Marissa stood up from the table,
grabbed a few plates and headed toward the kitchen. She stuffed the plates in
the trashcan and washed her hands under warm water in the sink.
She didn’t want Jarrett to stay
with them but how could he refuse? Her son made a compelling argument and it
was damn hard to ignore his tears, especially when they weren’t crocodile
tears.
Living under the same roof as
Jarrett, even for just a few days, wouldn’t be easy. After their amazing night
together, Marissa couldn’t fathom keeping her hands off him. His tanned,
muscled body nearly made her drool. Just thinking about it doubled the saliva
in her mouth. She had vowed just an hour ago to keep her distance and not sleep
with him again. Now, she didn’t know how not
to sleep with him. With the guestroom bordering her bedroom and Jason’s room
down the hall, she could easily sneak inside Jarrett’s room and pleasure his body
for hours.
A feeling of unease crept up her
spine. She turned to face Jarrett as he approached from the swinging kitchen
door. She sighed and turned off the faucet. She dried her hands with a soft
towel and refused to meet his gaze.
“I’m sorry, Marissa. If staying
here will be an inconvenience, I’ll tell Jason I can’t.”
She shook her head. “He’ll blame
me.”
“No, I’ll say that I have to go
back to San Francisco for work or Montana for the ski trip. He’ll understand.”
A raw laugh crawled up her throat.
“He’ll understand? He’ll scream and beg you to stay. Once you leave, he’ll cry
for hours.”
“Marissa, what do you want from
me? I can’t stay forever. I don’t want to hurt him or you, I swear it, but I
will leave. It’s only a matter of when, not if.”
She grasped the counter to keep
steady. She hated how much her foolish heart hurt with those words. “I know
that. I don’t expect anything different.” She swallowed hard to strengthen her
voice. “I’m not your wife. Jason is not your son. We’re not good enough reasons
for you to give up the life you built in California. I don’t want anything from
you. I’ll understand when you leave but Jason won’t, not that it’s any of your
concern. I’ll deal with his pain when the time comes.”
He clutched his fists and turned away.
“You sure know how to make a man feel like shit.”
She folded her arms. “That’s not
my intention.”
“It doesn’t change the facts.” He
grabbed the cell phone from his pocket and checked the time. “Am I staying here
or not? It’s your choice.”
She considered throwing the
bastard out on his ass. If it wasn’t for Jason, she would. “You’re staying.”
“Okay.” He gripped the phone
tight. “I’ll call my boss and let him know your address.”
“Fine. I assume your bike has a
lot of compartments for extra clothes and travel supplies. I’ll show you to the
guestroom when you’re ready.”
Jarrett nodded and headed to the
swinging door, now still, but paused before passing through. “Thank you,
Marissa. I do appreciate it.”
She fisted her hands. “Thank
Jason.”
With that, he left the kitchen.
DEA field agent Jarrett Brandt returns home to visit his
brother's grave, not to reconnect with his first true love.
Now widowed with a son, Marissa Reinn Brandt expects
nothing from the one who broke her heart—the twin brother of the man she’d
married—but then her son offers him a place to stay for Christmas.
As they rekindle the flames of love
that once bound them together, an enemy from his past and a trusted mentor from
his present threaten to destroy everything they hold dear.
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