Make Me Yours by Iris Morland

Make Me Yours by Iris Morland

Author:Iris Morland [Morland, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Violet Press LLC
Published: 2020-07-06T18:30:00+00:00


Chapter Eleven

When Kat woke up, it was already dark out. She fumbled for her phone and groaned at the time displayed: nine o’clock. Now she’d never sleep. She stared up at the ceiling, dimly registering that she’d somehow ended up in Gavin’s bed, and not for the reasons she would’ve preferred.

Sighing, she rose and went into the living room, where she found Gavin reading. He looked up when she entered.

“How are you feeling?” He got up to lead her to the couch.

“Tired, but I’ll be okay.” Embarrassment made her edgy. She hadn’t cried like that in front of someone since her mom had died. Kat wished she could bury herself underneath a rock and maybe hide there for the foreseeable future. When she glanced at Gavin, she saw that his expression was full of concern, and she had to admit, it made her even antsier.

“I think I’ll go home tomorrow,” she said out of the blue. She hadn’t even thought about it, but she needed distance. Time. Space to think about what the hell she was doing. Having sex with a man was one thing; crying like a baby against his shoulder was another.

His dark eyebrows winged upward. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?”

No, but it’s better than being here, with you. “The police are watching the house, and I’d hate to intrude further.”

“Don’t even worry about that. I don’t want you staying somewhere where you aren’t safe.” His eyes darkened, and now she couldn’t look away. “I told you I’d keep you safe, and I meant it.”

Kat didn’t know if she wanted to turn tail and run, or launch herself into his embrace more. She hadn’t had someone to look out for her for so long. Lillian had done her best after her mom’s passing, but she’d been too far away to do much. And then she’d been diagnosed with dementia, and the grandmother Kat had known for twenty-five years had disappeared.

She hugged herself. “I think it’s for the best if I go home,” she said quietly.

“Is this about what happened last night?” His voice was little more than a growl, and it caused the hairs on the back of her neck to prickle.

“No, I mean, kind of…” She looked away from him. “It’s more that I don’t think we should continue what we’re doing.”

He didn’t say anything to that. She knew, deep in her gut, that she was taking the easy way out. But she’d rather bring everything to a halt now before she got in so deep that she’d get her heart broken.

He rose from the couch and began pacing. He looked rather like a grumpy lion, all rumpled and glorious and scowling. Her heart—her stupid, stupid heart—fluttered as she watched him. Even now, she still wanted him.

“You can’t leave,” he said, and she blinked at him. “I mean, it’s your choice, but it’s a stupid one. You’ll put yourself in danger, and for what? Because you regret what we did the other night?”

“I never said I regretted it.



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