Hijinks by Debra Kayn

Author:Debra Kayn [Kayn, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: rekindled love, Funny romance, alpha hero, Smart House, smalltown romance sex, lawyer hero, holiday romance, reunited romance
Published: 2014-01-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Alex flopped onto his back, trying to remember what woke him. He ran his hand across his bare chest. Dawning came quickly. His fantasies while he slept had quadrupled from the norm after spending two nights stuck in the same house with Shannon

Of course, they were all about her. He didn’t know what they were doing together in the dream. He didn’t know where they were in the dream. All he knew was what they shared in the dream was special. The kind of special worth fighting for, and he wasn’t giving up.

A soft thud hit the wall behind the headboard of the bed he laid in. He held his breath. She’d put him in the spare bedroom beside her room. He’d practically lived with her for the three years he’d gone to law school and not being in there with her now sucked.

The sound came again, followed by Shannon mumbling. What was she doing up?

She’d insisted they keep the hallway light on because she couldn’t face any more long periods of darkness. He tossed back the covers, swung his feet to the floor and stopped. He glanced down. She’d also taken all his clothes and washed them in the sink after his shower.

A shadow appeared on the hard wood floor outside in the hall. He pulled the blanket around his hips and waited for her. A few minutes went by and he thought she’d gone into her room when she tiptoed in front of his open doorway, then hurried past.

What was she doing? She’d barely made it through the peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich dinner they’d shared earlier. It was hard to believe the same woman who’d yawned and rubbed her face at the table was now sneaking around in the middle of the night.

Shannon returned and scuttled past his room. He waited, not wanting to confront her without his clothes on. She already thought he was coming on too strong.

Although, she’d certainly understand how he was feeling, and what he couldn’t seem to say in words. He needed her to stay still for more than five minutes, and he had to start thinking with his head, rather than another part of him, every time he got close to her. He was running out of time. He needed to make an official decision when he went back to the East coast, and he needed to talk with Shannon first.

On her third trip past his door, he called, “Shan?”

She froze in his view. “I’m sorry, did I wake you?” she whispered.

“No.”

“I’ll leave you alone.” She stepped back.

“What’s wrong?”

With the light behind her, all he could make out was her silhouette. “Nothing.”

A sexy outline of her bare legs beneath a large T-shirt didn’t go unnoticed. He propped himself on his elbow to get a better look. “You should be in bed. Are you sure nothing is bothering you?”

“I’m okay. I just can’t sleep.” She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.

“Come here.”

“I’m fine...” She wrapped her arms around her waist.

She wasn’t. Neither was he.

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