Resisting Ryann by Alyssa Rae Taylor

Author:Alyssa Rae Taylor [Taylor, Alyssa Rae]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, New Adult, Bad Boy
Publisher: Alyssa Rae Taylor LLC.
Published: 2014-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

“So what’s the hurry? What is it that brings us to this emergency coffee meeting?” I tease my dad. He called me up this morning asking if I’d meet him for coffee. He said he needed to talk to me. “To be honest, I thought you’d be bringing a woman—a new love interest perhaps.”

His eyes crinkle at the sides. “With this?” he asks, gesturing toward his beard. “I doubt it.”

Shaking my head, I reply, “Shave it off then, silly.” I sip on my latte and accidentally burn my tongue.

“Personally, I’d rather get to know my daughter again.” His words warm my heart. “Which brings me to why we’re here.” He purses his lips, and his gaze drops to the table.

“Uh oh,” I murmur uneasily. “You might as well spit it out instead of making me nervous.”

“I’m leaving town for a while, but I wanted to see you before I left. Unfortunately, I won’t be making our usual routine.” His expression is sad, like he’s really going to miss me, and I realize I’m going to miss him too.

“How long?”

“I’m not sure yet … a couple of weeks maybe. A month at the longest.”

“Is it something for work?” He does under the table detective work for a couple of friends on the police department.

“More like an adventure.”

My eyes widen. “An adventure, huh? Is this sort of like a mid-life crisis kind of thing?”

“No, nothing like that.” He pauses. “It’s just something I need to do … something I’ve been thinking about doing for a while.”

“Okay.” I nod in understanding, though I’m a little confused. “Do you have a particular place in mind, or is this a spontaneous thing?”

“There are a few places.” He takes a small sip of his coffee. “But wherever I end up, it may be hard to get ahold of me.” He opens his wallet and pulls out a card. “If there’s any kind of trouble while I’m gone, I want you to call this number. He’s a friend of mine.”

I glance at the card, flipping it over. “I don’t get it?” I move my eyes back to him. “FBI? Is that really necessary?”

“Regardless of how you see it, you’ll always be my little girl. You can never be too careful.” Putting his wallet back into his pocket, he adds, “Just put it away, and say you’ll use it if needed. It’s just a precaution.”

“Okay,” I murmur softly, doing what he says before changing the subject. “Oh, I forgot to tell you,” I say, scooting closer. “I got ahold of Mom.”

His brows lift. “Finally able to reach her, huh? How is she?”

“Better than ever, actually. At least she seemed that way. It was refreshing to hear her so happy.”

He pauses, leaning back in his chair. “That’s good.” Giving a single nod, he continues, “I’m glad to hear that.” A flash of jealously appears in his gaze then quickly goes away. I don’t think he’s ever fully moved on after splitting from my mother.

I probably shouldn’t have said anything. “Yeah, me too.

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