A Double Shot of Love (The Coffee Loft Series: Fall Collection) by TJ Amberson

Author:TJ Amberson [Amberson, TJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: English Trails Publishing, LLC
Published: 2024-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Joel isn't saying a word as he drives. I'm staying silent, too.

When we got to his car, Joel slid back my seat as far as it could go so I could keep my injured left leg stretched out in front of me. Now that we're en route to my apartment, he has the heater cranked up to maximum, and my shivering is thankfully subsiding.

"How are you doing?" Joel breaks the stillness, his words laced with tension.

I lift my head off the headrest and look his way. "Much better now, thanks to you."

Joel glances at me and puts his concentration back on the road. He doesn't reply.

"How did you find me, anyway?" I shift in my seat to view him better. "Up until this evening, I didn't even know there was a creep-tastic basement in that building. How did you know to look for me in there?"

"I didn't know to look for you in there. At least, not at first." Joel's jaw muscles are working as he adjusts his hold on the steering wheel. "After you insisted on leaving the gym alone, I was worried about you. I called your phone a couple of times, but the calls went straight to voicemail. I therefore took the liberty of driving to your apartment to make sure you got home all right. When I knocked on your door, however, no one answered."

It takes a beat for me to process Joel's words. He drove all the way to my apartment to check on me? I'm so overcome by this revelation that I don't even know what to say. The only thing that comes out of my mouth is:

"Savannah is working at the Coffee Loft this evening, which is why she wasn't home."

"I know. I discovered that when I went to the Coffee Loft next."

"You also went to the Coffee Loft?" I'm unable to hide my astonishment any longer. "You did all of that to make sure I was okay?"

Joel frowns. He suddenly cranks on the steering wheel, yanking the car over to the side of the road. He brings the vehicle to an idling stop, his hands still gripping the wheel while he stares outside.

"Um, is everything okay?" I dare to inquire.

Joel releases his hold on the wheel and faces me. "Danielle, I don't know what happened in your past to make you believe that guys who are athletes would never care about you, but not all guys are the same." The gleam in his eyes is fiery. Determined. Piercing. "So the answer to your question is, yes. Yes, I also went to the Coffee Loft to try to find you. I needed to know you were safe." He exhales hard and goes back to glaring out the windshield.

I stare at his profile, again rendered speechless, while a potent heat expands in my chest. All is intensely quiet. Joel turns his head to look at me again, causing the glow of the nearby streetlight to land upon his alluring features and make his eyes shine.

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