Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight by Debra Jupe

Author:Debra Jupe [Jupe, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2014-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“You’ll what?” Katie put her hands on her hips and scowled at the near closed hatch. How dare he offer to share her vehicle? Who did this guy think he was?

Jack raised the flap a bit to peer from underneath. “I’m willing to split the backseat with you.”

“Excuse me. This is my car, my trip and my—,”

“Not a vacation. You’re running away,” he interrupted. “To hide.”

“Whatever. It’s still my escape. You weren’t invited.” She directed a thumb at her chest. “I’m calling the shots.”

He released the handle letting the door elevate. “If you expect me to go to Nana’s in the middle of this monsoon, in the dark, then your happy ass is going to have to carry me while holding an umbrella over my head.”

She gazed upward, flattening a palm in front of her, allowing the tiny droplets to bounce off her skin. “It’s not raining that hard.”

“Hard enough.”

Katie bit her tongue so not to argue. The drizzle wasn’t as fierce as he insinuated, though she had to admit with the strong wind gusts and the holey road, a hike on foot didn’t exactly appeal to her either.

Scooting to the rear, Jack leaned between the middle and backseat to release the lever, ramming the second seat down to make more room although he was still too big for the confined area. “Those are my terms. You can’t go by ’em, then I’m staying put.” He lengthened his body, doing his best to lay straight and undid the top snap of his blue jeans. Zipper parted, he raised his hips to slide them down his legs.

Katie walked to the opening and stared inside with a frown. “What are you doing?”

“I’m taking my pants off.” He shoved them over his ankles. “Should be obvious.”

“I can see that. The question is why?”

“The bottoms are muddy and wet, which will make sleeping in an already uncomfortable situation worse.” He pulled his jeans away from his feet, tossed them over the front passenger seat, and then he leaned forward to grab the hatch. “Nighty Night. Wake me when you get that tractor here.” He tilted his body outside and tugged the grip.

A boom cracked from overhead. The sky opened and a downpour gushed. A stitch of panic rose in Katie’s chest as large drops pounded the top of her head. “Jack. Wait.” She tried to hurry through the slop, grabbing the flap just before it latched.

An ornery grin spread across his face. “Change your mind?”

She shot him an exasperated glare as she climbed inside. She lifted her legs, and rotated on her butt toward the front of the vehicle, then proceeded to take off her muddy boots and socks. After she tossed them to where his lay, she ran her hands down her jeans to wipe away the excess grime.

His gaze glided over her dirty denims. “You’re going to leave those nasty clothes on?”

She nodded, struggling with every estrogenic hormone to avert her attention from his bare, muscular legs. “I think it would be more appropriate given the circumstances,” she said in a tight, throaty voice.

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