Unraveling Him: A Small Town Family Romance (The Bailey Brothers Book 3) by Claire Kingsley

Author:Claire Kingsley [Kingsley, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Always Have, LLC
Published: 2020-08-19T23:00:00+00:00

24

Evan

I woke up lying sideways across the bed, face down. Fiona had her head on my lower back, as if I were her pillow. How we’d both moved around that much without waking each other was beyond me.

We clearly had issues.

The covers were a mess, but it was fitting. So was I.

I’d been determined to stay strong, hold out, keep myself from acting on any of my dirty fantasies about Fiona.

And I’d failed.

I’d kissed her. Fine, understandable. She’d told me Luke had kissed her—not that she’d kissed him, I’d noted—and that she’d turned him down. And yes, that first kiss had been all about erasing every trace of that asshole from her lips. I’d told her the truth, and if I had to do it over again, I would.

But that second kiss? All me.

I’d been fighting it so hard, and I hadn’t been able to take it anymore.

She murmured something and turned onto her side, so I rolled over. After making each other come in the shop, it had seemed stupid to ask her to keep sleeping on the couch. But now a cloud of doubt cast a shadow over me.

We hadn’t planned any of this. I’d only meant to give her a place to crash until she got back on her feet. And then yesterday had happened.

Did I suddenly have a live-in girlfriend?

I didn’t know if I had room in my life for this. Could I trust her? Was I ready to trust anyone? I didn’t know if I could open myself up to another person again—risk getting hurt.

And yet, here I was, waking up with her in my bed.

I got up and got dressed before she woke up. I needed some space. Sasquatch and I went for a walk in the woods, and the cool morning air helped relax me. When I came back, Fiona was drinking coffee in the kitchen, her hair wet from her shower.

I kissed her good morning—seemed like I should after yesterday—and told myself everything was fine.

Working on the Pontiac helped. Sure, Fiona was in and out of the shop while we both worked, and sometimes she sang along to my music. But I didn’t mind her being there. I hadn’t since we’d come back from the road trip. In fact, I could admit it was nice having someone around.

Especially her.

And then I remembered what day it was. Tuesday.

That meant dinner at Gram’s.

Should I invite her?

She was standing in the office sorting through something on the desk. I watched her from across the shop. She wore a red headband in her hair and she’d put on a lot less makeup than usual. It made her hazel-green eyes stand out against her fair skin. She’d been cold earlier, so I’d given her my flannel shirt to wear. It was too big, looking more like a robe than a shirt, but it was cute with her tank top and jeans.

Jesus, I’d given her my shirt. Was a flannel the same as a hoodie? Was giving your

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