Rescued by the Ranger

Author:Brown, Dixie Lee [Brown, Dixie Lee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780062328427
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Published: 2015-09-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

RACHEL JERKED UPRIGHT and reached for the door latch, fear clawing at her throat. Where was she? Her vision blurred in the bright sunlight that shone through the front windshield, and she closed her eyes again with a groan.

“Hey, you’re okay.” A soft, masculine voice startled her with its proximity, making her inhale sharply, and then the weight of his arm landed on her waist. “Time to wake up, sleepyhead. We’re here.”

She squinted and focused on him. Garrett’s teasing smile hung right above her, close enough she could feel his breath on her cheek. He smelled of blended spices, the heady aroma filling her senses.

“Where’s here?” She returned his smile.

“Coeur d’Alene. You slept through some pretty country, but I’m pleased to report that you don’t snore.” Garrett winked and leaned away from her.

The immediate loss of his warmth sent a chill skittering across her skin in spite of the sunlight that still filled the cab. “How nice of you to comment on that.”

“I thought it was.” Garrett laughed easily. “Let’s get a hotel room for the night. Tomorrow we’ll see if we can find a vacation rental, maybe on the lake. Sound all right to you?”

Rachel took a good look at the hotel outside the window. Several floors, each room with a private balcony overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene, and the doorman dressed in his freshly pressed uniform all smacked of money. She caught her bottom lip with her teeth and chewed.

“Hey. Rach. Something wrong?” Garrett leaned toward her again, cupped her chin between thumb and forefinger, and gently turned her to look at him.

She felt her cheeks flush with heat. “I have some cash . . . ” There was enough to last until she landed someplace and found a job . . . if she was careful. She’d need first and last month’s rent, and probably a used car. Why was she embarrassed? Because she didn’t have an unlimited supply? Or was it because she didn’t want to admit how far removed she was from the lifestyle in which he’d obviously been raised? “I have to make it last as long as possible. I can’t splurge on a ritzy place like this.”

Dropping a kiss on her lips, he released her and sat back. “Believe it or not, I didn’t drive up here and park in front of this hotel thinking I’d ask you to hand over money.” He raked a hand through his hair. “It’s been a long day for both of us. I’d like to take you out for a nice dinner, and make sure we get a good night’s sleep on a decent mattress in a room with plenty of hot water. My treat. Let me do that, okay?”

Rachel regarded him warily, concern spawning dread in her stomach. “That sounds really nice, Garrett, but look me in the eye and tell me you’re not expecting some more intimate form of payment.” As soon as the words were out, she wanted to take them back.

He just stared, irritation knitting his brow tighter and tighter.

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