St. Helena Vineyard Series: Love Thy Neighbor (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Kelly Moran

Author:Kelly Moran
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-10-02T21:00:00+00:00

WEEK FIVE

Never, not once in his life, had Josh slept with a woman. As in, actual sleeping. Such a personal experience, to drift off and wake up with someone beside him. And one thing he didn’t do was get personal.

So why, for six nights in a row, he’d wound up curled around Marina in her bed come morning light was a mystery. Once, and he could've chalked it up to curiosity. Twice, playing with fire. A week? He dared not explore the reason.

Then again, he supposed it boiled down to trust. Which was the damnedest thing. He trusted nobody, not even himself. Growing up, making friends meant saying goodbye to them once it was time to move to the next army base. As an adult, he didn’t have the time or inclination to get close enough to someone to let them in. He’d never even been tempted.

But Marina? Hell, that was the problem. Somewhere between her trying to give him a concussion that first day and him making love to her, she’d needled past his resolve, worked her way under his skin, and imbedded herself into...his heart. So much so, she was like a formulaic part of his DNA. She had no family to speak of, but St. Helena had taken her in. Just like she’d wrapped her metaphorical arms around him and made him want to never leave. Funny, sweet, giving, sexy Marina Atwater.

Damn if he didn’t trust her. Explicably.

It wasn’t fair to her to give her the wrong idea and the whole situation was dangerously screwing with his head. Marina was the sort of woman who’d want to tie the knot, raise a litter of rugrats, and expected forever. He could barely find a pair of matching socks.

She wasn’t the only issue. St. Helena was growing on him, too. Like a fungus. All the charm and friendliness and stories about his grandfather. Jesus, even the quirks were addicting. He’d had upwards of fifty handyman work offers this week alone. Word spread fast. About him and his relationship with Marina. In this town, he better be careful or his feelings for her might wind up front page news in the St. Helena Sentinel.

Feelings. Man, what was he supposed to do with those?

All week, he’d refinished the kitchen cabinets, the floors, and repainted. He’d thought about her every waking second. And some non-waking, too. He even loved her snarky and weird dog. Trip’s house was ready to go on the market, yet Josh had been dragging his heels. He was set to leave tomorrow morning. And, heaven help him, the thought made his chest ache something fierce and had his sinuses prickling.

With a yawn, she stirred as they spooned, and his hand twitched over her belly where he’d been holding her against him. One of his thighs was wedged between hers and all he could breathe was her sugary scent. Like a sinful version of Betty Crocker. She stretched, arching her spine, and thrust his morning wood snugly against her perfect ass.

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