When Molly meets her intimidating new boss, Beatrice, she’s judged by her last name and fancy connections—not her talent. But Molly’s no pushover. She loves her job with the Washington Wolves and won’t let anyone doubt her. A powerful project with Amazon lands in her lap, and now, she must prove she’s more than just a pretty face.
“Don’t do this,” I whispered. “I see exactly what you’re trying to do, and I don’t believe you.” “It’s the truth whether you want to believe it or not.” Bauer could hardly look me in the eye now. “We had a great weekend, princess, and it’s probably best that that’s where we leave it.” My…
But when I turned my Jeep into a packed, normal size driveway, I had to take a second to look around. Yeah, it was in a nice neighborhood, but the house was … normal. Big, but normal. “Ready?” Claire asked. “Yeah.” I scratched the side of my face. “It’s not what I expected.” She blinked…
Isabel had turned on her stool, peppering Claire with questions about where we’d stayed, and Lia whispered behind the counter with Paige. Emmett tore around the house, oblivious to any undercurrents of my visit. The rolling chatter of the family never ebbed, just stayed at a constant hum. A buzz that seemed to grow louder…
Lia’s eyes jerked back to me, wide and shocked in her face. “Umm, given the giant heart-eyed, lady boner you’ve turned my sister into, I assumed she told you that’s why she agreed, considering you guys had nothing but time to talk for days.” I folded my arms over my chest and tried to stop…
My stomach was now the thing giving me all the ominous feels because it turned dangerously. What the hell did my sister say to him? “Me and Finn,” I repeated quietly. “Bauer … I—“ Denial trapped in my throat. Nothing else came up. Because I couldn’t lie. And he saw that on my face. He…
Fuck, falling in love was terrifying, wasn’t it? This woman could ask for a knife to flay me alive, and I just might have handed it to her with a dopey ass grin on my face. It was the scariest shit I’d ever experienced in my life, which didn’t explain why all I wanted to…
“Weird week,” Finn said conversationally. My head tilted. “A good week.” He squinted into the sun, and I took a moment to study him. I hadn’t been home in months, and my little brother had filled out a bit, clearly spending time with the weights. “School going okay?” I asked. Finn nodded. “Eventually, I’ll be…
“She’s not actively hating you,” I amended. “Let’s not get carried away.” “Thoughts on dinner?” Bauer asked, opening the bare fridge and frowning at what he found. I stood and approached him, wrapping my arms around his waist, kissing between his shoulder blades while my hands smoothed over the damp skin of his abs. “We’ll…
After that, we didn’t speak a word for a long, long time. Bauer tugged me down so he could take kiss after searing kiss. His hands swept up my back, and my shirt disappeared. Mine did the same with his. We managed gasping, broken sounds, as piece by piece, we were tangled against each other,…
Bauer’s head reared back. “Huh.” “Not all of us are professional snowboarders who probably have women throwing themselves naked on the snow in front of their board.” Did I sound like a jealous harpy? Yup. Sure did. Did I sound insecure that I’d been a late bloomer and didn’t feel the need to date my…