The January Cove Series: Books 1-5 by Hanna Rachel

Author:Hanna, Rachel [Hanna, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Rachel Hanna
Published: 2015-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Jackson walked around the side of the building and leaned against the cool brick. What in the world did he just do? He was only here for a short time visiting family for Thanksgiving, but he seemed to be unable to keep away from Rebecca. There was no question that she came with a whole lot of baggage, and he didn't have time for that right now. He had a business to run back in Atlanta and deals that were blowing up, but suddenly he didn't care as much about all that.

“Hey, Jackson. Everything okay?” He looked up and noticed Tessa walking down the sidewalk in front of him.

“Oh. Hi, Tessa. Yeah. I'm fine.” He sounded shaken, and he wasn't even sure why. Maybe it was the fact that he'd just kissed Rebecca Evans on the cheek or that he had promised her he was going to get her son to agree to come to the island with them tomorrow.

“I don't know you very well yet, Jackson, but you sure don't seem fine. You look like you just saw a ghost.” She was offering him a sweet smile and touching his shoulder.

“Actually, I am a little more anxious this morning than normal.” He smiled and put his hands in his pockets.

“Does this have anything to do with Rebecca Evans?” She asked crossing her arms and jutting her hip out. How did women always know stuff like that? It was like they were mind readers. Maybe men just weren’t as complicated as they hoped they were.

“Why would you say that?” he asked trying to keep a smile off his face.

“Because I saw how you acted around her on Thanksgiving. She put you on edge, for sure. I consider myself to be a pretty good judge of character, and I think you have the hots for Rebecca Evans.” She wagged her finger at him and laughed.

“I'm not sure if I like you anymore.”

“That's okay. You’ll learn to love me. How about we go take a walk on the pier and chat? I might be able to help you.” He thought about it for a moment. Did he really want to take a walk and chat about Rebecca? For some strange reason, he did.

They walked across the street to the beginning of the pier. It was a beautiful day, clear blue skies and a nice breeze. It wasn't so cold that it was uncomfortable, which was one of the perks of living near the beach.

“So, tell me what's going on this morning that has you so frazzled,” Tessa said, getting right down to business.

“Where do I begin? I’m sure my brothers told you that I'm not someone who settles down easily with women.” He cut his eyes over at her, but she had a pretty good poker face it seemed.

“I've heard some stories. But I think that's just a protection mechanism.” There she goes, reading my mind again, he thought.

“Protection mechanism?” He acted as if he had no idea what she was talking about, but in reality she nailed it.

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