Under the Covers by Jo Barrett

Author:Jo Barrett [Barrett, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, hot, summer, south
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2014-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“What can I get for you, Miss Walters?”

Jane eyed the beautiful cut of beef, but knew her budget was pure hamburger. “A pound of ground round, please.”

“I’ve got a special on T-bones, if you’re interested.”

“Thank you, but I’ll just take the ground beef.”

He gave her a nod, then glanced behind her. “I’ll be with you in a second, Jacob.”

“No hurry,” he said, and the hairs on the back of Jane’s neck stood up. She could swear she felt his heat radiating through the back of her blouse. She didn’t dare turn and look at him, everyone would know, they’d see it all on her face, in her eyes. And what the hell was he doing here? They’d agreed to not see each other for a few days, and this was only day two.

The first night without him had been pure torture, but she would be the first to admit, she’d gotten some rest, after a sleeping pill, damn him.

He reached around her for the sales flyer sitting atop the meat counter, his arm brushing ever-so slightly against hers.

“I have a craving for something I can’t quite put my finger on,” he murmured lowly.

Jane swallowed a moan as every touch, every kiss, every decadent moment they’d shared flooded her senses. Looked like she’d be taking another pill tonight. Maybe two. She couldn’t handle the constant ache, the need, the insane desire to have him.

How many times over the last thirty-six hours had she looked across the street? How many times did she have to ask a customer to repeat what they’d said, because her mind was on him? And now here he was—torturing her, bringing back every fantasy she’d had since they were last together.

“Here you go, Miss Walters,” the butcher said, jerking her from the heated thoughts springing to life in her mind.

She struggled to say thank you around her constricted throat, then snatched up her ground round and darted down the canned goods aisle, her breathing sporadic, her heart racing.

She came to an abrupt stop and stood staring at jars of spaghetti sauce. If he wasn’t careful everyone would know. He knew she was terrible with lies, and not much better with secrets. Especially when all she’d wanted to do was fall back against him and let him do mind-altering things with his lips and hands.

She heard footsteps coming closer, and did her best to put on a normal face and calm her sporadic heart, hoping whoever it was, would ignore her.

“Pardon me,” Jacob said, reaching around her to the shelf.

So startled that it was him, she jumped with a faint squeak, and fell back against his chest before he could retrieve a jar of sauce.

“Easy now,” he said lowly, steadying her with a hand at her waist.

“I—I’m fine. Thank you,” she said, but didn’t move an inch, and just stood there savoring the simplest of touches.

She felt his soft chuckle against her back.

“You really are a terrible liar, Jane,” he whispered, his warm breath brushing across her ear.

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