True North (2010) by Marie Force

Author:Marie Force
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 146621404X
Publisher: HTJB, Inc.
Published: 2010-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

When Jessie heard the bathroom door open, she got up to go to him. With any other man, she would have told him to get lost after the way he’d lashed out at her. But she knew he was distraught over the vandalism and needed to vent. For some reason, she was pleased he had chosen to take it out on her. People only did that to those they were most comfortable with.

“I made you a sandwich.” She led him into the kitchen and nudged him down into a chair. Placing a heaping turkey sandwich and a beer in front of him, she reached for her glass of wine and sat with him while he ate.

“Thanks,” he said.

“No problem.”

He swallowed a bite of sandwich and took a long drink of his beer. “I’m sorry for what I said.”

“I’m sorry if I’ve distracted you from your work.”

“You haven’t.” His face lifted into a small smile. “Well, you have, but I’m not complaining. It wasn’t fair for me to talk to you that way.”

She reached for his hand and linked her fingers with his. “You were upset, I was handy. It’s okay.”

“It’s not okay.”

As he looked at her with those piercing blue eyes, a strange sensation came over her. Oh God, I love him.

“Jessie? What’s wrong?”

She cleared her throat and took a sip of her wine. “Nothing.”

“You just got this crazy look on your face, like you were freaked out by something.”

Smiling, she marveled at how he saw right through her. “I’m just very grateful that you weren’t hurt in that fire.”

He finished the sandwich and pushed the plate to the side. “I’m sorry you were worried.”

“Will you talk to me about how you’re feeling? You’re all but vibrating with tension and frustration.”

Abruptly, he released her hand and got up to put his plate in the sink. He stood there for a long moment before he turned back to her.

What she saw on his face broke the heart she had recently given to him.

“Can we go outside? I need some air.”

“Sure we can.” She followed him to the patio where the night sky was peppered with stars, and the moon cast a silvery glow on the bay. “It’s so beautiful here.”

“Isn’t it? When Travis first told me what he wanted to do, I thought he was nuts. He’d made a fortune in the stock market and could’ve lived large for the rest of his life. Instead, he wanted to build something lasting.”

“That’s admirable.”

Beck nodded. “He had a real vision, and I have to give him credit. Against tremendous odds, he’s made it happen.”

“And you hate that someone’s messing with it.”

“Hell yes I hate it! It pisses me off.”

“And you hate that you can’t stop it.”

“Yes,” he said softly.

“It’s not your fault, Peter. You’ve done everything you can and then some.”

“But it’s not enough. Someone was nearly killed here tonight. Do you know what that would’ve done to Travis?”

“How about what it’s doing to you?”

“That doesn’t matter.”

She stepped closer to him and slid her arms around his waist.

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