Turning the Page by Olivia Gaines

Author:Olivia Gaines
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Olivia Gaines
Published: 2015-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15. Evolving the Characters...

The next two months were the longest of Ethan’s life. The harder he tried to avoid being alone with Janie, the more he craved the feel of her in his arms. The taste of her called to him when he lay quietly in his bed at night. The strawberry and peach smell of her hair clung to the hairs in his nostrils, bringing the scent of her home with him. The bright side of the whole affair was that by the time he made it home at night, he was too exhausted to think of anything more than sleep.

The Roxy was a dirty place with so much potential that he was grateful for the blessings, and there were many. Janie was very blessed that school was out for the summer, which freed up Jem to help Meg manage Janie’s store. Henry and Hester were also a major help to Ethan as they rotated days in the shop to work alongside Marta. This gave Ethan and Janie nearly 12 hours a day to work on the Roxy.

Twelve hours a day to smell her hair.

Twelve damned hours a day to watch the sweat bead between her breasts.

Twelve, long, thirsty hours of seeing her in those shorts; twelve hours of looking at those thighs, imagining the feel of them again around his hips. Twelve hours to feel like a horny pig for looking at her and watching her when she was not looking.

He was staring at a spot on the floor, one hand on the rented buffer and the other hand holding the wax. He had rented the buffer to take out the imperfections in the wood floors, but in the interim, the work was showing more imperfections in his character. After smoothing out the rough spots on the floors and stripping the old wax away, he was ready to put down a new layer of polish.

I know something else I want to wax.

He had not moved from his spot in almost eight minutes when Holden walked up behind him. It was another blessing that on Saturdays Janie’s brother stopped by to lend a hand. Holden was great at repairing almost anything that was broken or dangling and at constructing shelves. It also helped that he was a certified electrician. Ethan gladly paid him whatever meager amount he requested to aid them with repairs.

“So, how bad do you have it?” Holden asked him.

“How bad do I have what?”

Holden, who rarely smiled, gave a half smirk, “How bad do you have it for my sister?”

During the past month and a half, he had been avoiding her, minimizing the time they spent in close confinement with each other. Their conversations centered on business choices and decisions, nothing personal.

“Holden, I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“Really? And staring at a spot in the floor for nearly ten minutes is normal for you, especially considering the raging piece of wood that is keeping you company.”

Ethan looked down at the front of his pants and exclaimed, “Danggone it!” He tried to turn his back.

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