When Love Happens: Ribbon Ridge Book Three by Darcy Burke

Author:Darcy Burke [Burke, Darcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Published: 2015-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

GRAY LIGHT NUDGED into Tori’s consciousness. She rolled to her back. The slight movement brought pain to her head and an unsettling discomfort to her insides. How much had she drunk last night? Four, five glasses of wine? Plus the beer. Gah, she didn’t know the last time she’d imbibed so much.

She blindly reached for the nightstand and the bottle of water she’d staged there the night before. Her hand met nothing but air and then an alarm clock and then her phone, which she inadvertently knocked to the floor.

Memory flooded her mind; she hadn’t put a water bottle there because she’d gotten too drunk first. Cursing herself, she slowly opened her eyes. What time was it? Bracing herself, she turned her head to look at the clock. Eleven fifty-one. Damn, she hadn’t slept that late in ages.

She needed water stat. First, however, she had to summon the ability to actually sit up, and right now that seemed impossible without having her head explode and perhaps vomiting.

You can do this. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and was instantly smacked with Sean’s special cologne. She opened her eyes and realized she was wearing his shirt. Straining her brain, she tried to remember what happened. She’d flirted with him. He’d carried her into the bedroom. Then she’d kissed him.

That had not been her plan.

To his credit, he’d called things off before too much had happened, at least that’s what she remembered. She had no recollection of how she’d ended up wearing his shirt, which meant she’d passed out. Had he taken advantage? No, she might contend they didn’t know each other very well, but she was certain he would never do that. And she wasn’t even sure she believed that anymore—last night they’d shared memories, he’d recognized when she’d had too much to drink, he’d taken care of her. They knew each other better than she wanted to admit.

Moving as slowly as possible, she hoisted herself into a sitting position. Once there, she waited until the room settled down before standing. That took considerably more effort. The floor tilted, and she reached for the headboard to stabilize herself. The bed beckoned her to return, but she needed water more than anything else.

With arduous, trudging steps, she made her way to the door. She opened it and peered into the living room, but it was empty. Exhaling a sigh of relief that she was alone, she shuffled to the kitchen, where she knew the fridge held at least a half dozen bottles of water.

Before she reached it, however, the front door opened to reveal Sean dressed in a cycling outfit. His hair was mussed, and he smelled of fresh air and sweat. It reminded her of a great run. She loved that smell.

“You’re up,” he said, smiling. “Can I get you something?”

“Just water.” Her head throbbed with a burst of pain as if to say, what about me? “And maybe some Tylenol or something.”

“I can do both of those things.

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