Serendipity by Lisa Clark O'Neill

Author:Lisa Clark O'Neill [O'Neill, Lisa Clark]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B008YMC8HY
Published: 2012-08-15T05:00:00+00:00

THE pitiful howling woke her moments before someone pounded on her door.

Peering at the clock, Ava cursed with creative viciousness when she saw that it was blank. She checked the cord. Plugged in. So the damn power must have gone out.

“Perfect.” She pushed the hair out of her eyes, spotted the scrap of paper next to the clock. “Well, at least that gives me an idea who’s out there banging,” she said to Jack as she read the message on the back of one of her order forms. “And a lot of good you are. Lying there at the foot of the bed, watching me sleep the day away.”

The pounding started again.

“I’m coming, I’m coming. Dammit.” Rolling to her feet, Ava looked on the floor for her shirt from last night. And saw… absolutely nothing but floor. Even her boots sat in the corner. Neatly.

“Hell. The man even picks up after himself. Time to start cloning.”

When the knock sounded for the third time, Ava forewent the nicety of clothing and, snarling, stomped to the door.

“Hey. You’re… not dressed.” With a quick, panicked look over his shoulder, Jordan hustled her back inside. His own clothes smelled of fabric softener, his skin of a recent shower. “You can’t answer the door like that. What if I’d been the UPS guy, for God’s sake. That’s grounds for a lawsuit. Inducing cardiac arrest.”

“My UPS guy is gay.”

“So he’d try to knock you down and steal your underwear. Why aren’t you dressed?” he persisted as he trailed her into the kitchen.

She needed caffeine. Lots and lots of caffeine.

“First, I said he was gay, not a cross-dresser. Two separate things, that don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand.”

“I’d rather you not use that sort of expression when we’re discussing men who like other men. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”

“Second.” She ignored that bit of nonsense, and scooped out the coffee, filled the pot. “What have you done to Finn? He sounds like the Hound of the Baskervilles.”

“He doesn’t like being left in the car. Ava, why aren’t you dressed? I double checked your alarm. It was set for six-thirty.”

He’d double checked her alarm, Ava thought in amazement. Helped her out of her dirty clothes. Put them away.

And then left.

She noted the bruised look of fatigue, the concern in those gorgeous eyes.

He’d given up half his night for her.

And had come to change her tire, first thing this morning. With his silly, howling dog in tow.

“You really are a gem, aren’t you? A regular treasure.”

“I don’t know about all that, but I like the look in your eye. Push that coffee pot aside and we’ll pick up where we left off last night. Except, uh, the pot doesn’t actually seem to be doing anything.”

“What? Shit. Shit.”

“You plug it in?”

“Yes I plugged it in. I’m not an imbecile.” She slapped a hand on the counter. “Or maybe I am. The power is out. That’s why I answered the door in my underwear.”

“Breaker box?”

“Behind you. In the closet with the washer and dryer.

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