Page 6 of Broken Daddy
Now he was going to see that she had tears in her eyes. And she really wasn’t ready to face anyone.
Or accept that this wasn’t some sort of nightmare.
“Open your eyes. Where does it hurt?” he demanded.
She blinked rapidly, hoping to keep back her tears. “I’m fine. Not hurt. Just, you know, embarrassed.”
“Don’t be.”
That’s all he was going to say? Don’t be?
Sheesh. Well, she’d get straight onto not being embarrassed.
He suddenly stood and then to her shock, he grasped her under the arms and set her on her feet.
“Um, thanks,” she said as she wobbled slightly due to the shock of him lifting her like she weighed nothing more than a rag doll.
That was impressive.
At five-foot-eight, Devi wasn’t exactly small. Although Mr. Tragic Eyes had to be well over six foot. Standing this close to him, she felt really small. Something she very rarely felt.
He grunted.
She glanced up to find him running his gaze over her. Her body heated in response, even though she knew he wasn’t staring at her with want or desire.
Nope, he was probably looking at her wondering how she was so clumsy.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath.
“Devi, are you all right?”
Opening her eyes, she gave Sondra a shocked look. “You got my name right!”
That probably wasn’t what she should have said, but it was the first thing to come out of her mouth.
Sondra blinked. “Well, yes. Are you okay? Are you sure you didn’t hurt yourself?”
Devi focused on Sondra so she didn’t have to look at the guy still standing way too close to her.
God, he smelled good.
It would have put a real damper on her fantasies if he’d stunk. But he smelled of a mix of cinnamon, chocolate, and something really masculine that she couldn’t put her finger on.
Do not sniff him.
Do not.
Lord, it was hard to resist, though.
“No, I’m just embarrassed. I can’t believe I did that.” Her cheeks were still red and she wanted to scurry away and hide.
What were the odds that they’d all forget about her stumble by this time tomorrow when they returned for their coffee fix?
Maybe you need to quit, move towns, take on a new identity.
Yep. That was the only way she was going to get past this.
“Don’t be.” Sondra waved her hand in the air. “We’ve all done something embarrassing in public that made us want to hide in a cave for weeks. At least yours wasn’t caught on video. Social media can be brutal and ending up as a meme is my worst nightmare.”
