Midnight Ride by Johnson Cat

Author:Johnson, Cat [Johnson, Cat]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

After an early dinner, Janie lay in bed in her pajamas, flipping through channels and finding nothing to watch. Finally she turned off the television and grabbed the paperback that had sat on her nightstand for months. Most nights she was too tired to read. Tonight, it seemed she couldn’t settle her brain to sleep, so she might as well give the book another try.

She’d just thumbed to the point where she’d left off when a sound caught her attention. Was that someone out in the drive? She sat up, torn between fear and excitement. At the soft knock on the back door, her hope grew.

As she hurried down the stairs, she ran through the possible scenarios. It probably wasn’t a burglar. They wouldn’t knock. But it could be Tyler. He would have had enough time to drive home from a rodeo, unload the stock, and get here.

She slowed once she reached the kitchen and saw the dark form at the door. The light she’d gotten used to leaving on outside all night illuminated exactly the man she wanted to see.

Trotting to the entry, she flipped the light switch and the locks and pulled open the door. “Hi.”

“Hey.” A wide smile spread across his face. “Cute jammies. Can I come in?”

“Um, sure.”

What were the odds that the one night she was in pajamas hours earlier than usual, Tyler would show up? Actually, the chances were pretty good since he’d been there every night for days. She’d just figured since he’d been away at a rodeo, she wouldn’t see him. She’d been very wrong.

“So, I heard you were at Rohn’s today.” He moved to the counter and leaned back.

“I was. I dropped off a pie.”

“That the only reason you went over? To drop off a pie?” A sly smirk settled on his face and remained as he waited for her answer.

“Why else would I go over?”

“I don’t know.” He shrugged. “I thought maybe you might have come looking for me.” He pushed off the counter and moved closer to her as he spoke, until he was so near she had to tilt her head to look up to talk to him.

Her mouth dropped open but she wasn’t sure what to say. Deny it? That would be a lie. Admit it and be embarrassed? She couldn’t do that either. “Um . . .”

His smile widened. She was so damn transparent. Of course he knew she’d gone in hopes of seeing him.

“I was sorry I’d missed your visit, so I decided to come over.” Tyler’s gaze dropped to take in her T-shirt and boxer shorts. “I didn’t realize I’d be so overdressed.”

“Um, yeah. I was going to go to bed early and maybe read for a little bit.”

“Reading. Wow. Not sure I know many girls who do that.”

Her brows rose. “Then you’re hanging out with the wrong girls.”

“No doubt. I most definitely have been . . . in the past, but I’ve raised my standards a bit recently.” His gaze was so intense, she felt her cheeks heat.

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