A Mouse in His Pocket by Patricia Green

Author:Patricia Green
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Bethany's Woodshed: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2011-12-21T03:26:31+00:00

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The Coopers invited Buck to have a holiday dinner with them on December 23. They celebrated their family Christmas on December 24, but Jenny didn't want him to feel like he didn't matter.

The dinner had gone well, her family polite, and even her sister behaving, if not with charm, at least without venom. In fact, Mary smiled when Buck volunteered to help with the dishes after dinner. The pair started up a friendly conversation as they went into the kitchen, and all was well in Jenny's world.

Until Mary came screaming out into the living room.

"He's a pig! He groped me!"

Jenny's parents rose from their chairs and so did Jenny, her hands going over her mouth.

"What happened?" asked their father.

"He grabbed my butt!"

Her parents looked at each other, and Buck rolled into the room.

"Keep him away from me!" Mary raced around, putting the sofa between them.

Buck didn't say anything, his mouth a grim line.

Mr. Cooper wasn't satisfied with his silence. "What do you have to say for yourself?"

"Mary is lying. Nothing happened. We were doing the dishes and she suddenly ran out of the room. I don't know why." Buck's voice was careful, his jaw tight.

"It's a lie. He's lying! He grabbed me!" Mary screeched.

"Oh, Buck," Jenny breathed, feeling like her heart was crushed. How could he do this? Yes, Mary was the beauty of the family, but they had nothing in common. Maybe it was because Mary was easy. Men went for easy women, didn't they? And, Jenny...well, he hadn't asked her for sex at all. Sure he seemed interested--how could a man not react physically to a woman sitting in his lap? But, aside from kisses, that's all there had been. Maybe he couldn't stand it anymore. Jenny should have seen this coming and made herself more available to Buck. It was all her fault.

He gave her a sharp look, the lines at the sides of his mouth deepening. "You don't believe this, do you, Jennifer?"

"Oh, God!" Jenny couldn't stand it, tears forming in her eyes and beginning a trail down her cheeks. "Buck..."

He nodded once and made for the door, grabbing his coat off the hall credenza as he passed. "There's nothing more to say."

Jenny wanted to say something--anything--to make things right. She followed him out the door and down the make-shift ramp on the stairs. "Buck, I know you didn't mean it."

He stopped and turned to look at her, his eyes glittering with anger. She'd never seen him angry like this. "You must really think I'm stupid, Jennifer. You must have no respect for me at all. Do you think I would make a pass at your sister, in your home, with your parents and you right there? Do I seem that stupid to you? I told you I love you, Jenny. I thought we had built respect and trust between us."

"I...uh..." She trusted him. Or she did. Or she wanted to. "But why would Mary say that?"

"I have no idea. She's got her own agenda.

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