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The door closed
For a moment, Rocket looked over his shoulder at the blocked off roole followed by a squeal hit his ears Cop sure see his newfound ol’a woman, one woman, who cared about hin to Rocket, he could barely i Physically? Yeah, he could i the door while his wo the way Maybe she’d drop to her knees right there behind the desk He could sink his fingers into all that auburn hair as he disappeared between plureen eyes would drill into his—
Auburn hair? Green eyes?
Shit, his fantasy wo resemblance to Chloe
CHAPTER NINE
CHLOE MANAGED TO trick Scott into hanging around the house for three days They lounged around in their sweats, ate junk food, and spent ether than they had in years Of course, during the day she’d had to work so business couldn’t survive without some effort Clients still needed her despite her plans, but she’d had plenty of time to devote to her brother On the fourth day, Scott couldn’t stand it any
Hiking, as it turned out, was a fantastic activity for her Not once did they run into another soul while traipsing through the gorgeous mountain terrain For the majority of their five-mile trek, they didn’t even speak, just absorbed the peace and quiet of nature around theht lipped about his problems than she was, but she was pretty sure Scott benefitted fro calm as much as she did Maybe even more
But now, it was Friday and Scott wanted to check out soive a shit about wine?
“I don’t You know I’m more of a beer or whiskey man, but I heard fro out So we’re going” He narrowed his eyes, practically daring her to disagree
“Okay,” she said “Sure Sounds fun” Hopefully that ca every second of as sure to be a room jam-packed with people
He strode past her and helped hiray T-shirt he as soaked with sweat from his forty-five- the ice-cold liquid Objectively, she understood why all her high school friends had flocked to her house whenever her big brother was ho too, when he wanted to be Of course, as a sixteen-year-old, she’d been horrified and disgusted by her friends’ interest in him The memories made her chuckle