Take It Back by Scarlett Brooks

Author:Scarlett Brooks [Brooks, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

7

Cara

I couldn't believe what just happened inside the bar. And now I was out of there, under the Texas stars wondering what I got myself into. I had let Hunter convince me that he wasn't like the rest of the cowboys, that he wasn't just another rodeo star. But here we were getting kicked out of the bar because he had started a fight! How stupid was that? And the thing about it was that a lot of these cowboys were Gwen’s clients. If I got back to her that I had done something stupid at bar I would look so dumb. Hunter tried to talk to me but I brushed him off.

"I think I should just go home."

"Really? Because of that asshole? I'm sorry he ruined our night. But Cara, I was really liking getting to know you. I don't want the night to end yet." I could see the honesty in his eyes. He really did feel bad that he had swung at that guy, but he was just trying to protect me. Maybe I needed to realize that.

"Why did you have to punch him? He would've left me alone eventually."

He threw his hands in the air. "No he wouldn't."

"And how do you know that?" I [ut my hands on my hips. I wasn't the type of girl back down, and he should learn that now.

"Because I was that guy. I was that jerk that thought that I could buy any girl a drink and it meant that she would pay attention to me. I mean I never tried to snake somebody’s date, but I've definitely been an asshole before. But you make me not want to be. You make me want to be honest and polite, and protective. I didn't want him to touch you. But I didn't want you to feel uncomfortable either. That wasn't my intention Cara, you've got to believe me." He said it with such sincerity and he took my hands in his, pulling me close enough that I could smell his cologne. Our faces were so close together that I could nearly feel his breath on my cheek.

What was I doing here? Learning about his brother who had passed and talking about future plans? I didn't do that with people. I didn't even have that many friends, let alone a guy to tell my dreams to. This was just one night, one night and two whiskeys. And even though he had nearly punched some guy out, I was still impressed at how much of a gentleman he had been.

"Thank you for trying to protect me. It was sweet of you. But I don't need your help, I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl."

He didn't pull away, instead he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me in even closer. His warmth felt wonderful, even in the humidity of a Texas night.

"I know you can take care of yourself. You've made that abundantly clear. But sometimes isn’t it nice for someone else to just take care of you?"

I melted a little bit more into his arms.

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