Remember Texas by Eve Gaddy

Author:Eve Gaddy [Gaddy, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

JACK WAS STILL MAD when he took Ava out on the bay the next day. Not exactly mad, he realized with an unwelcome punch to his gut. Hurt and disappointed. Which was stupid and lame and made him feel like a loser.

So Ava had broken the date. Big deal. She didn’t want to go out with him. He’d been rejected before. Hell, he’d been rejected lots of times. So what?

He still had to work with her. And he hadn’t given up all hope she’d change her mind again. Okay, call him crazy, but he wasn’t ready to give up on her totally. If he hadn’t kissed her, if she hadn’t responded the way she had, then he could have forgotten about it. Written her off as a pretty woman he’d never have a chance with. But there was no possible way he was going to forget that kiss or what she’d felt like in his arms. So, he would be patient.

He decided the next move was hers, though, so he didn’t say much as they cruised near the shoreline of the bay. He just let her work, clicking her pictures in silence. Surely she’d get sick of silence eventually and start talking.

It took her until late afternoon to finally say more than a couple of words. “We should talk.”

“About what?”

She lowered the camera and looked at him. “You know what about. I know you’re mad at me. You haven’t said two words the whole time we’ve been out.”

He shrugged without answering.

“I’m sorry I broke our dinner date last night.”

“Are you?”

“Yes. But I warned you I wasn’t interested in a relationship, and that’s what dating leads to.”

“I said we could be friends.”

“You also admitted that wasn’t all you were interested in,” she reminded him.

“Fine.” He scanned the waves for more dolphins, and when he didn’t see any, slowed down. “Is this because I kissed you?”

“Don’t be silly.”

Was it? So why did she look flustered and uncomfortable? “It is. It’s because I kissed you and you liked it.”

She tossed her head and gave him a cynical look. “The ego speaks.”

“You kissed me back.” She didn’t say anything. “Not ego, the truth,” he continued. “Admit it, Ava.”

She hunched a shoulder and looked away from him. “All right. I liked it. You’re an attractive man and I’m a heterosexual woman. Are you happy?”

“I would be if you’d get over this idea that we can’t go out.”

She sighed. “I really don’t think it’s a good idea. And not because you kissed me. Or not entirely.”

“What is it then?”

She bit her lip and looked out over the bay. “A lot of reasons. One of them is that I’m not up for a serious relationship.”

“Who said anything about serious? It was a kiss. And then I asked you to dinner. That’s not a damn marriage proposal, Ava. Not in my universe, anyway.”

“Not in mine, either. But I…I like you, Jack. I don’t want there to be bad blood between us. Which always happens, eventually.”

“Not always. I’m not psychic.

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