Ryder's Surrender (Hell Yeah!) by Sable Hunter

Author:Sable Hunter [Hunter, Sable]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Gideon waited, staring out the window. He’d almost left, but a promise to Ryder wasn’t something he could easily break. “Dammit!” he whispered, stuffing his trembling hands in the front pockets of his jeans. “What a big fuckin’ man-baby.” Gideon felt like he was waiting for the executioner. Why were they torturing him like this? Ryder hadn’t changed her mind; she wouldn’t turn her back on her family. Her father was too delicate for her to risk upsetting him and causing damage to his health.

“Gideon?”

Her soft voice caused ripples of awareness to cascade down his spine. “I’m still here.” He stepped into her line of vision. “Where’s Samson?” he asked, noticing she was alone.

“He left, he wanted to give us time alone.” She approached him, almost shyly. “Could we talk?”

Gideon nodded. “Sure.” Why this long, drawn-out goodbye? Didn’t she realize he was human, that he could be hurt? Despite his angst, Gideon couldn’t help but appreciate how lovely she looked, dressed in tight blue jeans and a red sweater that hugged her mouthwatering curves as tight as he’d like to hold them.

Ryder cleared her throat, trying to garner her courage. This was so important. She hoped to high heaven she and Samson weren’t misreading the situation. All she needed to do was humiliate herself with Gideon. She wanted a future with him so badly she could taste it. “Could we go somewhere so the staff won’t hear our conversation?”

Gideon wanted to ask her to his private suite, but that probably wouldn’t be wise. “Let’s go into the study.” He led the way, wondering what the next few minutes would bring.

Ryder hugged herself, feeling more nervous than she had in a long time. He held the door open for her and she entered ahead of him, barely aware of the rich woodwork and fine leather furnishings. Since getting to know the brothers, their wealth played a much lesser role in comparison to the forcefulness of their personalities and her feelings for them as individuals. “Thank you for speaking to me.”

“Here, sit.” He held out a chair, then went to sit on the desk, bowing his head. “God, baby, of course I would speak to you.” Gideon stopped, not knowing what else to say.

Ryder sat on the edge of the chair, her hands clasped in her lap. “Let me try to explain what happened.” Seeing that he was waiting, she swallowed hard and continued. “The day of Dad’s episode, when you two left after your plant caught on fire, I went in to speak to him and he essentially told me that all of the family’s ups and downs had taken their toll. He told me I was his good girl, the only one he could count on not to break his heart.”

Gideon could see what this was costing her, emotionally. “Look, Ryder, I understand.”

“No, wait.” She held up her hand. “Let me finish.”

God, this was killing him. She was looking at him with her heart in her eyes, but he didn’t know what she wanted from him.

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