Wedding His Takeover Target by Emilie Rose

Author:Emilie Rose [Rose, Emilie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Dynasties: Jarrods
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2010-10-09T23:00:00+00:00

Seven

She might have been a little overconfident in her ability to ignore Gavin, Sabrina admitted Friday afternoon.

In the eight hours since they’d made lov—had sex, she hadn’t been able to get him out of her head. Thoughts of him lurked around corners of her mind, leaping out to startle her at inopportune moments. It didn’t help that he was rarely out of sight, and even when he was she could hear the low baritone of his voice as he talked to Pops.Worse, she still smelled of him—of them—because she couldn’t sneak off to wash his scent away without making Pops question why she’d taken a second shower in the same day. And the seam of her jeans rubbed sensitive places—places that should be covered by panties, but weren’t since she hadn’t found hers and hadn’t wanted to linger in the barn to search.

How could she have become intimate with someone she’d only known four days? Shame burned her cheeks. That wasn’t like her. Russell had been her only lover, and it had taken three months and falling head over heels in love with him for him to talk her out of her clothes. Luckily, she’d figured out the guys before him had only wanted one thing from her—copies of her parents’ course exams—before she’d done more than heavy kissing and a little uncomfortable groping.

Footsteps approached—her grandfather’s soft shuffle followed by Gavin’s purposeful tread. Her spine snapped straight and her pulse went wacky. She wanted to run, but she wouldn’t give Gavin Jarrod the satisfaction of knowing she was uncomfortable around him.

Pops preceded Gavin into the kitchen. “I’m off, girlie.”

Alarm raced through her. “Off where? What about dinner?”

“I’m eating with my poker buddies.”

“But this isn’t your usual night, and I was about to grill steaks.” She couldn’t care less about the steaks. She didn’t want to be left alone with Gavin.

“Save mine for tomorrow. Horace is making his famous venison stew.”

“Why don’t you take Gavin with you? He might enjoy meeting your poker pals.”

“I’m not about to bring a card shark to the table. He’d steal the pot, and the boys would never forgive me. Good night. Don’t wait up.” Pops grabbed his coat and hat and let himself out the back door, leaving Sabrina staring after him in dismay.

Now what?

Get rid of Gavin, that’s what.

She delayed facing him until she absolutely couldn’t anymore, then turned. He leaned against the doorjamb, ankles and arms crossed, watching her. The wolf-like watchfulness and hunger in his eyes as his dark gaze rolled over her thickened her tongue and made the spot between her legs tingle.

She gulped. “You’re a card shark?”

He lifted one muscled shoulder. “When we’re stuck on a job and the weather’s not cooperating we sometimes kill the time with cards. I do okay.”

She shifted on her feet, searching for a way to rid herself of his company. “You have an evening off. Go home.”

“Not without my date.”

Her stomach swooped. Good. She was glad he had a date. She wanted him to bother some other woman and leave her alone.

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