Her Ex Next Door by Beverly Farr

Author:Beverly Farr [Farr, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: sweet, Romance, Humour
Amazon: B007RZV4PQ
Goodreads: 15765602
Publisher: Beverly Farr
Published: 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Ginny could not get rid of him.

In the next week, it seemed that every time she turned around, Derek was there. He tagged along with her to the Oriental rug store and the lamp store. He offered to help when she hung the art work. “Don’t you ever work?” she snapped after a few days of his shadowing her. She busied herself with opening a large box of candles.

“I do a lot of work from my laptop or my phone,” he explained, apparently not offended by her question. “I can work anywhere. And I have two excellent Vice Presidents who do a better job than I do. So I can set my own hours.”

“How nice for you,” she said coolly. “But I have the opposite situation. I’m not getting my work done because you’re home all day.”

“My presence is stifling your creativity?”

“Let’s just say I work better when I’m not worried about someone sneaking up on me.”

“What’s the matter, Ginny? I haven’t kissed your neck once – or is that part of the problem?”

“Don’t be absurd,” she said, absently rubbing the back of her neck, until she saw him watching her. She frowned. “I work better alone, and if you want me to finish your house on time, you need to leave me alone.”

“Can I get myself something to eat during the day, or is the kitchen off limits, too?”

Ginny let her breath out in an exasperated sigh. “Eat whatever you want, whenever you want. I don’t want to turn your house into a prison. I just want to work in peace. Is that asking too much?”

“Fine with me. I thought I was cooperating.”

“There’s a fine line between cooperation and harassment.”

“Really? Tell me about it.” Derek walked toward her and stood too close for comfort, so she backed up a few inches. He advanced again, and she stepped back until her back was flat against the wall.

“What are you doing?” she gasped.

He stood, not quite touching her, but no more than an inch away, so she couldn’t escape without brushing against him. She was trapped.

He ran a gentle finger down her cheek and across her lips.

Ginny shuddered with anticipation. He was going to kiss her again.

Derek leaned forward until his lips were half an inch from hers. “This is what I’d call harassment,” he said very quietly. His eyes gleamed as if he’d like to eat her alive.

Ginny turned her head sharply to the side to avoid his penetrating gaze.

Was it still considered harassment if she liked it? Ginny set that traitorous thought aside. Caveman tactics did not appeal to her. She strove to keep her voice steady as she said, “I prefer cooperation.”

“That’s up to you,” he said simply, stepping back and giving her breathing room. He whistled as he walked away.

That was a close one, Ginny told herself, not daring to take a step for fear that her weak legs would betray her. She let her breath out slowly. She needed to remember that Derek, for all his civilized veneer, was still a male animal.

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