Spicing Things Up by Judi Lynn

Author:Judi Lynn [Lynn, Judi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2017-03-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Daphne looked up from making change for her last customer when Tyne walked in the shop, glanced at the clock, and turned the sign in the door to CLOSED. The woman—in her late fifties—closed her purse and sighed. She winked at Daphne. “For him, I’d have closed early.”

Tyne smirked and gave the woman a small bow. She practically glowed as she walked to her car.

Daphne had to admit that Tyne looked downright yummy in his black leather jacket with his dirty-blond hair tousled and his cheeks pink. Wait a minute. She narrowed her eyes. Pink cheeks. She glanced out the front window and put a hand to her throat. “I don’t like motorcycles.”

“You haven’t tried one. If we don’t do it now, we might not be able to. It’s getting too cold.”

“I’m fine with that.”

He grumbled. “Would you never swim in the ocean because there are sharks?”

“There are stingrays, too. And barracuda. That’s why we only go in the shallow water.”

“We? Meaning your parents and you?”

She scowled. “Big things live in the ocean, things that can eat you.”

“When I went scuba diving, sharks swam past me. People jump off boats and play in the deep water.”

She shook her head. “Too risky. I value my life more than that.”

He tried a different approach, but she was already expecting his next argument. “More people get hit by lightning than bitten by sharks.”

“They shouldn’t be outside in a storm. Why take chances? Why be the highest point when lightning bounces around you?”

Tyne set his shoulders. He looked serious. “You can’t live in fear all the time. I’ll take you on back roads and won’t go full throttle. So grow some balls, pull up your big-girl panties, and get on my damned bike.”

She knew he wasn’t patient, but she didn’t know he could be a bit autocratic. “And if I don’t want to?”

“I’ll go to the five-and-dime and buy us both tricycles. We can explore the world on those.”

“There’s no need for sarcasm.” She bit her bottom lip. “You promise to go slow and stay on back roads?”

His grin returned. He knew he’d won. “Wear something warm. It’s nippy outside.”

“I only brought my jacket.”

“Then I’ll follow you to your place, and you can get your coat.”

She liked that idea. Her cabin was on the border of the national forest. The roads wouldn’t be busy this time of day, so they wouldn’t have to fight traffic. She nodded and hurried to her yellow SUV. Tyne still assumed that she’d bought it because she liked bright colors. He didn’t know that her father had advised her that it was a smart safety precaution, and she wasn’t going to tell him.

He waited outside while she fed Shadow, changed into a sweater, and topped that with a wool coat. She pulled on a wool cap and gloves, too. Then she went out to climb on the back of his bike. He handed her a helmet.

The minute he pulled out of the driveway, she knew she was going to like this ride.

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