Page 51 of Other Side Of Never
“Good morning, Kian,” Anita greeted him with a smile.
“Morning, Anita.Hey, Bridge,” he responded.
“Hey, good morning,” I rasped, turning around to face him with a bright smile on my face.
“Bridge,” he asked, soft eyes creasing with concern.“What’s wrong?”
I shook my head and held onto my smile.“Nothing.”
His voice deepened.“Bridget, right now, you tell me what’s wrong.”
My eyes widened at that tone I loved so much, the one that told me he’d had enough.I opened my mouth to speak then snapped it shut.When I simply stared at him, he pinned his hands to his waist and rocked back on his heels, studying me.
Shaking his head, he dropped his hands and strode toward me.Wrapping his arm around my shoulders, he tucked me against his side and turned me toward the door.Tossing a glance back at Anita, he said, “We’ll be back.”
She called after me.“Did you say manufacture?Or manifest?”
I froze for a second then began to laugh.
He squeezed me closer, murmuring, “What’s so funny?”
I shook my head.
“You’re not going to tell me that either?”he teased as he pushed to door open.
I began to unwind as soon as the warmth of the sun hit me.“There’s not really anything to tell.”
He led me to the passenger side of his truck and opened the door.“Then it won’t take long.Up you get.”
God, it felt good to let someone else take over for half a minute.
His hand firm at the small of my back felt better.
He closed the door then jogged around the front of the truck and slid behind the wheel.
I huffed out a small laugh.“Where are we going?”
He dipped his chin to check his mirrors as he reversed out of his parking spot.“You have anywhere you need to be?”
I shook my head.“Not really.But I don’t even have my purse.”
“I have my wallet if you need anything.”He paused to look at me, his hand pausing on the gear shift.“You good with that?”
I nodded slowly, surprised to find that I was indeed okay with that.“Yes.”
“Good girl.”He smiled wryly at my sidelong glance.“Put your head back and relax.We’re not going far.”Palming the wheel, he pulled out onto the main road.“I was actually coming by to find out if you were free today.”
Only a few minutes in his presence and my stomach settled.“Will you tell me where we’re going now?”Even my voice was almost back to normal.
“I’m going to look at a house.Thought you might want to see.”
I sat straighter.“I do, but didn’t you buy one of the other ones?”
He nodded.“I put offers on both.I’m not sure about this one, but I think there’s something special about it.”He smiled at me.“I need a woman’s perspective.”
“I knew you were only after me for my vagina,” I teased.
He chuckled.“And she’s back.”
