Second Chance Cowboy (Road to Romance Book 2) by Joanne Rock

Author:Joanne Rock [Rock, Joanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781946772800
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2017-08-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Matt had been more than happy to comply.

He awoke shortly before dawn after repeating the quantity versus quality experiment enough times to ensure they had plenty of both. His body felt better than after a good workout, every nerve ending sated and happy. There’d been the time in the shower. Backed up against the kitchen pantry—her idea, not his, but definitely a good one. And then, his personal favorite, on the sofa in front of the fireplace after a late-night snack.

Now, shifting over in bed, he reached for her side of the mattress only to find it warm but empty.

“Rissa?” His voice was rough with sleep, but he already knew she wasn’t there.

For just a quick second, it occurred to him that this is what it would feel like when she left town again. Colder. More empty.

But he had the rest of the week to enjoy this time, damn it, and he wasn’t going to take a second for granted. Dropping his feet to the plank floor, he grabbed his jeans and slid them on. He stepped into the bathroom and found the toothbrush package he’d unearthed earlier from a supply closet kept for guests at Briggs Ranch.

He brushed his teeth and headed out into the open floor plan where a kitchen, great room, and office space coexisted. The night-light still glowed on the overhead fan above the range, but there was no sign of Larissa. On bare feet, he padded across the huge wool braided rug toward the den, a smaller room with a guest bed tucked in one corner.

He could hear her soft breathing through the half-open door. She stood with her back to him in the middle of the floor, the flickering flame of matching hurricane lamps on the mantel of another small fireplace that backed up to the one in the great room so they shared a common chimney.

Dressed in a stretchy halter top and matching yoga pants, she looked ready to dance. Her dark hair was braided in a short rope that rested against her back. He could see the muscles flex in her slim shoulders and back as she did some kind of deep knee bend, one foot kicking out to the side.

For a moment, he watched her lower herself almost to the floor, caught up in the graceful way she moved.

Right up until her soft curse. The awkward jolt of her body.

He stepped toward her. “Are you okay?”

She startled, spinning quickly to face him, her cheeks rosy in the glow of the flickering lamps.

“Matt.” She covered her heart with one hand and slumped back to sit on the floor, stretching her legs out in front of her. “I didn’t know you were there.”

“Sorry to catch you off guard.” He ambled closer at a slower pace. “I woke up alone.” The words sounded stark. Revealing. So he forced a half smile to lighten the moment. “Wanted to make sure you weren’t trying to face down any bears on your own.”

“My morning enemy is far more common, I’m afraid.

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