Rogue Rascal (The Rourkes, Book 9) by Kylie Gilmore

Author:Kylie Gilmore [Gilmore, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947379220
Publisher: Extra Fancy Books
Published: 2020-03-16T18:30:00+00:00

8

Jack

So it’s my last day as a husband, probably for a very long time, and I’m feeling weirdly nostalgic. Like it was kinda a good feeling to have a wife, even if we only kissed a few times and nothing else. I don’t know. Maybe it’s seeing my older brothers so happy with their women that’s making me think commitment isn’t the rope around my neck I used to think it was. My oldest brother, Dylan, is married with a baby on the way, and he’s so frigging happy all the time he can’t stop whistling. Sean is crazy about his woman too. It’s only a matter of time until we’re all at his wedding. And then there’s Sam. I know I always say he’s pussy whipped—and he really is—but the truth is, he’s never been happier. All he wants to do is be with Alison all the time. I used to think that was pathetic, but now I’m finding myself in the uncomfortable position of missing Riley when we’re apart.

I texted her yesterday. I never text a woman the day after I see her. That’s too strong a signal. But after I laid that goodnight kiss on her, I felt it needed a follow-up. I basically kissed and ran. So I texted: Hey, looking forward to birthday part two. Seemed casual enough, and it only took me an hour to come up with. Hell, I’m in trouble. It’s not like I’m looking forward to dinner with her parents. I just want to see her again.

I meet her at the subway stop by Alison’s restaurant in Brooklyn. She’s in a pink blouse with a snug black skirt and black heels, pearl earrings and a matching pearl necklace, her briefcase strap over one shoulder. Sexy corporate wife. Temporary wife, I remind myself. It’s not like someone like her with her fancy degree and corporate job would ever really want to be married to someone like me. She’s pearls and blazers, and I’m…not. I never will be. I’m the guy who comes home covered in sweat and dirt from a day’s hard labor. Ultimately, she’ll want a corporate guy with a fat paycheck. I’ve got tonight and that’s it.

“Hey,” I say, going in for the casual cheek kiss. She shifts and kisses me on the lips. A jolt goes through me just like the last time we kissed and…every time. Nothing wrong with our chemistry.

She smiles, a sexy secret smile that says she remembers our last kiss very well. Has she replayed it as many times as I have? “Hello.”

I take her briefcase from her. “Dinner’s at seven, right? You wanna go somewhere for drinks first?”

“Actually, my parents texted that they got there early. Mom’s meeting was cancelled, so she headed straight over. My dad works from home, so his schedule is flexible. He’s a consultant to tech companies.”

“Your family is heavy on the numbers. You and your mom crunch the numbers, and Sam and your dad have all those zeroes and ones flashing by.

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