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“I saw your face after I pulled back from that guy. You were scared of me.” It was an accusation. But she thought she saw a hint of something else in his face.
Fear? Worry?
“I was scared that you were going to get into trouble. I still am. What if he calls the police? What if he presses assault charges?” She rubbed at her chest with her free hand.
Suddenly, he drew back and got out of the truck. He moved around the front and opened her door.
Undoing her belt, he picked her up and carried her out toward the beach. Sitting on a large rock at the edge of the beach, he settled her sideways on his lap.
She snuggled in, closing her eyes and just letting him hold her.
Soothe her.
His lightly patted her bottom. “You’re not to worry about me.”
She snorted. “Hello, my name is Maggie. Have we met? I worry about everything.”
“You need to stop.”
“Tell me how.”
“By giving your worries to me.”
She let out a sharp sigh as longing filled her. How amazing would that be? But even if she could do that . . . it wouldn’t be fair. Everyone had their own crap going on and he didn’t need hers.
Especially when hers was never-ending.
“I can’t do that.”
“You can. You will.”
“Jack.” She leaned back to look up at him. “What if he presses charges?”
“He won’t. Those people are cowards. They hide behind their placards, screaming abuse at people who they don’t even know. Besides, that asshole touched you first. I had the right as your guardian to protect you.”
“Really?” she asked in a small voice.
“I wouldn’t lie.”
She breathed out a sigh of relief. “Okay. Good.”
“Fucker should never have gotten near you. I should have protected you better.”
“He didn’t hurt me.”
“He had no right to touch you,” he told her fiercely. “No one gets to touch you.”
Dear Lord.
The possessiveness in his voice should have been terrifying.
But nope, her body just wasn’t wired that way. Instead, she had this warmth building inside her.
“As much as I appreciate you defending me, you can’t attack everyone who touches me.”
“Why not?”
Was he serious?
