Rescue for Hire 09 - Spencer's Reluctant Rescuer by Bellann Summer

Author:Bellann Summer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2015-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Spencer lurched up to a sitting position. His mind reeled trying to sift through the thick fog of sleep. Even shallow breaths calmed the protesting pain in his belly. Glancing around, he saw only a pale shaft of moonlight cut through the pitch-black darkness of the room.

Spencer groped through the covers and found Ruger’s side cold. The man insisted on sleeping in the same bed, but to Spencer’s irritation, wouldn’t go any further physically than kisses.

His attention snapped to a sharp crack before a muffled thump came from outside the window. Seconds later there was another thump. The sounds fell into a steady rhythm.

Cool air wafted over his legs as he pushed the covers off and shifted until they were hanging off the side of the antique brass bed. He hated hurting every time he moved. At least it wasn’t as severe, and he no longer felt as though he was going to puke his sorry guts out when the pain became too much. And it was getting better every day.

Spencer reached out his hand until it connected with the black rubber handgrip of the embarrassing old person’s red walker. It had wheels on the back legs, bright lime green tennis balls attached to the ends of the front legs, and a wire basket on the front. Spencer couldn't figure out why it had hand breaks, but he used them every time he stopped, just because he could.

It took a few groans and a small whimper, but Spencer pushed his hunched-over body to slowly make its way out of the carpeted bedroom and over the hardwood floors of the dining and living rooms.

At the patio doors, he paused. The sliding door was open a few inches. Spencer recognized the clear crack of wood splitting under the sharp edge of an ax.

Now Spencer had a problem. He would have to maneuver down one small step out of the house to the attached deck if he wanted to go outside. The doctors had been adamant that steps were off limits until his appointment next week. Ruger threatened Spencer with all kinds of things that would be fun, had they been sexual, if he attempted to use the five front or back door steps. Spencer conceded that he would never be able to climb the winding staircase leading to the two bedrooms and half-bath upstairs. At this point, the first floor of the house was enough for him to negotiate. Except now one step was between him and where he wanted to go.

Spencer opened the patio door wider and pushed the screen aside. With a few bumps and a small tip, the front of the walker was on the deck. One step to the edge of the patio door and the walker landed on all four legs. Spencer knew the whoosh of the door opening and all the rest of his shenanigans had made enough noise to gain Ruger’s attention, but the sound of wood splitting kept its steady pace. Now he had to find out why a man, who saw and heard everything around him, hadn’t.

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