Scales: Of Justice (Broken But ... Mending Book 3) by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781928122548
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2015-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Where had this great mood come from? But saying what she wanted to Weaver without fear of repercussion was huge. So freeing. Having him here in her room, felt comfortable, and so much more…

“I’m really glad I can say anything to you. It’s given me such a sense of freedom.”

He nodded, but there was a distance to his gaze, as if he’d turned inward. And he likely had.

Still, she polished off the last of her meal. “Thanks for dinner by the way.”

He slowly reached over and put his plate down on the coffee table then sat back. He said, “Care to clarify that comment about gorgeous and gargoyle?”

With her eyebrows raised, she said, “Hell no. Figure it out yourself.”

“I was working on it. Just not sure where you were going with it. See, I really like you. I’d love to see you when this week is over. Maybe go to a movie, have a pizza, and take it to the beach,” he said with a light shrug. “Take it slow. Nothing too pressuring.”

“What if I want pressure?” she asked, her words shocking both of them. Instantly, she could feel her blood pounding in her veins as she sat breathless for a second. Who the hell was this talking? Surely it wasn’t her. Fear had always stopped her from being so open, so… flirty.

He sat up and tilted his eye sideways as he assessed her closer. “Meaning?”

“There’s that academic side of you, looking for answers.” Paris avoided his question, not really knowing the answer herself. Wanting to touch him, to feel him touch her as they shared their innermost secrets with each other, washing themselves of their past. Shaking her head, she looked up.

“And there’s that side of you that darts forward, drops a bomb, and then retreats in case it blows up and you’re caught in the backlash.”

“Oh,” she said in a small voice. “Does that make me a tease?”

This time it was his eyebrows that shot up. “If you do it sexually as an advance and retreat, yes, that would make you a tease.” He shrugged. “I wasn’t seeing or saying that. I’m seeing more of a baby deer darting forward in life excited and carefree but gets out a little too far and remembers mother’s warning so it dashes back to safety.” Now his voice was warm and caring again.

“Nice. I think I like that analogy. Except the mother part,” she added, thinking of her own mother. “You’d have to have a mother who cared enough to warn you. I barely remember mine. She walked out a long time ago.”

“Ever tried to look for her?”

Her headshake was so violent her hair flew out in all directions. “No. And can’t see myself ever wanting to.” Besides, she’d be tempted to punish the woman like she’d been punished. And that wasn’t going to end well.

For anyone.

The joyous lightness inside dropped as she contemplated her mother and her instinctive response to his question. Maybe that damn constable had been right after all.

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