Still Fine at Forty by Dakota Madison

Author:Dakota Madison [Madison, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781484020449
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

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The Angry Javelina had exactly the kind of laid-back atmosphere I had hoped. I loved places that felt like being in a neighborhood pub.

We both ordered burgers with extra Pepper Jack cheese, mushrooms, lettuce and tomatoes and the house beer on tap. Apparently they have a local microbrewery and Cody wanted me to try it. Everything was delicious.

Cody kept the conversation light. He asked me about school and Pugsy. I noticed when I tried to ask him questions about his past, he was a bit evasive or would change the subject. I didn’t want to pry, but I also wanted to know more about the man I was starting to fall for.

Falling for? Was it possible when I had only known him for a few days? It felt a lot longer. It felt like I’d known him forever. The connection between us was so intense. I wanted to ask him if he felt it, too, but I was afraid. I was also angry that Mel had planted a few seeds of doubt about his intentions toward me. That wasn’t fair to Cody. He had never given me any reason to doubt him.

Cody grabbed my hand and squeezed it.

“Is everything okay?” he asked.

“Yeah, why?”

His expression turned serious. “You just got the saddest look in your eyes,” he said.

I didn’t want to lie to Cody, so I mustered my courage to broach the subject that was weighing on my mind.

“My friend, Mel. The one who arranged this trip for me. She thinks you’re too young for me.”

Cody laughed.

“It’s not funny,” I said. But I could feel a smile forming on my face.

“It’s funny because it’s ridiculous,” Cody said.

“She also thinks that you would say anything to get me in bed and that you’ll just break my heart in the end.”

Cody’s expression turned serious. “Let’s address part one of your statement first. It is true that I would say or do almost anything to get you into bed. What guy wouldn’t? You’re a knock-out.”

I raised an eyebrow.

“Hear me out,” Cody continued. “I would never lie to you, or deceive you or tell you something that wasn’t true. And I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you.”

As he stared into my eyes, it was like he was boring deep into my soul. “Hurting you would kill me,” he said. “Seeing you in pain would destroy me. You can tell your friend that.”

The intensity of his declaration took my breath away. The room momentarily disappeared and it was just the two of us suspended in time. I had no words to describe how deeply I felt for this man sitting across the table from me. Without taking my eyes from his, I pulled the hand he had interlocked with mine and placed it against my cheek. I wanted to feel his skin against mine and to feel his energy close to me. Then I pulled his hand to my lips and lightly kissed it. We both continued to take each other in until the waitress appeared and broke the spell between us.

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