Knocking at Her Heart (Conover Circle #1) by Beverly Long

Author:Beverly Long [Long, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00UQR2BVS
Published: 2015-04-10T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Sam was about to ring the bell a third time when Maddie finally opened her door. “Sam?” she said.

She looked upset. His protective instincts already on high alert kicked up a notch. He forgot about doing a quick check. He stepped forward, forcing her to step back. Once they were both inside, he closed the door behind him. “Are you all right?”

She crossed her arms over her chest. “Does it matter?”

He wanted to grab her and pull her into his body. But she was someone else’s girl. He kept his arms down. “Hogan seemed upset. I wanted to make sure that he had it under control.”

“Jeff had just spent an hour with my mother,” she said, like that explained everything.

Sam had considered that. In the end, he hadn’t been willing to take the chance. He’d come home too many times and seen his mom’s bruised face, the welts on her arms. He knew what an angry man could do.

To a woman. To a small boy.

He rubbed the bridge of his nose, remembering the night he’d tried to defend his mother and had gotten a broken nose for his effort.

It had been worth it. His mother had kicked the bastard out for good that night. He’d lain on the couch in their small, hot apartment and swore that if he ever got the chance, he’d do it again. That sometimes one person doing one thing could make a difference.

Maddie knew that. She’d literally thrown her body in harm’s way to protect Kelsie. He’d remembered that when he was at the corner, feeling as if he’d gotten a hard kick to the stomach. Maddie had a boyfriend.

As hurt as he’d been, he hadn’t been willing to take the chance that Maddie needed him. He’d circled the block and come back just in time to see Hogan leaving. He’d tried to convince himself to go home, but he couldn’t. Not until he’d seen Maddie. Not until he’d known she didn’t need him to make a difference.

Now he felt a little foolish. He stepped back. “I was worried that Hogan might be the type to show his anger with his fists. I…I’m sorry to have bothered you,” he said. He just needed to get the hell of there.

“You came back to make sure I wasn’t hurt?” she asked, her voice subdued. “Sam Jordonson,” she said, her voice just a whisper, “I think this might be the nicest thing anybody has ever done for me.”

She thought he was nice.

She leaned forward and kissed him. Her lips were warm, her breath sweet, her touch gentle, and he couldn’t have moved if he tried. And when she put soft palms on both sides of his face and pulled him close, it took everything he had to keep his hands at his sides.

But he did. Because he sensed that Maddie Sinclair wanted to run this show.

She slanted her mouth and pressed her lips to his. Her tongue, sweet God, swept into his mouth.

His damn knees were weak.

And

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