One Night Stand After Another by Amanda Usen

Author:Amanda Usen [Usen, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Two-Hour Romance Short Reads, Family Life Fiction, Contemporary Short Stories, Contemporary Romance Fiction, City Life Fiction, Women's Humorous Fiction, Sexy, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Womens Fiction, Alpha Hero, Contemporary American Fiction, Romantic Comedy, New Adult, California, Second Chance Romance, Rom Com, Humorous Fiction, Entangled Brazen, Amanda Usen, Sexy Romance, Steamy Romance, Series Romance, Category Length Romance, Entangled Publishing, One Night Stand After Another
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2022-08-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“I’m dead, aren’t I?” Clara groaned. “I thought this road trip was going to be fun, but now I think you’re trying to kill me.”

Zane silenced his alarm and snuggled closer behind her, cupping her breast. “But what a way to go, my love.” He said it before he thought about it, but it felt right. He took a slow, controlled breath and hoped she didn’t notice. It had been two days. No one fell in love in two days. “I’ll order coffee, and you’re going to hate this idea, but a cold shower in the morning works wonders. That’s what I’m going to do.”

“Because you’re a masochist,” she mumbled into the pillow.

If he did anything else with his morning wood, they’d fall behind schedule. Frankly, the idea of driving all day wasn’t as thrilling as it had been when they’d started their adventure. It would be way more fun to order room service and have breakfast in bed. Or go out. He’d surprised her with a hot dog last night because it was the quickest option, but the pizza in Chicago was not to be missed.

A brilliant idea hit him, replacing his plan for making Omaha, the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich and seven hours away, their next stop. “Hang on.”

He rolled so he could grab his phone from the charger. “Let me check something.”

She made a sleepy noise of assent.

He hadn’t been all that jazzed about driving through the flat parts of the country, anyway. He checked flight schedules just to make sure it was remotely possible. Then he consulted his notes app to see what he could tempt her with on their new route. Perfect.

He tossed his phone onto the bedside table and wrapped his arm around her again. “Let’s fly. We’ll miss the Grand Canyon, but we don’t really have enough time to appreciate it. Maybe another time.”

She looked over her shoulder, one eye open. “Hmm?”

“You have all those flight vouchers, right? You might not have been able to use them to get from Buffalo to Los Angeles, but what about Chicago to Denver?”

She rolled to face him. “What’s in Denver?”

“Mountains.” He grinned. “A great hotel. And maybe a little place called The Slip Stitch Café that does a half-day crochet camp for pros.”

Both eyes blinked open. “I’m not a pro.”

He stroked her warm thigh. The scent of her—of them—wafted out from beneath the covers, making a cold shower an even more unappealing prospect. “You could sleep in. We could have breakfast. Explore the city a little. Get a pizza for dinner.”

“That sounds lovely, but I’ve been burned by Magna twice this week. I’ve got plenty of vouchers, but I’d rather risk them canceling a future vacation flight than the one that gets me to my interview.” She rolled away, moving toward the side of the bed.

He snuggled behind her, anchoring his arm around her waist. “I promise to get you to LA for your interview. I have a vested interest in arriving on time, too, remember? Jack will never let me live it down if I flake on his buddy, Roman.

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