Page 33 of Unexpected Temptation
Chapter Fourteen
Jaylen studied herprofile.Everything about her was dainty and feminine.Her lips were full, her nose slender and straight, but it was her eyes that got him.It always felt like he’d been sucker-punched when she looked at him with those beautiful, expressive eyes.
He cleared his throat.
“Do you want to watch a movie?I’ve got stacks of them in the cabinets at the bottom of the bookshelves.”
Amelia shook her head.
“Maybe later, unless you do.”
“Do you know how to play poker?”
Amelia sat straighter, glanced at him, and shook her head.
Jaylen stood and walked to a cabinet, pulled out a deck of cards, and continued into the kitchen.Amelia watched him in confusion when he came back with a box of toothpicks.
“What are those for?”
“This is what we’re going to bet with.”
Her eyes brightened, and a smile grew.
Jaylen pulled the sofa table over in front of the fire and sat on the floor on one side.
“Have a seat,” he said.
Amelia set her cup down and slid to the floor opposite Jaylen.She watched him shuffle.He was very skillful at it, but his hands drew most of her attention.She cleared her throat.
“You’re very good at that.”
“I found it was something to do when I had some downtime at the base or here when it’s stormy like this, or we get snowed in.I go over to the food barn, and we’d sit around for hours playing cards.”
He explained the rules as he started to deal.“Now, the type of poker we’re going to play is Texas Hold’em, but we’ll use a five-card draw.”
Amelia chuckled and wrinkled her nose.“I have no idea what you just said.”
Jaylen chuckled.“You will.We’ll play a few hands so I can explain the game.”
She watched as he held his hand fanned out, facing him, and duplicated it as best she could.
“So, there are different kinds of poker?”
Jaylen explained a few of the different kinds and the rules of the game before they played a few practice hands.Amelia picked it up quickly.
