Tis the Season by Darcy Burke

Author:Darcy Burke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: angels, holiday, paranormal romance, christmas, historical romance, regency romance, contemporary romance
Publisher: Intrepid Reads

Chapter Six

JACK WENT to bed with the worst case of blue balls he’d ever experienced in his life.

Knowing Sarah was right beside him, giving an equally Oscar-worthy performance of Faking Sleep, did not help matters. Just saying her name in his head made his heart beat faster.

He shouldn’t have kissed her.

He hadn’t meant to kiss her. He hadn’t kissed anyone since becoming a professional nomad. He hadn’t wanted to. He hadn’t felt worthy of anyone’s affection, and he certainly hadn’t felt like he deserved to experience anything as elusive as happiness.

And then—Sarah.

Everything about her surprised him. Not just her bizarre outfits, although the acid-washed denim romper and hot pink jelly shoes were a sight to behold. He hadn’t seen jelly shoes since 1985, when his sister had chucked a similar pair out her bedroom window, claiming her entire foot had scabbed over from chafing against inflexible plastic.

The thing about Sarah was that she seemed to actually understand him. To believe in him. Not in a sycophantic or lemming sort of way, either. She certainly wasn’t shy about making her opinions known when she disagreed with his decisions or accused him of being headstrong.

That, too, was refreshing. He’d already gone from the mogul who could do no wrong to the villain who could do no right. Having someone view him fairly and objectively and still choose to support him was something he’d never anticipated experiencing again.

And how was it possible she’d be willing to spend Christmas repairing tin roofs in the mountains of Bolivia? In the past, he’d never spent time with a woman without providing chauffeured transportation and luxury accommodations. And here he was, borrowing Sarah’s five-star wheels and sharing a tent whose primary extravagance was mosquito netting. Not exactly living the fairy tale. His sole claim to chivalry was gallantly balling up a towel for her to use as a pillow.

Suave. Real suave.

And yet it had just seemed right. Holding her hand. Touching her cheek. Kissing her lips.

Not that there was any future in it, of course. He’d sworn that he would never again put his happiness above anyone else’s. His crusade to fix the world would consume every waking hour for the rest of his life. That’s how it had to be. No one could be expected to willingly join him in such an undertaking. And falling for a woman would make her both a liability to and a distraction from his cause, neither of which he could afford.

But, man. He sure wished he was still kissing her.

No, not even that. At least, not necessarily that. He’d be happy just curling up beside her, one arm around her waist and the other going slowly numb, trapped beneath her. Snuggled tight. The pins and needles would be worth it, just to have held her in his arms.

He rubbed his face and groaned. At this rate, he was never going to fall asleep.

He gave in to one of his desires and rolled onto his side, facing her. He didn’t sling

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