The Cowboy and the Bombshell by Dove Cavanaugh King

Author:Dove Cavanaugh King [King, Dove Cavanaugh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798647968715
Published: 2020-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Penelope

I stared at my laptop screen, trying to focus on the email I was composing, but it was difficult. My mind kept wandering back to my date - yes, I guess it was officially a date now - with Stone.

And how things had completely changed in the span of half a day.

After our little bout of exhibitionism, Stone had walked me back to the Paris Hotel, holding my hand the whole way, and retrieved the car from the valet. Driving back to Summerlin, his hand casually resting on my thigh, Stone and I talked about music as he used the steering wheel controls to flip stations on the satellite radio. It was a short drive, but we finally settled on some 90s alternative when we stumbled on an Everclear song we both liked.

Stone had parked the car in the garage, escorted me inside, walked me to my room, placed a sweet kiss on my lips, and wished me good night.

At which point I began to completely freak out.

What the hell was I doing?

There was no world where this situation was a good one, for so many reasons, not the least of which was that Stone Pennington was my boss, in every sense of the word. Not only was it inappropriate from a professional standpoint, but I was here to work, to achieve something specific for myself and my mother. I couldn’t afford to muck it all up, no matter how handsome Stone was, or how incredible his kisses were.

I barely slept, running through every worst-case scenario my over-active brain could possibly concoct. By the time the sun started creeping in the window, I was certain that this whole experience was a one-time thing, and that ignoring it was the best choice. I would simply pretend that the entire thing had never happened and Stone and I would go on as we had for the last month; with thinly veiled contempt.

Except, I didn’t feel contempt towards him anymore. At all.

And that was the scariest part.

I hadn’t dated a ton of guys, and any that I had spent time with had always been of the causal sort. And that was by design. I was not the type of girl who wanted emotions and commitment and feelings.

Feelings were dangerous. Feelings were how you got hurt. Feelings were what happened when you made room for someone in your heart, in your very soul and when they were ripped from your life and you had nothing left to fill the gaping hole that remained.

Feelings were to be avoided at all costs.

So, after I had showered and dressed, I prepared to make my way to work as I had for the last several weeks; in an Uber. Alone.

I was completely unprepared to walk downstairs and find Stone standing in the kitchen, to-go mugs of coffee in his hands, while Daphne, sitting at the granite island, looked on with a sly smile. Silas stood at the far end of the kitchen, eyes on Daphne and a scowl on his face.

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