Hopeless by Cheryl Douglas

Author:Cheryl Douglas [Douglas, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-08-22T14:00:00+00:00

Victoria was just crawling into bed when her cell phone rang. She didn’t bother to turn on the light. It wasn’t uncommon for her to get calls from the shelter in the middle of the night. She was one of the on-call crisis counselors, and when Lindsay didn’t answer, calls were forwarded to her.

“Hello.”

“Hey, beautiful. You mad at me?”

Jay. She smiled. How could she possibly be mad at him? “No, why would I be?”

“The way I walked out…” He sighed. “Let’s just say I didn’t want to say or do anything I’d regret.”

She knew how frustrating this must be for Jay. She couldn’t blame him for being confused. It must seem like she was running hot and cold, especially after that kiss. If only she could control her reaction to him, but it seemed like every time he was within five feet of her, the devil on her shoulder beat the angel into submission, and she forgot all about the reasons she needed to keep their relationship platonic.

“It’s okay, I understand.”

He paused before he asked, “You’re alone, aren’t you?” He sighed when she didn’t respond right away. “Please tell me you’re alone.”

“I am.” It was bad enough she was letting him believe she and Mike were getting close. It wasn’t fair to convince him they were sleeping together. That would just be cruel.

“Good. You and Mike have fun tonight?”

“Did you call to talk to me about your brother?” She held her breath waiting for his response. They both knew he’d called because he wanted to pick up where they’d left off in the bar. It was safer to have this conversation when she was tucked safely in her own bed, alone, without the threat of his hands and lips coercing her.

His voice was raspy when he asked, “Are you in bed?”

Oh God. His sexy voice was bound to be her undoing. Within seconds he could have her spilling her deepest, darkest secrets. “Yes.”

“I wish I was there with you, baby.”

She closed her eyes and tried to think about what it felt like when she was lying in a hospital bed, sick and weak. She had to hold on to that memory if she had any hope of resisting him. “I don’t think we should—”

“I can still taste your lips on mine. God, you tasted incredible.”

Her tongue darted out to lick her own lips. “Jay, I—”

“Let me come over. I need to see you.”

She turned her head and imagined his big body filling the other side of her double bed. It was too tempting. If she had him once, she’d never be able to get enough. “Uh, not a good idea.”

“I can’t stop thinking about you, sweetheart.”

She knew the feeling, but she could never admit it. “We should both get some sleep.”

“I want to fall asleep with you in my arms, Victoria.”

A sigh escaped her lips when he said her name. God, this man was irresistible. “You know that’s not possible.”

“Are you tellin’ me you’ve never thought about what it would be like to make love to me?”

Only every other minute of every day.

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