Trusting Chance [Fate Harbor] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Caitlyn O'Leary
Author:Caitlyn O'Leary
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2014-04-09T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 13
Sam slept in the bed of his truck the night before. He always kept a duffel of camping gear in his truck. Too many years being a Marine, he figured. He liked being prepared. He had gotten home an hour ago. When he had gone through the house, he had noted that the door to the master suite was closed, so he had grabbed a six-pack, and headed out to the lake.
He figured Chance would be down here to come kick his ass. He hadnât expected the pleasant surprise of feeling Josieâs soft hands in his hair.
âCan I have one?â she asked, indicating one of the four beers left from his six-pack.
âItâs not anything fancy,â Sam warned.
âPerfect, Iâm not a fancy type of gal.â She flipped the top, took a long swallow, and sighed in satisfaction. Sam watched out of the corner of his eye as she leaned back on her elbows on the dock and looked out over the water. When she didnât say anything, he started to relax and took a sip of his own beer. When he finished his beer, he offered her another one, and she took it, finally turning to face him.
âHowâs your arm?â
âCareful, cowboy. If you get to ask caring questions about me, then I get to return the favor. Do you really want to go there?â Josie arched a black eyebrow at him.
Sam took a moment to think about that question. Looking into this womanâs dark-honey eyes made him think that he had finally found someone who would understand what he still couldnât make sense of.
âItâs going to be all right. If not now, it will eventually,â she said in her soft, sultry voice.
âDo you promise?â he asked in the desperate, questioning voice of a child. Had that really come out of his mouth?
âI promise, it will eventually be all right.â She put down her beer, and wrapped her arms around him, her scent comforting him.
âBut it isnât all right for you. I hurt you and youâre still wearing a brace. Youâre still in pain, Josie.â
âYou know thatâs not the real pain,â she said gently.
He moved her away from him so he could search her face. âWill you tell me your story? Will you tell me how it got to be all right for you?â
âOnly if you hold me.â He would give his life for the right to hold her forever, but he wasnât worthy of that right. Yesterday morning had proved that. But he would always hold her, if she needed it.
âAlways, baby. Come here.â He picked her up, settled her on his lap, and cuddled her in his arms, so they could watch the sun start its slow descent, as she started her story.
âI was eight when the courts decided that my mom had turned her life around, and could regain custody of me. Thatâs when I left the Hutchinses. It was good until I was ten. Then she married Barry, and started using again. It was little stuff to begin with, but by the time I was twelve she was into meth.
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