Summer Rain (Lightning Strikes Book 3) by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-07-31T22:00:00+00:00

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Patrick swore under his breath. How the hell could she run away from him after that kiss?

He understood that she was scared, because he felt shaken himself. But he didn't want her to leave like this. He wanted to at least talk to her some more.

What could he do? She'd made her choice.

He turned back toward the table, and that's when he saw her computer on the bed, where she'd put it when they started to eat.

He grabbed it and ran out of the room, almost ridiculously happy to have an excuse to go after her. She couldn't fault him for bringing her back her computer.

When he got to the ground floor, he jogged through the lobby and out the front door.

Dani's apartment was only two blocks away. She'd walk there, and he couldn't be too far behind her.

His heart sped up as he saw her getting to the next corner. He sprinted down the block.

He was a dozen feet away from the intersection that Dani had just stepped into when a car came racing down the street. He heard the roar of the engine before he saw it. Then everything seemed to happen in slow motion.

He saw the car…he saw Dani…and he knew in that instant that the vehicle wasn't going to stop.

Dani froze, the headlights pinning her in place.

He rushed forward with as much desperate speed as he could muster, knocking her out of the way just as the car bore down on her. He could feel the heat of the engine as they hit the pavement hard and rolled toward the curb. Luckily, the car kept going, missing them by inches.

A couple walking their dog rushed toward them, the older woman asking if they were all right.

He thought he was okay, but Dani was staring at him in shock. He got up, then helped her to her feet. She leaned on him, still shaky.

"What just happened?" She looked from him to the couple.

The woman said, "That car almost ran you down. You're bleeding, dear."

Dani looked down at her scraped knees in bemusement.

"You want me to call 911?" the man asked. "I wish I'd gotten the license plate of that car. He must have been drunk, speeding down this road like that."

"I'll call the police," Patrick said, helping Dani up onto the sidewalk. "Thanks for stopping."

"You two take care," the man said, then he and his wife continued down the street.

Patrick grabbed Dani's hand. He wanted to check her out, see where she was hurt, but he didn't want to stand on this street corner. They were too vulnerable. "We need to get to your apartment. It's closer than the hotel."

"All right," she said, licking her lips, as she looked down the street. "Where did the car go?"

"I don't know, but I don't want to be here if they come back."

She stared at him in bemusement. "What—what are you doing here, Patrick? You weren't supposed to follow me."

He suddenly realized her computer had flown out of his grip when he tackled Dani.

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