Treat her Right: A New Zealand Sexy Beach Romance (Treats to Tempt You Book 2) by Serenity Woods

Author:Serenity Woods [Woods, Serenity]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-07-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Joss didn’t have a great morning. He worked for a couple of hours and promptly wished he hadn’t when he found out there were back-to-back emergency appointments. Most didn’t end up being emergencies, but were instead over-anxious parents worrying their children had meningitis when in fact all they had was a simple heat rash. He didn’t blame the parents for their concern; he’d much rather they check and be wrong than not check and be right, and he told them as such. But it meant he didn’t get half the paperwork done he’d planned.

Deciding not to stay, needing fresh air, out of duty he popped in to see Hayley on his way home, and again, immediately wished he hadn’t. The house was like a bomb site, and all four kids and Hayley were stir crazy because she didn’t have enough money to take them out for the day. He helped her tidy up, then gave her all the notes in his wallet and told her to drop the Maggot off at a friend’s house and take the others to the cinema for a few hours. She pushed his hand away, cried, and then took the money, humiliated but thankful.

Joss left, knowing he should have offered to take the kids himself and give her a break, but he was tired and dispirited, and desperately needed some time to himself. Tomorrow, he thought as he drove home. I’ll offer to take them out tomorrow.

He dropped by Treats to buy a coffee, but to his surprise, Maisey wasn’t there. Elle told him Tasha was off to Auckland with Kole, and Maisey had the day off too. The whole world was against him, he thought, irritated with her, even though it was unfair. He headed for home, planning to pop a beer, sit on his deck, and try not to think how dull his life was.

He slowed, turned off the main road, and approached his house.

Immediately, he saw Maisey’s car out the front. She wasn’t inside, nor was she anywhere to be seen. He sat there for a moment, clenching the steering wheel. His house was his refuge from the madness of daily life. She’d promised she wouldn’t make any demands on him.

They’d been idiotic, he thought, crossing the small lawn around the side of the house. It was as if they’d added chili powder to food and then been surprised it tasted hot. Of course having sex would change their relationship. She’d now assume she had the right to see him whenever she wanted. She was yet another person who’d rely on him and call him whenever she needed something.

He tried to drum up some irritation that he’d let this happen when it was the last thing he wanted in his life.

But instead, to his surprise, all he could summon was pleasure.

She sat on the wooden bench overlooking the view of the bay. It had put on its best show for her. The cloudless sky was a deep blue, the cerulean water sparkled in the March sunshine, and a tui called from high in the manuka trees.

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