What I Did On My Summer Vacation...: The Guy Diet\Light My Fire\No Reservations by Thea Devine & Debbi Rawlins & Samantha Hunter

Author:Thea Devine & Debbi Rawlins & Samantha Hunter [Devine, Thea & Rawlins, Debbi & Hunter, Samantha]
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General, Fiction - Romance, Man-woman relationships, American Light Romantic Fiction, Short Stories, Romance: Modern, Romance - Anthologies, Romance - Contemporary, Summer
ISBN: 9780373794096
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

5

ZACH LOOKED OVER AT Jordan, all hunched over, her face pale even with all the sun she’d gotten. Immediately he got to his feet and went to her. He knew what was happening and it was his fault. She’d done too much. Used too many muscles she didn’t normally use. She’d said she was fine, and he’d let her push herself.

“Give me your hand,” he said, and she did without objection. “Easy now. I won’t pull. Just get up slowly.”

“This is so embarrassing. Ouch.” She gripped his hand and raised herself a fraction. “Damn it. Ouch.”

“Take your time.”

“Not that I have a choice,” she said, grimacing as she got halfway to a standing position. “For the record…ouch!” She shot up the rest of the way.

“You okay?”

“I hurt.” She released his hand and blew out some air. “Though not half as much as my pride.”

“Never mind pride. I knew better than to let you go so hard. I’m sorry.”

She frowned, curiosity lighting her brown eyes. Color returned to her face. Up close he could see a light smattering of freckles across her nose. “Why did you?”

“I admire your drive. You’re competitive, which isn’t a bad thing if you channel it correctly, and I wanted to see how hard you were willing to push. I figured you’d know your physical limitations.”

A slow, knowing smile curved her lips. “Then it wouldn’t be your fault, would it?” She rolled a shoulder, winced and added, “Admit it, you wanted to humble me. Break me before we got started so I wouldn’t give you too much grief.”

“Not consciously.” He’d have to think about that one. “But I do know I don’t want you useless for the week. Speaking of which, if you want dinner, we have some more preparations. You have five minutes to get cleaned up or you’ll have to wait until after we eat.”

Her mouth opened, indignation flashing in her eyes, and then without a word, she took her towel and toiletries and went back to the river.

He berated himself again as he watched her move so tentatively. At least he knew there was something he could do to help. It might not be enough, if the sound of her gasp was any indication of her pain. In his own defense, she sure looked as if she were in good shape. He should have known better than to trust that.

Five minutes later, she came back to the campsite. She dropped her things, then joined him by the fire. “Okay, what do you want me to do?” She peered into the pot, wrinkling her nose and then pushing the hair away from her face as she turned to look at him.

“Sit here.” He indicated a small boulder he’d been using as a stool while he’d started their meal.

She hesitated. “Why?”

“Trust me.”

“If you say that one more time—”

He gently took her by the shoulders and sat her down. She groaned a little but she’d see that the effort would be worth it. He got the tube

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.