Page 8 of Falling Over You

“What if I make you a deal?”

She narrowed her gaze at him. “I’m sort of afraid to ask but what kind of deal?”

Here went nothing. “Hang out with me today. We’ll play games and drink the world's best hot chocolate, and maybe even have fun. Then, when you’re feeling better and not in pain, I will bring you with me to ski one morning before the slopes open.”

She bit down on her bottom lip making his dick jerk in his pants. She was silent for so long that he thought she was going to turn him down. Then she surprised him. “They really do have the greatest hot chocolate here.” Her eyes lit up with excitement.

He wanted to fist pump the air but stopped himself. “I’ll get us some right now. You pick a game.” He was up and moving before she could change her mind.

If she was willing to spend time with him, that was a good thing. Now he just had to use that time wisely to make her fall for him. He knew what he wanted, and it was her. Nothing was going to stand in his way now that he had a goal.

All he wanted for Christmas was Eve. In his life and in his bed.

In which order, he didn’t care.

Chapter 3

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Eve

Theo Kincaid made her insides feel like there were a thousand butterflies flying around.

He was sexy in a way that she’d never known. Almost like he had no clue how good looking he was. From his unruly black hair to his deep, dark eyes, that reminded her of a storm rolling in, she was in trouble. As if those weren’t enough, the man had carried her in his arms and made her feel cherished and cared for.

It was all overwhelming.

She’d gotten away from him as fast as she could after his hands had practically tortured her when he’d checked on her bruises. Seriously, her damn panties had gotten wet at just that touch. It was either flee the room or push him down on the floor and climb on top of him.

Her hope was that walking away from him would clear her mind. That hadn’t happened. She ran into Mackenzie and Juno, who’d offered to stay with her, but she’d turned them down and settled herself in front of the fire, trying like hell to calm the storm that was raging inside of her.

All thanks to Theo.

She’d never had this kind of strong reaction to a guy before. The kind where her whole body shook when he was near, but also when he wasn’t. It was like she was having withdrawals.

For a second, she wondered if she’d hurt more than her ribs when she’d fallen over him. Maybe she’d hit her head. That could explain these strange feelings.

Now, apparently, she’d agreed to play board games and drink hot chocolate with the man.

Let’s just hope she could keep her hands to herself.

“Here we go,” Theo said, placing two steaming mugs of hot chocolate on the table between them. “Did you pick a game?”

Uh no, she’d been too busy scrutinizing how hot he was. She turned to the stack of games on the shelf by the fireplace, scanning them quickly. “What about Scrabble?”

He shrugged, moving toward the shelf and grabbing the Scrabble box. “Works for me.” He sat back down, placing the box next to the hot chocolate. “I should probably warn you that I’m sort of amazing at this game.” He didn’t say it with any conceit, only confidence.

Which was sexy.

Shit.

She was in real trouble.

“I’ve been known to be pretty good too.” She and her sisters used to play all the time as teenagers, and even though Skylar almost always won, Eve had gotten really good at coming up with obscure words that were worth a lot of points.

Theo opened the box, pulling out the board. “What is it you do in Roanoke?”

She started pulling tiles out. “I’m the curator at the Roanoke History Museum.”

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