Taming the Legend by Kat Latham

Author:Kat Latham [Latham, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2015-05-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Camila shifted gears as she pulled out of the camp’s gates. Just as he had when she’d picked him up from the airport, Ash seemed to fill the space of her car more than he should, given his stature. His presence took up so much room that she couldn’t distance herself from him. He’d infiltrated her thoughts all day, and those thoughts only grew hotter and more helplessly hopeful for his touch when she was around him.

If she couldn’t keep her growing feelings at bay, she would be in deep turd when he left. And keeping her feelings at bay meant keeping him away. Dinner was one thing. Being his assistant coach—working alongside him, watching him move, seeing him in those short rugby shorts every single day…she knew her limitations. Her self-control ended at the hem of those shorts.

“I can’t be your assistant coach, Ash.”

“Why not?”

“Because…” As embarrassing as it was, she felt she needed to be honest. “Because I’m struggling with having you here.”

She felt his stare warming the side of her face, but he didn’t say anything, didn’t even point out the obvious. So she did it for him. “I know you’re here because I asked you, and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that. I know I convinced you to come under false pretenses, and I’m sorry about that.”

“I’ve already forgiven you, Mila. Let’s move past that. What do you mean, you’re struggling?”

She clutched the wheel harder. Her palms sweat and her fingers tingled with the adrenaline rush of memories. “I want you. More than I expected. And being around you makes it hard to remember the reasons I can’t have you.”

Tension snapped across the intimate space of her small car. “And those are?”

Here we go. Courage. She hadn’t told this story to anyone but her therapist. The people who knew her best had lived it with her. She’d never felt the need to share it with anyone else. But she wanted Ash to understand. Maybe it would help him see why she’d avoided him and would continue to do so. “The last time we were together, it nearly destroyed me. I told you I came here as a camper. It was about a year after I gave up our baby, and I’d let my life spin totally out of control. I’d started drinking pretty heavily. I went to a lot of parties, but I never enjoyed being around big groups of people. I’ve always preferred smaller groups rather than night clubs or huge parties. But I liked what alcohol did for me, so I started drinking on my own. The summer after I graduated, I ended up passing out when I was walking down the stairs of our apartment complex. I fell and broke my arm and my kneecap, but I’m lucky I didn’t break my neck. My mom found me unconscious in a puddle of my own blood and vomit.”

She glanced at him from the corner of her eye. He looked horrified, his hand over his mouth and his forehead creased all to hell.

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