Fierce-Jonah (Fierce Matchmaking Book 8) by Natalie Ann

Author:Natalie Ann [Ann, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-02T16:00:00+00:00

23

Friendly Face

Jonah got up to answer the door when he heard the knock.

Something told him to reach out to Megan today and see if she wanted to come and visit tonight since he was out of work early.

“Hi,” he said, leaning in to give her a kiss. “Glad you decided to come over.”

“I just need to see a friendly face today that isn’t family,” she said, laughing, but it didn’t reach her eyes.

“Everything okay?”

“More of the same as always,” she said. “A typical family gathering.”

“Everyone telling you what to do and what is right for you?”

“Something like that,” she said. “No one gets it, and it’s fine. My niece Sophia, who’s only twelve and the youngest of the group, she felt isolated too. I could see it. Her mother, my sister Sarah, said Sophia brings it on herself when the rest of the kids don’t feel that way.”

“But you don’t believe that?”

She shrugged. “No clue,” she said. “I felt that as a kid. The age gap was too much. But in their case, Abby is sixteen, Charlie and Tyler fourteen and Sophia twelve. Not that big of a gap.”

“Doesn’t sound it to me,” he said.

He pulled her to the couch and tucked her under his arm. “I’m glad you reached out.”

“Me too,” he said. “You’re tense.”

“Can’t help it. If I wasn’t driving, I might have had a drink. But if I opened a beer my mother would make some comment about it not being ladylike and it’s not as if there was any wine there. My mother doesn’t drink. Though I did find out my sister Emily likes her wine.”

“I hear some sarcasm there,” he said.

“Emily’s husband, Tom, made some snide remark. Not sure what is going on with them, but I brushed it off. Not my concern. I’ve got my own life to worry about.”

“That’s right,” he said. “Just worry about you. Or us.”

He started to rub her shoulders for her. “That feels good.”

He stood up and held his hand out. “Come on.”

“Where are we going?” she asked.

“My room. I’m going to give you a massage. You need it.”

“Damn, I was hoping it would be more than that. I think I need that more than anything.”

“I might be persuaded to do a happy ending.”

“Now you’re talking my language,” she said.

They got to his room and he said, “Take your shirt off.”

“I can do that. This is a nice big bed. Lots of room to move around.”

“Do you want a tour of my place first?” he asked. Once he saw the sadness on her face he’d forgotten it was the first time she’d been here.

“You can give me one later. One apartment is just like another.”

“That’s how I feel,” he said. “It’s not like it’s a house. I’m not here much to do anything special to the place.”

“Which is sad, but I understand.”

“I’m here now,” he said.

Her shirt was off and she dropped her shorts too. Even better for him. Then she flopped facedown on the bed and he held back the laugh.

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