The Protective One: A Billionaire Bride Pact Romance by Cami Checketts & Lewis Jeanette & McConnell Lucy & Hart Taylor

Author:Cami Checketts & Lewis,Jeanette & McConnell,Lucy & Hart,Taylor [Checketts, Cami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Birch River
Published: 2016-09-01T18:30:00+00:00

9

Haley’s dad gave MacKenzie her check Saturday morning before she left to open the store. “You been kissing that boy of mine?” he asked.

MacKenzie’s eyes widened and she gripped the check tightly. “Maybe.”

“Ha! I thought I saw some smooching on the porch.” He leaned closer to her. “Well, don’t give in too easily. Make that punk work for it.”

“You can count on me, sir.” She mock saluted him.

He nodded. “I always liked you.”

MacKenzie laughed and almost skipped to her old car, singing as she drove into town. Isaac’s dad was a tease and she liked laughing with him.

She found a friendly cashier at Clark’s Market who knew Haley and was willing to cash the check, not even asking for i.d. MacKenzie was thrilled to have almost a thousand dollars cash. She could escape. Then she thought of Isaac. He’d rescued her last night and then kissed the bejeebees out of her. How could she leave him or leave Haley’s store unattended after all her friend had done for her? Did she really have to go tonight? A few more days couldn’t hurt. She’d keep watching the news and pray for Squire’s capture. It was rumored he was back in the country, but there had been no indication that anyone knew where she was. Maybe if she just kept laying low it would be okay. She couldn’t miss that date with Isaac tonight.

He texted her on the phone Haley had given her.

Meet you at your front porch at 6:30?

I’ll be there.

Wear a swimsuit.

Were they going back to that beautiful lake to swim again? That’d been fun. She hurried home after work and changed into one of Haley’s swimsuits. Thank heavens they were close to the same size and Haley had told her to use anything of hers until MacKenzie’s luggage came. She claimed it’d gotten lost on the flight.

She waited on the front porch, nervous and excited. Isaac strode up, wearing a t-shirt and board shorts. The striations in his arms and calves had her checking him out time and time again. My, oh, my, he was fit.

“Hey, Mac,” he called out. “You ready?”

“Ready and waiting.” She was so grateful he’d let them slip back into the comfortable relationship they’d been developing before she flipped out and yelled at him the other night. If he tried to press her about why she’d been scared, she didn’t know what she’d do, but for now she was going to enjoy this easy friendship. Or maybe it was more than friendship. She’d told him she didn’t kiss her friends.

Isaac helped her into his truck, which had two large paddle boards sticking out of the back. They drove a little ways east of town and parked next to a walking bridge and a slow-moving river. After unloading the paddle boards onto the riverbank, he pulled out some sub sandwiches, a small veggie platter, and water bottles. They sat on his tailgate to eat.

“Someday soon I’d like to take you out to a real restaurant.” He studied her as if gauging her response.

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