Ride Baby Ride by Vivian Arend

Author:Vivian Arend
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vivian Arend

10

She still wasn’t a hundred percent sure it was the right thing, but damn if having Gage Jenick shower attention on her wasn’t a huge turn-on.

He’d hung around all day Saturday. Done every single thing she’d even glanced at in terms of cleanup or repair around the house—or at least what he could do without buying more materials than what he’d brought along in the back of his truck.

There was a new list on her fridge labeled To Buy, the sight of it a little unsettling.

“I can’t afford too much, too soon,” she warned. The idea he’d had to build a closet organizer for the baby’s things was a good one, though. It would free up floor space in the tiny room. She considered her budget and how far she could tweak it before it screamed in protest.

Gage sat back on his heels, the hammer in his hand abandoned on the floor. “I don’t mind buying stuff.”

A rumble of discontent struck. “You’re doing it again.”

“Am not.” He folded his arms across his chest.

A snort of amusement escaped her. “How can you deny it when you don’t even know what I’m talking about yet?”

“From your expression, you’re about to give me grief, and I know I haven’t done anything wrong in the last five minutes.”

His logic made her smile. Katy’s butt was firmly planted where he’d pointed her at the start of their session. He’d carried her mom’s old rocking chair from the porch into the baby’s room. The worn wood under her fingers like a touchstone as she stroked it. “You can’t go spending money I don’t have.”

“I’m not.” The grin he shot her was far too cocky and adorable. “I’m spending my money, that I do have, to fix up the baby’s room.”

“Gage…”

He rose to his feet and snuck next to her chair. Trapping her wrists under his fingers, he moved in close. “Do you have any idea how much I earned per hour up north?”

The words whispered past her ears. Nearly as intoxicating as the heat of his breath caressing her cheek as he leaned over her.

Katy met his gaze—determined not to look away. “Doesn’t matter. I still don’t want you spending lots of money. It makes me uncomfortable.”

They hung there for a moment, nearly close enough to touch. One small rock was all it would take to have their lips meet. Katy held herself completely immobile to avoid being the one to make the first move.

When he straightened, relief and disappointment wrestled for top billing.

Gage nodded, a slow dip of his head. “I can respect that, but there’s a difference between me feeling obligated to spend money I don’t have, and being pleased to spend money I do. So let me know what you feel comfortable with, and I’ll try not to push you too far, too fast.”

He tweaked her nose then dropped back into position to carry on fixing the floorboards.

His arm moved in a smooth rhythm, biceps flexing as the hammer fell with repetitive ease.

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