Tempted (Thornton Brothers Book 2) by Sabre Rose

Author:Sabre Rose [Rose, Sabre]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

15

LAUREN

The first thing Tyler did when he greeted me off the plane was look down at my shoes. I had chosen the sturdiest pair of boots I owned. They were black and plain and boring in every way.

“Those are what you’re wearing?” he asked, turning on his heel and striding away before I could respond. Despite being annoyed by his abruptness, a wave of guilt washed over me when my eyes dropped to his backside and the way it looked wrapped so nicely in dark trousers, but I quickly told myself there was no harm in looking. And that was all I was doing. Looking.

I followed him out of the terminal and over to his car. Tyler held the door open for me. There was a package resting on the seat.

“I got something for you.”

“For me?” I asked.

“I just said it was for you. Must you question everything?”

“Do I?” I replied, letting a smirk cover my face. Tyler’s expression softened, and the smallest of smiles appeared in the corners of his mouth.

“Oh,” I said. “You can smile.”

“Occasionally my muscles may spasm into what could be considered a smile, but I assure you it’s not. Get in and open the package.”

“Yes, Mr Thornton,” I replied and got into the car, careful to lift the package onto my lap first. It was a simple cardboard box. No marketing packaging surrounded it. There were no words on the side. Curious, I lifted the edge and peered inside. I couldn’t see anything but darkness.

“Just open it,” Tyler said.

I ripped the tape holding the box together and pulled the sides open.

“Boots?” I said, looking down at the now open box.

“Sturdy boots for walking around a construction site.”

“So kind of you,” I said dryly, bending down to remove my less-sturdy boots. The new ones were brown and had steel caps over the toes.

“Do you like them?”

I couldn’t tell from Tyler’s expression whether he was serious or not. “Honestly?” I asked.

“Why would I want you to lie?”

“They are rather ugly.”

Tyler snorted. “They aren’t supposed to be pretty. They are for safety purposes.” He shifted down a gear as he turned off the highway. “What are you doing for dinner tonight?”

“Why?” I asked.

“Because I know your flight doesn’t leave until later and you will need to eat.”

“I hadn’t really thought about it. I’ll probably just grab something at the airport,” I said, struggling to tug on the new boots.

“I will take you to dinner.”

I stopped tugging to look up at him. “To dinner?”

A flicker of amusement crossed over Tyler’s face. “Yes. To dinner. You will need to eat at some stage, as will I. You can ask for permission from Gabe, if you wish. Would you like to call him now?”

“I don’t need permission,” I said, roughly jerking on the final boot with a grunt.

“You don’t?” Tyler smirked and lifted a single brow that brought images of Gabe flashing across my mind.

“I don’t,” I confirmed, reaching down to tuck the cuffs of my jeans into the boots and then frowning at the result.

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