The Purrfect Handyman: A small town, slow-burn romance (The Crazy Cat Lady Club Book 1) by Jessika Winter

Author:Jessika Winter [Winter, Jessika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Endeavor Reads
Published: 2023-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Ch. 31 Alanna

Holy smoking moley! As if the handyman weren’t cute enough, Sully answered the door in a faded t-shirt and that sleek, acoustic guitar hanging from his neck once again.

His honey-colored eyes widened in surprise, and no wonder. Alanna had put a lot of thought into her “apology" ensemble. A sky-blue Valentino silk blouse complimented her dark, straight-legged Guess jeans combined with blood-red Gucci stilettos. If she had to grovel, at least she’d look good doing it.

“I was an ass the other day,” she started. “So, I wanted to come over here, and…” her eyes shifted over Sully’s shoulder. She could have sworn there hadn’t been a monstrous cat condo taking up half his living room the last time she’d been making a hopeless fool of herself on his front porch. Sully glanced back and followed her gaze.

“I made that,” he said, “well, with the help of a friend.” A smile of pride twitched on his lips.

It was fucking adorable. He was fucking adorable.

“Sheba,” he said.

“What?”

“The cat. Her name is Sheba.”

Alanna grimaced. Why was that name following her everywhere? “I didn’t know you had a cat,” she said.

“It’s a relatively new situation,” he answered. “Sheba’s really shy, though. She’s probably hiding under my bed.”

The thought of a cat under a bed constricted Alanna’s throat. With effort, she pulled her gaze away from the cat condo. Sheba was one hell of a lucky cat.

“So,” she began again. “I was…”

“…apologizing for being an ass?” Sully helped her out. “Your words, not mine.”

She had to smile at that. Their eyes met. She’d expected anger from him, along with suspicion and a whole lot of pissed off. Instead, his gaze was curious, warm, and something else that tantalized her girly parts.

“Yeah, that about sums it up,” she said, licking her lips. “I was, uh, dealing with some things and I took it out on you. You didn’t deserve that.”

He pulled the guitar over his head and set it down against the wall beside him. Without the instrument between them, he felt closer. She could reach out and touch his chest with the tips of her fingers if she wanted. She remembered how he’d brushed by her last week, the feel of his clothes tickling against her skin, the heat of his body like a palpable force firing up her blood.

“I should have smelled the gas. You were right to be upset about that,” Sully said. “I’m still kicking myself that we were in danger and I didn’t realize it.”

“That was an accident,” Alanna said. No way would she allow him to play his good guy routine and let her off the hook. “I was an ass.”

“It was the arbitration, wasn’t it?” He asked gently with sympathy in his eyes.

Alanna’s spine stiffened. He was treating her like a fragile thing, like she might shatter into a thousand pieces. Alanna hated the vulnerability she felt. The embarrassment. Most of all, she hated the fact that she wanted to melt into his arms and tell him everything.

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