Snowed in with Grumpy by Noble Olivia

Author:Noble, Olivia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-12-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Okay, it was a bit of an exaggeration about seeing the veins. Just a bit. But he deserved it.

I wipe the snot from my nose as I ugly cry, letting a torrential downpour of tears soak my cheeks and clothes.

“Stupid, stupid,” I say to myself, slamming the palm of my hand against the steering wheel. “So, so stupid.”

Turn left in half a mile.

I know I failed my job miserably, but I don’t even think that’s why I’m crying. This has just been a shitty day, and nothing seems to be going my way. From accidentally popping out my coconuts, to accidentally getting an eyeful of wiener schnitzel, it’s just been one thing after another. And I just know that I didn’t handle myself very well back there. I got scared and yelled at him for no reason. I left childishly. I am so upset.

Turn left.

“Okay, okay!” I respond to my GPS tearfully. “I’m going! Stop rushing me.”

The road conditions are difficult, and I have to drive very slowly. But I can’t help thinking about what I left behind me.

Garland seemed like a really sweet man. Even ignoring the classic elements that make him appealing to any woman—of course, he’s rich and gorgeous as hell. But we did seem to have some kind of strange chemistry, maybe. I felt so inexplicably drawn to him. Maybe it was just sexual attraction, but I can’t help feeling like more than that, too. Maybe? Possibly? Am I crazy? It was too overwhelming and I really needed to get away.

Just something in the way he looked at me—it made me feel too good, too safe. Something in the way he worried about me and cared for me. His energy was so gentle and warm, like a comforting blanket I wanted to wrap around myself forever. I just felt so much yearning for him that I couldn’t explain it or make sense of it. I knew that there was no way I could stay the night, or a few nights, without getting too attached.

He just seemed really wonderful. Not as grumpy as they all say. I can’t get close to someone wonderful like that, only to walk away later. It would hurt too damn much. But he also seemed lonely. And I wanted to fix that. The look in his sad eyes comes back to haunt me, and my heart still aches for him.

He wanted me to stay.

“Dammit,” I say again, beating on my poor steering wheel again. “Dammit!”

Turn right in 200 feet.

“Yes, I know. I’m going!” I tell the GPS, glaring at her. “Stop speaking to me in that tone. I’m trying my best here.”

Even she is pissed at me. I can tell that she’s rolling her eyes while she gives me directions. Like I’m just some lost little girl, and even if she tells me where to go carefully and precisely, I’ll still be lost in the end. I’m so weak and pathetic and annoyed with myself. I tried calling Rudy like fifteen times since I left Garland’s cabin, but there is no service.

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