Total pages in book: 68
Estimated words: 66642 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 333(@200wpm)___ 267(@250wpm)___ 222(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 66642 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 333(@200wpm)___ 267(@250wpm)___ 222(@300wpm)
“You haven’t known me long enough to love me,” she whispered in the dark.
“I might have only met you recently in this lifetime, but I’ve loved you for eternity.”
Jody saw her hand reach out in the darkness. “I’m a fool to believe you.”
He picked her up into his arms. “You’re nobody’s fool.”
Chapter Thirty-Five
“I’m going to have to buy a hot tub if you’re going to keep spending the night,” she groaned. A one-hundred-year-old woman could get out of bed easier than her.
Jody laughed as he walked out of the bathroom, zipping his jeans. Seeing that, she wanted to lie back down and beg him to take her again.
She was sick. How in the world could she still want to make love to him as sore as she was? Forcing her legs to move, she glared at him.
“What did I do?”
“Don’t give me that innocent face. I wouldn’t be this sore if you hadn’t come back last night.”
“What’s the fun in that?” he teased.
“Any more fun, and I will be in the hospital.” She moaned in pain as she went into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
“You’re sleeping at Jacob’s tonight!” she yelled from behind the closed door. Her shoulders slumped when she heard him laughing.
“You deserve to be miserable. You shouldn’t have opened the door,” she told her reflection in the mirror.
Removing her robe, she stepped into the shower and stayed under the water much longer than she should have if she was going to open the restaurant on time. Finally, she turned the water off and got out.
When she opened the bathroom door after toweling off, she was relieved to see Jody had left the bedroom.
Dressing, she reminded herself that she needed to wash clothes if she was going to have a clean top tomorrow.
She left the bedroom once she had brushed her hair and saw Jody had prepared each of them a mug of coffee.
“Thank God.” Pausing by him, she pressed a kiss to his mouth. “And you, of course.”
“You aren’t mad at me anymore?”
“No, the steam from the hot water must have melted most of it away.”
Picking up the mug, keys, and purse up from the table, she headed for the door.
“Let’s take my truck. There’s no use for both of us driving into town.”
“Are you sure? What if my parents make it to town early? I won’t want to come back here immediately. You might be stuck in town until late.”
“You don’t want me meeting your parents?”
She could give him an answer immediately. Her parents wouldn’t be happy she had become involved with Jody so quickly. She had mentioned the Colemans when she talked to them each night without talking about Jody in particular.
As she got in Jody’s truck, she saw his attention on the sky.
“Are you into astrology, like Fynn?” she asked once he was inside.
“Somewhat.”
Starting the truck, Sophie could see his expression when the dashboard lit up.
“When we get home tonight, we need to have a talk.”
Sophie looked away from him. Here came the part she had seen coming—he was going to tell her that he had been mistaken about her being his soul mate.
Fighting back tears, she turned her head to look out the window so he couldn’t see she was upset.
“Scoot over here.”
“What?”
Jody brought the truck to a stop before entering the main road. “I said, unbuckle your seat belt and slide over here next to me.”
His gentle voice had her following his directions.
Unbuckling the seat belt, she slid across the bench to sit next to him, then found the middle seat belt and buckled herself back in. Once she was settled, he pulled onto the road.
His hand went to her thigh. “I want to talk about our future tonight. I don’t want to wait months for me to propose to you. I want us to get married.”
Her eyes flew to his face. “You’re kidding.”
“I’m serious. I didn’t want to propose this way, but I’m not going to have you thinking all day I am going to stop seeing you. I love you. I want to get married. Do you still hate me?”
“No,” she admitted.
“Do you still hate yourself for wanting me?”
“No.”
“Are you just going to leave me hanging? Are you at least starting to love me?”
“Maybe a little,” she teased him, not knowing it was possible to be this happy.
“How about, tomorrow, you close the diner early and we go pick out a ring?”
“I haven’t said yes.”
“You will,” he teased her back.
“How do you know?” She loved bantering with him almost as much as she loved him.
“I read it in the stars.”
Chapter Thirty-Six
“Can I get a refill?”
Ignoring the customer, Jody didn’t remove his gaze from Sophie. Another hour, and she would be safe on the mountain.
“Excuse me. I want a refill!”
Sophie cast him a curious glance before breaking off a conversation with Lily and Rachel. Both women worked part-time at the thrift store. Rachel hadn’t worked there for a while as far as he knew.