Off Limits by Kelly Jamieson

Author:Kelly Jamieson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Loveswept
Published: 2015-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Andrew

I ran for nearly an hour, and as I jogged up to the house Jenna came out the door, wearing her puffy jacket and a big scarf around her neck.

With all those memories fresh in my mind, I had to fight back the guilt that had resurfaced. Not to mention the heat that had built, remembering what it had been like to sleep with her.

“Hey.” I paused, breathing hard. “Where are you going?”

“Just for a walk. I thought some fresh air would be good.”

“Yeah, me too. Needed exercise.” Then for some reason I said, “I’ll walk with you.”

She eyed me, taking in my sweaty and no doubt red face. “You haven’t had enough exercise?”

“I need to cool down. Or…” I hesitated. “Did you want to be alone?”

Her smile was lopsided and she shook her head. “That’s okay. You can come with me.”

We started down the road. The neighborhood had the feel of being in the country, with houses set far back from the street, and lots of trees, now bare and black against the bright blue sky. Our feet crunched the snow as we walked.

“It’s a nice day.” Jenna tipped her head back, face to the weak sun.

“Yeah.”

“What was the great idea you mentioned earlier?”

“Oh. Right.” I sucked in a breath. “I should maybe tell your mom and dad first.”

She sent me a sideways look, frowning. “Why? What is it?”

I hesitated. “I’m going to buy the house.”

“What house?”

“Your mom and dad’s house.”

Her eyes bugged out. “What? Why?”

I paused again. “Because I want somewhere to come home to.”

She stopped walking and turned to face me. Damn, she was so pretty. Her blue eyes searched mine. “Andrew…we’ll always be your family.”

My chest tightened. “I know.”

“Do you?” Her lips pursed. “Even if Mom and Dad sell the house, you’ll have somewhere to come home to.”

“Not really.” Fuck, there it was, my worst fear. “They’re going to buy a condo. They might have a spare room, but hell, I’m a big guy, I like to spread out. I can’t see spending months with them in that kind of close quarters. And they won’t want that either.”

“So you think you won’t be able to come back to Greenfield in the summers if they move.”

“Well, I could if I have my own place. This makes sense. I love that house and I can afford it. Plus, I’m twenty-six years old. I need my own place. Even if they were staying in the house, I should really have my own home.”

“What will you do when you’re away?”

“I can pay someone to take care of it. Check on it and make sure the pipes don’t freeze, shovel the walk, mow the grass, that kind of stuff.”

She nodded, still watching me, her eyes soft. “Connor and Dad would probably do that for nothing.”

“Yeah. Probably. But your parents are moving because they don’t want to look after a big house anymore.”

She sucked briefly on her bottom lip, and when she released it I wanted to bend down and run my tongue over it.

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