Total pages in book: 53
Estimated words: 50705 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 50705 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
I stare up at him, drawn in by the tender smile resting on his face. I like the way it makes the corner of his eyes crinkle. “Okay,” I answer, unable to say anything else as I walk backward to the bathroom, so I can keep my eyes on his beautiful face. I don’t want to turn away from him. I need to memorize this moment because I suddenly realize that it’s too late to stop my fall. I don’t know how I’m going to protect my heart if Breaker hurts me.
Because I’m already gone for the man.
Chapter 15
Breaker
A week in heaven. That’s what I’ve had. I spend my day doing odd jobs and my evenings are filled with Indy and Tinny. I can’t imagine being happier than this past week has brought me. I know I have a lot of shit I need to face, but I’m enjoying just concentrating on the two ladies who completely own me. I’m not in a hurry to rock the boat by trying to unearth my memories. I don’t really want things to change. No man who gets to wake up with Indy in his arms every morning would.
I’ve been working on Indy’s place, basically fixing things that desperately needed it. The fact that I’m not working and earning my own money has been weighing on me. The jeans that I was wearing when Indy found me had a little over three hundred dollars in a side pocket. I suppose whoever tried to kill me really was an idiot, or else they would have patted me down better. That money is mostly gone, though. I bought clothes with it when Cooper took me out for supplies. I’m seriously going to have to look at trying to get a job here in Bryson City. Indy doesn’t want me to do that just yet. Cooper discovered that the Savage Brothers MC and some of their allies have decimated the club responsible for the attempt on my life. That’s made Indy feel better and worse. She’s glad the threat is neutralized, but she’s worried about my connection with the club. I’m not sure what her biggest worry is. I think it’s the fear that I will leave her and Tinny behind when my memory comes back. That is never going to happen. I can’t imagine my life without them. I don’t want to. Indy and I have steadily been getting closer. Some of our make-out sessions have become intense, but I never stepped over the imaginary line. When Indy is ready to take our relationship to the next level, I’m here. I refuse to rush her, though. I’ve become the King of cold showers, but I can deal with that easily if the reward is having Indy in my arms and in my bed.
“I think this takes care of the porch,” Jeff says, interrupting my thoughts. I look at the railing we just replaced along the front steps of her veterinarian office. I have to admit it looks good. I don’t know if I did a lot of carpentry work in my previous life, but I have a knack for it. It also comes kind of naturally, so I figure I must have some experience.
“It looks pretty good. You still planning on leaving at the end of the week?” I ask, not wanting him to leave. I’ve spent a lot of time with the guy. He confided that he just got out of jail after a five-year stint for killing a piece of shit that was abusing a woman. He found her wondering the side of the road one night in the rain. The young girl, not even eighteen yet, was terrified when he found her. Despite that fear, the girl testified on his behalf. Jeff didn’t say, but I got the feeling that pissed him off even more. The man wanted to help her, not put her through more shit. I understood the sentiment, I suppose. Still, there’s no way in hell Jeff should lose years of his life for ending a sack of shit that needed to be put down. If I’d found Indy like that, I would have burned the fucking world down to protect her and Tinny. I wouldn’t even think twice about it.
“I’ve already stayed a week longer than I was going to. I can’t ask Carson to keep paying me when there’s work to be done for him that I’m not doing,” he mumbles, and I nod. “I’m sure Indy would pay you to stick around here, but I doubt it’s the kind of pay you’re looking for.”
“Eh, it’s just me. I don’t need much. Indy doesn’t need me, though. You can do what needs done around here, and I think we both know that you aren’t going to be leaving her alone.”