Crashing Into Jake by Sara Blackard

Author:Sara Blackard [Blackard, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sara Blackard

Twelve

Jake woke with a start and froze to assess the weight pinning his chest to the floor. The weight shifted, and he remembered falling asleep holding Chloe. He eased as recognition of her arm gripped in his and her faint snore hit him.

He relaxed back onto the floor, surprised at how hard he’d slept. Even more astonishing was the fact that he hadn’t woken up screaming in terror and ready to fight. Did he have intense exhaustion to thank for that or the gorgeous woman whose words bolstered his heart?

He shifted his legs and cringed as pain shot up his knee and into his thigh. He probably should have taken off his prosthetic. An ache built in the back of his throat. Would Chloe still want to snuggle up to him when she saw his stump? It was easy to forget he wasn’t whole when his pants covered the evidence. She didn’t seem like the type to run scared from his injury, but he’d seen enough heartbreak in the military hospital and rehab to know some couldn’t take reality.

The storm continued its onslaught against the cabin with wind howling like an F-16 buzzing the tower. He needed to get up, stoke the fire, and check to make sure they hadn’t gotten snowed in. Chloe shifted, making a mewing noise almost like a kitten, then wrapped her hand over his shoulder. She nuzzled her nose into his neck, her soft breath raising his hair to stand at attention. He could get used to waking up like this every morning.

As much as he didn’t want this moment to end—ever—he needed to check things. If he wanted the possibility of waking up with Chloe in his arms every morning for years to come, he had to keep them alive. His brain stumbled over that thought, and heat spread through his chest, amazed at the truth of the statement. Everything he’d ever hoped for in a wife had been bundled up in the pixie in his arms. He’d be an idiot to not at least consider seeing where this could go.

He shifted to the side, trying to slide away without waking her up. She tensed, then threaded her fingers through his hair. Tingles spread from his scalp down his neck.

“Jake?” Her deep husky voice had him debating getting up after all.

His voice caught on the lump stuck in his throat and came out little more than a whisper. “I need to check things.”

She huffed, and her shoulders rose and fell like Eva’s did when she pouted. She moved her face closer and pressed a lingering kiss to his neck. The tingles fired to a million bottle rockets and shot straight to his toes. Maybe the fire could wait. He glanced at the small lump in the fireplace. He growled. Nope, duty called.

He rolled onto his side, easing her onto her back, and propped himself on his elbow. With only embers glowing, he could barely see Chloe’s face in the dark. The light reflected off of her wide eyes looking up at him.

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