Outlaw Justice (Decorah Security Series, Book #13): A Paranormal Romantic Suspense Novella by Rebecca York

Author:Rebecca York [York, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Light Street Press
Published: 2016-07-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

An hour later, when Leah eased away and slipped out of bed, she felt Steve tense.

“Bathroom,” she murmured.

He nodded, and she found her underwear and blouse on the floor. Snatching them up, she exited the bedroom, feeling his eyes on her. Quietly she closed the door, used the facilities, washed and dressed again.

It was mind-blowing to think she and Steve had made love again. He was on the other side of the door, lying in the bed where they’d renewed their passion.

She’d never forgotten him, and as things had gotten worse with Warren, she wished she’d had her head screwed on straight all those years ago. Back when they’d been teenagers, sex with Steve had been wonderful, and she hadn’t realized it would be any different with someone else. She’d found out with Warren that wasn’t true. He was always focused on what would be best for him. But today she’d gotten a glimpse into what a good relationship would be like. It was a long time since she’d made love rather than had sex. But this was definitely the former. She’d known that Steve wanted her badly, but he’d been as concerned about her pleasure as his own. Still, she couldn’t discount the circumstances or the surroundings. She’d gotten him in bad trouble just by showing up at his mom’s house, and she hadn’t even realized how bad until those cops had woken them up in the morning. Suppose she got him arrested?

She glanced toward the little bathroom window, thinking it would be best for Steve if she could walk away from him. But then what?

A knock on the door made her jump. “What?”

“What are you doing in there?”

“Um . . .”

“Are you thinking about running out on me?” he asked in a taut voice.

She opened the door and saw that he’d pulled his clothing back on. “You’re a mind reader, too?”

“Not in the psychic sense. But I do remember how your thought processes work.”

Well, at least he wasn’t focusing on the usual conversation two people might have after making love—when they hadn’t been together in years and one of them was married.

She raised her chin. “I’ve put you in a difficult situation.”

“We’ll get out of it.” To punctuate the statement, he reached for her and folded her close. She clung to him, wishing they could have gotten back together some more normal way. But what would that have been? If they’d bumped into each other in a restaurant or something, would they have just made polite small talk before going their separate ways? Maybe it had taken something dramatic like this for them to admit how they really felt. Or at any rate, she knew how she felt. She was afraid to probe his emotions too deeply.

That uncertainty made her catch a shaky breath.

“What?”

Scrambling for a reason for her reaction, she said, “You’re cut off from the people who usually help you.”

He shrugged. “They can still help me do some research.”

“It flitted through my mind to sneak out, but I know that would be dumb.

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