Stranded with the Cowboy Billionaire by Elana Johnson

Author:Elana Johnson [Johnson, Elana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2019-07-18T05:00:00+00:00

Ivy woke in the middle of the night, the spot where Mason slept next to her empty and cold. He was gone again.

Her adrenaline spiked, and she sat up suddenly. Pure darkness covered everything in the cabin, and she scrambled to switch on the lamp on the bedside table. Maybe he’d just gone to get a drink. Gone to the bathroom. Make a midnight bowl of oatmeal—though why he’d do that eluded her.

She didn’t find him in the bathroom or the kitchen, and she paused on the threshold of stepping out of the areas down-below and going out into the open air of the night. It wasn’t cold, but a shiver worked its way through her anyway, and she rubbed her hands up and down her arms.

She wore her pajamas—a pair of cotton shorts with a tank top—which didn’t seem adequate to be roaming around a yacht. A noise above her cause a yelp to come out of her mouth, and she backed into the dining room table, the backs of her knees hitting the bench and making her fall into a sitting position.

Sucking in a breath, she managed to contain the scream. A moment later, Mason appeared.

“Where have you been?” she asked, her heart hammering out of control.

He flinched and froze, alarm crossing his face too. He searched the darkness for her, his eyes finally meeting hers. “The bridge.”

“You’re still working on that radio?” She stood up and crossed the space between them. After examining his hands, she looked into those eyes she liked so much. “No wonder you sleep so late. How long have you been up?”

“Hours,” he admitted. “I usually slip away as soon as I know you’re asleep.”

“So I’m down there by myself?” She cast a long look over her shoulder, as if there would be a demon hovering there, ready to drag her down to a watery grave.

Mason just nodded. “I can’t get it to work, though there’s electricity coming in.”

“I told you, someone will come.”

“What if they don’t, Ivy?” he challenged. “Then what?”

“Then we row north,” she barked.

Mason shook his head. “I don’t want to argue. I’m tired.” He stepped past her as if he’d leave her standing there on the cusp of being exposed, alone. She hurried after him, her anger growing with each silent second between them.

“Mason,” she said once they’d entered the cabin. “I don’t think you should waste your time and energy with that radio.”

He pulled his T-shirt over his head and got in bed, turning away from her. “I can’t just give up.”

“It’s not giving up.”

“I don’t quit.”

“It’s not quitting.” She sat on her side of the bed, her back to him too. “It’s called being smart. Spending time and resources on the right things.”

“And what are those, Ivy? In case you haven’t noticed, we’re not busy out here. Who cares if I spend a few hours working on the radio?”

“Why couldn’t you tell me about it then?”

“Because I knew you’d react this way.” He sounded so tired, and Ivy didn’t want to argue with him either.

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