This is from the aforementioned staff meeting scene. Rayah has just put an early end to Jake’s session so that his trainer can attend. Be sure to read my Coffee With Eva Siedler from earlier today for more info regarding this scene.
“Jake dropped that bar with a symphony of clinks and a triumphant, “Haha, sucker!”, then fled for the track to cool down before someone gave him another exercise to do.
‘Saved by a girl!’ Pierce taunted.
Rayah wasn’t engaging that nonsense, but Jake retorted, ‘A sexy one, at that.’ As his gaze slid over her, she practically felt his big, warm hands on her skin. When his eyes settled on hers, his voice went from hot to incendiary. ‘She can save me anytime.’
It means nothing, she reminded herself. He was a shameless flirt. Her body still hadn’t received the message, though. Fire flashed through her system. That was all it ever took. One look, one wicked comment, and she was on the surface of the sun and loving every second.
And his time here is half over. More even. She shoved that fact and all the worries about why it depressed her into a mental box marked No Touchy.
Pierce jogged toward the kitchen, face screwed up like he’d tasted something sour. ‘Eww, dude. Rayah’s hot and all, but she’s family.” She was still absorbing the multiple layers of shock in that statement when he stopped in front of her and rolled his eyes. ‘Like I need to picture you carrying his dumb ass off to have your way with him.’
Jake happened to be passing them on the track. He pivoted, walking backward to keep her in sight. ‘Anytime, cupcake. Anytime.’”
*Excerpt approved by Eva Siedler*
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Eva Siedler and her sexy aircraft mechanic husband have built a crazy home in Central Ohio filled with almost as much neurodiversity as love. By day she wrangles two teenage boys with the supernatural ability to misplace anything, her POTS symptoms, and carpools. By night she writes funny, spicy love stories packed with strong, sassy heroines, big-hearted heroes, and tons of wacky small-town shenanigans.
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