Page 21 of All Because I Found You

“No.”

“Really? No? I totally saved that woman from having an emotional breakdown right there in your barn. You’re welcome.”

“You’re the one who brought her there.” His jaw clenched, and he flung his hands out at the barrels. “Do you want to use them or not?”

“I do.”

“Good.” He about faced it out of there before he strangled the damn woman, and she herself became the woman in white.

“Hey, don’t leave me alone in here!” Raelyn ran out after him, moving far faster than he thought possible in her shoes.

“Why not? You and the white lady I’m sure would have a lot to talk about.”

“Very funny.”

“You know what?” he exclaimed. “Maybe she’d get sick of listening to you and finally crossover. You should stay and wait for her.”

That growl he was getting familiar with came from her, and he clenched his jaw to keep from smiling.

“I never should have even mentioned it to you.”

“But you did.”

“Whatever.” She stormed off to the truck and hopped in.

He waited a couple seconds, composing himself, refusing to let her see his amusement, before following suit. Putting the truck in reverse, he pulled out of the clearing and onto the bumpy path.

“Now will I have to have someone come move the barrels?”

“I’ll take care of it.”

She slapped a hand to her chest, clenching it, and his eyes drifted to the swell of her breasts poking out above the low cut of her top. “Are you volunteering?”

“I said I’d take care of it.”

“I know. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t possessed back there by a ghost who is much friendlier than you.”

“Keep talking and I’ll change my mind.”

She lifted her hands, pretending to zip her lips shut. Then she sat with her hands crossed in her lap, gave him a wicked glare before glancing out the window.

“Thank you.”

They drove in silence, making the five-minute ride feel like an eternity. When they got back to the barn, he exhaled, as if he’d been holding his breath the entire rest of the way. Funny how silence had always been a comfort for him, but when Raelyn was around, it made him uneasy.

She lifted her hand and made a motion like she was unzipping her lips, and this time he couldn’t hide his amusement.

“Let me grab your coffee,” she said.

“I was kidding about the coffee.”

“No, we made a deal and I always stand by my word.” She slipped out of the truck, and he killed the engine.

He closed the door and walked toward her. She hurried back and thrusted a cup at him.

“Thanks,” he said as the heat from the coffee burned his hand. Considering it was deathly hot out, coffee wasn’t exactly the refreshment he had in mind. A nice cold beer would be a thousand times better. “I’ll let you get back to whatever it is you do.”

She held her hand up. “Can I ask you one favor?”

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