Tressie Lockwood by Teach Me to Love

Author:Teach Me to Love [Love, Teach Me to]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0042AMHUU
Publisher: Sugar and Spice Press
Published: 2010-09-06T23:00:00+00:00

After a long time, her cries settled to sniffs and sighs. She lay curled in Gavin"s arms, her hands in her lap and her face buried against his neck.

“I"m sorry.”

“Don"t be,” he murmured.

“I used to tell myself that at least the police caught the man who shot him, that knowing that helped me to heal. I don"t think I"m holding anything inside, but seeing you tonight deal with that guy…he had a gun, didn"t he?”

Gavin hesitated, but then answered truthfully. “Yes. His permit checked out. He didn"t actually commit a crime, but I did call a buddy to keep an eye out tonight.” Gavin tucked a wayward curl behind her ear and lifted her chin. “I know how traumatizing something like that can be. I see it in my profession sometimes. There are no words that could take away your fears, but I"m here. I"ll stay if you want me to until you"re feeling better.”

She looked at him. “Gavin—”

“No strings. Just an ear to listen and strong arms if you need to be held,” he promised.

She saw the sincerity in his eyes. Besides, Gavin had never pretended to be anything other than what he was. From what she saw of his character, he didn"t scheme and plot. If he was trying to play on her emotions, he would have said so, but he was too honorable a man to do something like that. After a while, she nodded. “Yes, I"d like that. Thank you so much. It"s so pathetic that I"m sitting here crying over another man when we were out on a date.”

He looked pained for a second, and then he smiled. “No worries.”

Later, Gavin followed her to her room, and Bryah showered and dressed in an oversized T-shirt and men"s boxers. Gavin showered and laid beside her in her bed just in his boxers. She wondered if it was a good idea, or if he would keep his hands from roaming, but the truth was, she didn"t want to be alone. She"d been alone for what felt like forever. And if she was really honest with herself, she"d admit that she cared about Gavin.

The thought of losing him like she"d lost her fiancé was what had gotten to her tonight. They"d just been hitting it off, and even if the relationship wasn"t going anywhere, she"d like to think he would remain a close friend.

Bryah settled in his arms, and after she"d found a good, comfortable place with her head on his chest, she drifted off. The steady beat of Gavin"s heart made her feel safe and secure, like no bad guy could touch her as long as he was near.

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