Passion, Vows & Babies: Latch (Kindle Worlds Novella) (A Yeah, Baby & Counterplay Crossover Book 1) by Elizabeth Burgess

Author:Elizabeth Burgess [Burgess, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-10-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

In the privacy of her own room, Bellamy threw herself onto the bed and groaned, the sound muffled by the pillow. How could she be so awkward? Luci jumped up on the bed and barked.

“I’m so weird, Luce. He probably thinks I’m a stupid kid.”

The dog rolled to her back and huffed.

“My sentiments exactly. But I told him about what I wanted to do with my life and he didn’t think I was crazy. In fact, he quoted Homer.”

Luci tilted her head as if to ask who that was.

“He wrote The Iliad. It’s Greek literature. No man or woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny. Pretty deep, huh? And he’s right. I can’t shun my destiny, but I also can’t hurt Mom and Dad either. Aside from his on-point advice, he said something that I totally shouldn’t be reading into.”

Bellamy shifted off her stomach to her back and Luci nestled into her side. “He said I’m here to do more than protect you. What does that even mean? And why am I so damned attracted to him?” She giggled. “You’re not the one to ask, are you, Luce? You’ve been smitten with him since the beginning.”

The dog’s lids grew heavy with the need to sleep and they began to close.

“Go to sleep, girl. I’m not far behind.” Bellamy’s chemistry with Locke was palpable, yet she wondered if he was equally as engaging with all his clients. Certainly, he had to be, and certainly, none of his words went beyond their face value meaning. Or did they? Bellamy shouldn’t be reading between the lines. Yet by his own admission, if Locke were in this position, he would focus on the details.

When she’d finished in the bathroom, she took off her robe and slid into bed. Half an hour later, she still wasn’t asleep, her mind fixated on Locke. Bellamy smiled as she thought of the Bird of Paradise flower and remembered they hadn’t watered it before they put it on the balcony. Not bothering with her robe, she tiptoed down the hall, careful not to disturb Locke. The light was off in his bedroom and she assumed he was asleep.

After filling a glass from the tap, she pushed the sliding door open and poured the water in the terracotta pot. She couldn’t wait to see this flower bloom. Locke had said it might be orange and she wanted to see if he was right. In the distance, Bellamy saw a white flash of light, almost like a flashlight. At first, it didn’t set off any alarms in her mind. People use flashlights all the time. But when the red laser appeared on her chest, she nearly screamed. Arms wrapped around her waist and jerked her inside. Instinctively, Bellamy elbowed her assailant in the gut, then heard Locke groan in pain.

“Holy shit, woman.”

“Oh my God! Locke! I’m so sorry.” By the light in the hallway, she saw him hunched over, clutching his stomach, and despite the commotion, she noticed he was clad only in boxers.

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