To Touch a Thief (An Everly Gray Novella) by Charles L. j

Author:Charles, L. j. [Charles, L. j.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amentino Publishing
Published: 2012-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

TEN

Jayne Hunt and Parker Steele

Parker stood, lifting Jayne, then sliding her down his body until her feet were safely on the floor. She clung for a moment, then stepped back, the cool air a shock against her hot skin.

A swishing sound wandered through the air, faint like wisps of smoke.

She scooped her blouse off the floor and crushed it against her chest.

The bedroom door moved, a scant three inches, and then stopped.

Jayne’s pulse kicked up a notch and her stomach bottomed out. How could Parker be so still, his face calm, his arms and hands relaxed alongside his body?

He stepped in front of her, a smooth, calculated move. “What the hell?”

He inched forward, one step. Two.

Jayne twisted to peer around him. “Oh.” She dropped to the floor and stuffed her arms into the sleeves of her blouse.

A tiny, pink nose poked around the edge of the door, and bright green eyes focused on them. The door moved again uncovering a quivering bundle of gray fur, delicate white paws, and a fluffy tail.

Parker grabbed his champagne, muttered something under his breath, and downed several swallows.

Sensing his gaze, Jayne flicked a glance at him. “Quiet. We mustn’t scare it.”

He nodded, watching as she crawled toward the cat on her hands and knees, mumbling soothing nothings to the furry interloper.

“You have the most delightful wiggle I’ve ever seen.” Parker said, dropping to the floor next to her and running his hand over her bottom.

Her pulse jumped into her throat. “Delightful wiggle?”

“Yeah. Didn’t add those words to my vocabulary until I turned thirty-five. Old men can get away with more.”

She grinned. “Really? Well, then, thank you. Come closer and meet our new cat.”

“I had other plans for this evening.” He extended his fingers for the cat to sniff. With feline grace, the kitten gave a perfunctory head butt to Parker’s hand, then rubbed its body along Jayne’s thigh.

“An excellent idea,” Parker said, skimming his palm over her other thigh, and then he reached to scratch the cat’s ears. “He must have gotten in when your brother and Everly left.”

“Um-hmm.” She scooped the kitten into her arms. “I think this is the same little bundle of fur I rescued in the lobby. I wonder if it escaped from its box and followed me.”

Parker sat back on his heels. “I thought you didn’t care for cats.”

The fluffy feline balanced on its hind legs and rubbed noses with Jayne. “I don’t. Didn’t. This one seems to have wormed its way into my heart.” She held the cat away from her, checked its nether region. “He’s a boy. We have a boy, Parker,” she said with a grin.

“We, huh? Guess I better find some appropriate accessories for our new adoptee.” He plucked the fluff ball from Jayne’s arms and stood. “What’s your name?”

“Tell me you don’t expect him to answer.”

Parker winked. “Cats have a way of letting you know.”

Jayne began buttoning her blouse, but Parke’s gaze stopped her. “Don’t. I want to see you.”

His words shivered down her spine.

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