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“And sic you onto some poor, unsuspecting citizen of Revival? I took an oath to protect and serve.”
She jerked her head up to glare at him. “I’m not that bad.”
Their eyes met. Heat flared to life, filling the small space that separated them.
He growled. “Get out of the car, Sophie.”
“Okay.” She made no move to exit.
He smirked and tilted his head. “I know how bad you want it.”
“That’s arrogant.” Her breath kicked up a notch.
He skimmed a path down her body. “It’s not arrogant if it’s true.”
“I need to go.” She glanced over his shoulder in the direction of her house, and then back at him. “I’m buzzed and not my best right now.”
“Nobody’s stopping you from getting out of the car.” He leaned back against his door. “No matter how badly you want it to be true.”
She stared at him, unblinking for a good fifteen seconds before she blew out a breath. “I didn’t mean for this to happen.”
Isn’t that the truth?If he’d had any idea what awaited him he would have sent Maddie Riley on her way when she’d suggested he rent the house to Sophie. He could live without upgraded appliances. He nodded. “It’s unfortunate.”
Her brows furrowed. “My life, it’s such a mess right now.”
Her confession surprised him, made him stop thinking about sex and start thinking about her. “Do you want to tell me about it?”
She shook her head. “Not really.”
He waited. The car was silent. Neither of them made an effort to leave the small space.
She blew out a breath. “I had this great, glamorous career in Chicago where I was invited to all the best places and got to do all sorts of fun things. Then the president of the company decided to get greedy and extort money. Overnight it was all gone.”
“I’m sorry.” That had to be rough. He hadn’t known her long, but with all her energy he could understand how hard it must be to go from the rush of city life to plunked down in a small town of twenty-five hundred people.
“I just want everything to go back the way it was.” She scraped her bottom lip with her teeth.
There was an air of desperation in her voice that didn’t sit well with him. Like she was trying too hard to convince herself, of what, he didn’t know, but it was something. He nodded. “I’m sorry.”
She shrugged. “Me too.”
“Is there more?” Because it seemed like there was more.
She sighed. “I don’t want the distraction of you. All I want is to do my time and get back home.”
“Fair enough.” It was the smart move. They had lives moving in different directions.
He needed to focus on what he needed to do, cementing his life in Revival. She wanted to get back to Chicago. They had chemistry and heat, but something about the way they mixed made her uneasy.
And the truth was, it made him uneasy too. He just didn’t know why. He didn’t know her well enough to understand the meaning behind the gut reaction.
She wrinkled her nose. “I’ve always had an impulsive streak.”
“That doesn’t surprise me one bit.”
She sighed. “And giving into it has never led me anywhere good.”
He narrowed his eyes and looked past her into the darkened garage. “I can relate.”
