The Cowboy's Fake Marriage (Sweet Fake Marriage Romance Book 1) by Bree Livingston

Author:Bree Livingston [Livingston, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Cowboy & Western Romance, Fake Marriages
Publisher: Bree Livingston Publishing
Published: 2018-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

It was the middle of the night, Jackson rubbed his eyes and swung his legs over the side of the bed. He raked his hand through his hair and yawned. He couldn’t sleep to save his life. A week had passed since their ride to the stream, and it’d been torture dipped in rattlesnake venom. Time had flown when it was just Grace those first few days, but with Hannah on board, it was a never-ending root canal.

Grace was an easy woman to be around, and she worked hard. If she broke a nail, she fixed it and kept going. If she got a splinter, a tear in her clothes, whatever it was, it didn’t slow her down or faze her. Her sheer determination demanded Jackson’s respect and admiration.

Hannah? What had he ever seen in her? She was beautiful and intelligent, but that woman complained about everything. Not overtly, but it was the whine in her voice that was like a record being scratched.

And Grace was spot on about Hannah’s manipulative nature. Not that Hannah was taking every moment to be that way. It was just annoying. If he didn’t need the help so bad, he would’ve packed her bags by now.

When they’d break to eat or take a rest, it felt awkward, and the conversation felt forced now that Jackson knew what she was up to. It felt like he had to be on guard all the time. Hannah being there had put the work back into restoring the house. Before she got there, it was kinda fun. Even peeling wallpaper with Grace was entertaining.

It didn’t take a deep thought to know he enjoyed kissing Grace too. That last time in the stream made his head swim every time he thought about it. They’d kissed since then, but they hadn’t shared another one like that. Grace had been a little more distant after that day, like she’d regretted kissing him. Maybe she had. She did put the brakes on when he tried to kiss her that night when Hannah wasn’t around.

Why had he agreed to let Hannah stay? If he hadn’t been so stupid, he wouldn’t have had to kiss Grace or know how soft her lips were or how his body felt when it was pressed against hers. He groaned in frustration. If this line of thinking didn’t stop, he was going to drive himself crazy.

Jackson perked up as he heard a door creak open. What if it was Grace? Could he be so lucky to have a minute alone with her? He bolted off the bed and pulled his door open.

His tongue felt like lead in his mouth as his gaze roamed from Grace’s bare feet to the towel wrapped around her to the top of her wet head. She could even make a towel look good. He’d been careful to stay downstairs when he knew the women were taking showers. That way it wouldn’t be weird or awkward, so seeing her in a towel was doing things to him.

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