The Fall (ATCOM Book 2) by Jennifer Lowery

Author:Jennifer Lowery [Lowery, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Novella, Romance, military
Publisher: Jennifer Lowery
Published: 2016-06-23T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Brendan tugged a t-shirt over his head, grabbed his running shoes and strode out of the guest bedroom. The warm morning air drifting through the open windows called to him. Great time for a run to release the energy zinging through his veins. He’d had a sleepless night. The house too quiet. The bed too small.

Not to mention, knowing an incredibly beautiful woman slept in the next room. Alone. Probably naked. No, Mia wasn’t the sleep-in-the-buff kind of person. Something more practical, but just as sexy.

Giving himself a mental shake, he sat on the couch and slipped on his shoes. Would he never learn? Didn’t almost losing his sister teach him a lesson? He wasn’t here to take Mia to bed. No matter how much his body desired her.

Damn if he didn’t want to.

“Where ya going?”

At the sound of Jason’s voice his head snapped up. The kid stood in loose pajama pants and a t-shirt, eyes heavy-lidded like he hadn’t slept that well either.

“For a run.”

“Is that how you stay in shape?”

The curious, slightly awkward question made him return to tying his laces, as if it were no big deal. “Partly. Running is great for cardio. I like to add some pushups and sit-ups to my workout.”

“How many can you do?”

“Around one hundred in two minutes.”

Jason’s eyes widened. “Seriously?”

Brendan chuckled. “Seriously.” He rose from the chair. Jason seemed uncomfortable, as if something occupied his thoughts. Sensing the kid wanted to ask him something, he busied himself stretching out.

After a moment, Jason asked, “Could you teach me?”

Straightening from his quad stretch, he answered. “I won’t be here long, but I can teach you the basics so you can continue your workouts after I’m gone.”

“Okay.”

“Go get changed. We’ll start now.”

Eyes now wide open, the kid nodded and jogged to his room. Brendan had grown up without his father, but Uncle Jed had done a damn good job keeping him out of trouble. He’d always been there for him and Attie. Where would he have ended up if they’d been put in foster care? Raised without parents. Having no one to teach him how to be a man. Moms were essential, but a boy needed his father. There were just some things a mom couldn’t teach her son.

Only took the kid a few minutes to change.

“Is your mom still sleeping?”

“Yeah. She’d have coffee going if she wasn’t.”

“Should we leave a note in case she gets up?”

Jason shrugged.

Brendan strode to the fridge, picked up the dry erase marker and scribbled a note to Mia, letting her know where they were. Then he turned to the kid and said, “Let’s go.”

Outside they went through a series of stretches before hitting the road. To Jason’s credit, he kept up fairly well. He had the lean body of a runner, just had to get his breathing synchronized and build some muscle. Then he’d be a force to be reckoned with. He certainly had the tenacity.

Brendan may not be around long, but he would teach this kid everything he knew before he left.

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