Twenty (novella) (Love By Design Series) by M.C. Cerny

Author:M.C. Cerny [Cerny, M.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: M.C. Cerny
Published: 2016-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Lia

I thought about what Whit said, love was overrated…or at least what I had thought passed for love. Certainly all the flowery bullshit that never happened made it all so unrealistic. I was no expert and who was I to judge? I tried to hook up with Ryder West and ended up lost in the woods with a real honest to goodness Boy Scout. A Boy Scout who was resting his arms around me while the heat from the fire left me lightheaded and lusting for more than his cargo pocket uniform pants.

Humming, I let my thoughts wander and instead of the football player, I imagined a bare-chested man wearing dark green fighting off bears and mountain lions. Ridiculous really, but a little giggle escaped my mouth and Whit rocked behind me.

“What’s so funny?” I could feel his junk pressed against me as he scooted closer, but not because he was being a pervert. My previous exhaustion dissipated into renewed energy in his presence. It was cold inside the cabin and our options were limited. All things considered, I liked Whit exactly where he was, warming me like a solid piece of granite you’d find in the woods.

Staid.

Perfect.

“Nothing…I just…um…how do you feel about one-night hook-ups?” I winced as I said it. It was a stupid thought once it was out of my mouth. I wasn’t sure where my lady balls dropped from that I actually pulled words from my brain and let them escape out loud.

Whit stayed where he was like he was thinking how to play this out and my nerves sparked into overdrive. “I can’t say I’m opposed under the right conditions.” My brashness was fizzling away until the pads of his fingers slowly traced my shoulder in mesmerizing slow circles dipping down my arm under the blanket.

Trying to get Ryder to notice me was a fail and I realized now how ephemeral my feelings were for him. I would have had better luck with Connor or Mateo, but neither had enough electrical impulses between them to carry on enough intelligent conversations to get me wet. It was a sad state of affairs my mind worked that way. Was I just being desperate with my hurt ego to go for it here, right now with Whit? I might feel that way tomorrow, but right now in the heat of the moment I wanted that one crazy experience I could keep to myself. A little something I could whisper to those damn cats I was destined to own once I resumed my wickedly boring life. Each stroke of his fingertips lulled me closer to those bad decisions I’d regret later but indulge in right now.

“Um…” Focus, Lia, for Christ’s sake, the hottest guy under thirty is paying attention to you! Don’t blow it! “I’ve never really been into them myself, but I’m not exactly warming up here with just the fire going.” Who is this sassy version of myself? Hello, world, Miss Amelia Rae Faust has finally got

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