You’re destroying your career, but if that isn’t enough-what about me?”Īt five-foot-ten, with his perfectly styled, jet-black hair and deep green eyes, Jeremy Hauser was undeniably attractive.
“They’d take you back in a heartbeat and you know it. You just got promoted to senior editor, for God’s sake.” You’ve got a good job at Glenbrook Publishing. He crossed the room and reached for her, turned her to face him. As you do with anything that doesn’t fit into your plans, you simply chose not to believe it.” I told you the day I made the decision to leave. “It isn’t as if you didn’t know this was going to happen,” she said. “You can’t possibly mean to quit your job, give up your apartment, and go off to some godforsaken town in the wilderness.”Ĭharity flicked him only the briefest of glances and continued to fold her sweatshirt, a red one with a little red-and-white-checked collar she thought was particularly warm. You can’t actually mean to go through with this.” Jeremy paced over to the dresser in the bedroom where Charity stood studying each piece of clothing she intended to take on her trip. BOOK YOUR PLACE ON OUR WEBSITE AND MAKE THE READING CONNECTION! “I was,” he said, and then he kissed her. His arm slid down, wrapped around her waist, and he hauled her the last few inches between them, pressing his body full-length against hers. “Well, she was.” He held her immobile, their bodies nearly touching. I might have stayed a little longer than I intended but I didn’t think she’d be upset.” How could you be so thoughtless?”Ĭharity blinked at him. “She was afraid something terrible had happened.” He reached out, caught the tops of her arms, and hauled her toward him. “Do you know how worried Maude’s been?” He dumped his daypack onto the ground and continued walking toward her. It’s such a lovely day, so much warmer than it has been, and I-I-”
Charity took a step back, intimidated a little by the dark glint in Call’s eyes and the anger in his face.
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