Perfection #3 by Claire Adams

Author:Claire Adams [Adams, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Goodreads: 24384064
Published: 2015-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Bullet

Walking back to the tent, I couldn’t help but wonder if I had made a huge mistake. Just yesterday I was thinking of being completely, or nearly completely honest with Lilly. What was my reward? Attitude—that was it, we didn’t even have sex last night. If this was any idea of how a real relationship was, I didn’t want it.

Who was I kidding? I was a physical guy with strong physical needs. I liked sex and plenty of it—end of subject. The problem was when we did have sex, it was freaking amazing. Lilly was sexually intuitive and didn’t have a problem initiating contact. She was the perfect balance of good girl and bad girl—my two favorite types of women. I found her insanely attractive but I could not figure her out.

We sat at the picnic table with the first aid kit. My first aid experience kicked in; removing a hook wasn’t going to be difficult but I wanted it to be as painless as possible. Like always, I told my patient what I was going to do before I did it. “First, I am going to apply this topical cream. It’s got a numbing agent that will lessen the pain. Then, I am going to make a small incision, that you won’t even feel right here. The hook will come out and we will clean it and patch it up. You trust me?”

She watched me quietly, “Yes, I do trust you Bullet.”

While I worked, she talked to me. “I know I have been a jerk today. I am sorry for that.” I didn’t bother arguing with her since she was confessing. I wouldn’t have chosen the word “jerk” but it worked too. “I am afraid you have not seen me at my best.”

I held her hand, waiting for the numbing cream to take effect before I made a small incision. I admired the fact that she wasn’t crying or screaming. I’ve seen it all in my line of work—I had even been slapped before. “I don’t know. I’ve had some memorable moments with you.”

“What do you mean?” she asked bashfully, watching me with her luminous green eyes.

I made a small cut in the back of her hand with a tiny scalpel. I was glad that I had included it in my first aid kit. “Well, let’s see. I shot a bear. I had some of the best, most intense sex I have ever had,” I looked her in the eye, “and that’s saying something. Now I’m performing surgery by a lake. Those are all highlights in my book.”

She laughed but I shushed her. “You have to be still for just a minute more. Don’t look!”

“Watching surgery doesn’t bother me. I’m not squeamish about that kind of stuff. I’ve seen plenty of blood.”

“Me too,” I reminded her. “There, look at that. Hook is out now. Let’s clean your hand up.”

“Hmm…not bad at all. You must be a doctor or something,” she flirted with me. I liked seeing her happy. I dabbed antibiotic cream on her wound.

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