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And that’s precisely what I did.
The cold air bit at my exposed skin as I stepped outside and closed his door behind me. I made it outside the fence, careful to close it, so the animals couldn’t get out, and as the wind whipped past me, I did my best to make sure Jack’s mistress didn’t see me.
In the frigid temperatures, it felt like it took twice as long to get back to my place. By the time I got back there, my face and my hands felt as numb as my heart did.
The only thing I was grateful for was the fact that the fire Jack had started for me early today had done its job, and my cabin was warm.
I moved toward the fireplace, allowing the fire to heat my body up again. And as I sat there waiting for that to happen, I couldn’t stop the tears from pooling in my eyes.
I was such a fool.
I did it again. I acted on my feelings instead of using my brain and making logical decisions. Jack was my neighbor. He was my only neighbor for miles, the only friend I could have had.
Why?
Why would I have been so stupid to jeopardize the only potential friendship I could have had here?
This was why I continued to get hurt.
Time and time again, I made decisions based on what my heart wanted instead of what my mind knew was best for me.
I never,nevershould have acted on it. I shouldn’t have been caught up in the way he looked at me, the way he spoke to me, the way he cared for me, or the way he touched me. I should have insisted on leaving his house the minute he told me he’d gotten my fire going again.
Staying led me to making a foolish decision. In the end, it came back to bite me in the ass, just like it always did every time I went after something I wanted.
Because even if I tried to tell myself that it wasn’t the case, no matter how hard I tried to deny the truth and lie to myself, the reality was that I felt something for Jack.
No matter what I did, it seemed my heart was never going to be safe.
Jack
When I woke up this morning, I hadn’t expected this day was going to go anything like it had, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t grateful for all that had happened.
Perhaps it wasn’t just gratitude that I felt.
There was something else there, something I hadn’t anticipated.
Excitement, for sure. But there was an overwhelming amount of relief I felt.
For so long, I had lived with the knowledge that I wouldn’t ever be here again, that I’d never want to be caught up in someone the way I was now caught up in her.
If nothing else, I’d considered myself incredibly lucky to have met her, because there wasn’t a doubt in my mind that the only reason I was in this place was because of her.
Hearing her voice when she asked me if I wanted to kiss her, I couldn’t turn her down. But I wondered how it would go. I wondered how it would be for me to kiss another woman who meant something to me.
I had been worried that emotions might come bubbling to the surface and ruin what we could have had, but my concern had been unfounded. Kissing her just felt right. Although it blew my mind that it could be the case, I was utterly grateful for it.
And now, I was going to do everything I could to make sure I held on to her, including keeping her satisfied and sated.
That was why I’d told Dakota to relax in my bed while I took a shower. She seemed happy to do it, so I thought we were off to an excellent start.
But no sooner had I stepped out of the shower when I heard a knock at the front door.
I was relatively certain Dakota hadn’t left, considering the last I saw her, she was naked. Of course, I realized it was possible she wanted to go and grab something from her cabin and accidentally locked the door on her way out.
When I stepped out into the bedroom and didn’t see her there, I figured I was right. With my towel wrapped around my waist, I moved to the door and opened it. But I was beyond surprised at what, or more precisely, who, I saw standing there.
Hailee.
