It Was Always You by Aliyah Burke

Author:Aliyah Burke [Burke, Aliyah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Zoë strolled across the open meadow. The tops of the tall, swaying grass brushed against her legs and palms alike. Overhead, the sun shone down, the occasional fluffy cloud breaking up the direct rays. She loved days like this, especially when she could spend them here. The cry of a hawk pierced the air above and had her smiling.

She neared a grove of trees that lined the far side of the meadow, her steps hesitating a bit as her gaze landed on the man leaning against a thick trunk. His crossed arms drew her eye to the biceps straining the cobalt blue sleeves. He also had his ankles hooked as well.

“Zane,” she said without slowing, not that she was racing along. “There a reason you’re showing up out here in the middle of nowhere interrupting my solitude?”

With a sexy ripple of movement, Zane strode toward her. “I went to the garage looking for you.”

She pushed her hands into her pockets. Partially so she wouldn’t touch him. “I’m not there.”

He stepped around her back as she passed by him, continuing to follow the trees edging the field. “Nope, you’re not. Your brothers were. Then I called Cora at the hospital. She said you were taking a day.”

“Uh huh.” She continued. It wasn’t often she needed time away from her family and the noise of the garage but this was one of those times. She had hoped to work through the upheaval Zane had spun her life into but it wasn’t going so well.

He didn’t speak again. After a while of walking in silence with his large presence beside her, she turned toward him. “What do you want?”

“Wanted to talk but you didn’t seem like you wanted to. So I thought I’d walk with you and wait until you were ready.”

“This thing is something so important you had to come find me out here?” She rocked back on her heels. “How did you find me?”

He stared at her, his dark lashes framing his gray-blue eyes in a seductive way. It wasn’t fair; he made her lose all sense. “It’s what I do, baby.”

“I’m not your baby,” she muttered before striking out once more. “I’m nothing more than a scratch to your itch.”

“Fuck no.” He grabbed her arm, halting her. “You’re way more than that to me, Zoë.”

“Okay,” she said. “Fine.”

“I didn’t come here to hash anything out with you, I wanted to spend some time with you.”

“And what? Need another fuck?”

His eyes narrowed. “You’re in a fine mood today.”

“I was.”

If he got her insinuation, he didn’t respond. Instead he sat on the ground and tugged her down with him. “Why did you come here?”

She didn’t fight him when he guided her to lie back beside his larger form. “I love this place. I can see the mountains, I have the trees, water past the trees, and the open field.”

He took her hand and laced their fingers. “I remember you snuck out here one winter. It was at night and snowing like crazy.

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