. His mouth ached with want, lips as sensitive as his bruised skin.

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