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The interior looked as if it’d survived a zombie apocalypse.
She stopped just inside, eyeing the blanket pile on the floor and noting that the temperature inside was the same as out.
“Jaxon, is there no electricity here?”
“Of course there is. The heat just isn’t working,” he replied, switching on the single lamp in the room to illuminate it. It looked better in the dark.
Teagan decided not to make too big a deal out of it. She was only going to be here for a single night, after all. And it was infinitely better than being in her place right now. Her place felt violated and tainted by Eric.
“Is there someplace I can brush my teeth?” she asked, placing her bag on the sofa and rummaging inside for her toothbrush and toothpaste.
“Yeah, the kitchen.”
Teagan followed him there and stepped over a couple of power tools he had in the middle of the floor. He handed her a bottle of water and nodded toward the sink.
Realization sunk in immediately.
“There’s no running water?”
You’ve got to be kidding me!
Chapter Three
“Well, technically, there’s lots of running water. Unfortunately, it all ran down into the basement, so I had to turn it off. And replace the sump pump. Fixing the leak is Thursday’s job.”
She raised her eyebrows.
“Don’t give me that look. I’m showering at Brad’s.”
“Why don’t you just stay there as well?” she asked, uncapping the bottle of water and applying toothpaste to the brush.
“Because this is my place, and I can stay here without worrying that I’m becoming a burden.” He reached for his own toothbrush while she was brushing, but waited until she was finished to use it.
Approximately two minutes later, she gave him a worried look. “Where do I spit?” she asked.
He laughed.
“Sink’s fine. Just pour some water in to clean it out after.”
She spit into the empty sink and did as he directed. “You need running water, Jaxon. This is barbaric.”
He rolled his eyes and squeezed the toothpaste into his own brush. “You’re the one who couldn’t stay in her perfectly refined apartment. This is what I have, so I’m offering it. I’m even going to let you sleep on the sofa tonight, princess. You’re welcome.”
“Wait, there’s no bed?”
“There’s no heating and you’re surprised there’s no bed?” he laughed and started brushing.
She waited until he was finished to respond. “You don’t have a bed.”
“I usually sleep on the floor.”
“You bring women to a place like this and they don’t run screaming back to civilization the second they see your weird blanket nest on the floor?”
He smirked. “Yeah, guess it’s that good, and they don’t mind a little floor sex. Of course, the women I bring back here aren’t as picky as you are.”
“Clearly,” she retorted with an arch of her brow. She sat down on the sofa, not even lamenting that she’d forgone pajamas because it wasthatcold in the room.
There was no smart-ass reply to that. He simply crossed the room and turned on the space heater. It was a minor comfort, but Teagan was happy to see that he wasn’t completely living the rough life.
