Page 64 of Unexpected Temptation
Kane crossed his arms.“Listen, you’re my friend, but you didn’t see the look on that woman’s face.She’s devastated.What the hell happened?”
“Her sister showed up.”
“Amelia told me that much.”Kane’s brow bunched together.“What the hell was she doing here?”
“Trying to cause trouble, I suspect.I would like to know how she found out Amelia was here.That’s the only reason she was here.”
“What are you going to do?”Kane asked.
“I’m going to pick my woman’s ass up and take her back home.”
“You need to talk to her before you do anything drastic.”
“Oh, we’ll talk.I’ll talk while she’s over my lap getting her ass blistered.”
Kane snorted.“Yeah, that will go over well.You might want to rethink that strategy.”Kane squeezed his shoulder.“Listen, I’ve never seen you like this.You don’t want to frighten her, right?”
“Damn, I’ve never threatened to spank a woman before.”Jaylen ran an agitated hand through his hair.“Shit.I can’t take it.The thought of losing her is driving me batshit crazy.”
“You’re not going to lose her.That woman loves you more than anything.”
“I won’t believe that until I get her back home and under me.Now, tell me where she’s at?”
“She’s in my office.”Kane watched Jaylen move steadily to the back of the building.“Jaylen, take it easy on her.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Jaylen didn’t answer.He opened the door to the back office and stepped in, closing and locking it quietly behind him.His eyes scanned the room, landing on the tiny woman leaning against the window frame, looking out at the view of the mountain in the distance — his mountain.His eyes ate her up, scanning her from the top of her head to the tennis shoes she’d worn on her walk earlier in the day, jeans, and one of his shirts she favored even though she had her own.
She looked like she did when he’d seen her last, except for the defeated lines in her body.The slouch of her shoulders and the tilt of her head told him all he needed to know about her emotions.He was almost afraid to see her face, knowing in some part it was his fault, or she wouldn’t have run from him.
Jaylen took a few deep breaths to try to calm the tightness in his chest since he’d known she’d left him.
“What the hell were you thinking?”he burst out, totally disregarding his resolution to stay calm.
A gasp tore from Amelia as she turned toward the voice.Her eyes widened dramatically, and a subtle sheen of tears covered her eyeballs.
