head down to plant an angry kiss on his mouth, then left, slamming the front door behind her.
A whirlwind of passion, surprise, and intensity, there and gone in seconds.
He sank back on his bed and stared at the empty doorway. “What the fuck just happened?”
Chapter Eight
The interview Monday went well. April had put off her trip to her parents’ until after she’d visited with TrexAmD. Hell, they’d even put her up in a swanky hotel. So she’d stretched out her time and used the next few days to simply relax.
Her following trip to see the folks seemed more pleasant than it had been in ages. Her mother had apparently gone to counseling—at her father’s insistence—since Jane’s visit. Problems between her parents had come to a head, and her father had tired of Mona’s complaints.
“Go, Dad,” April murmured as she sat on their back porch and stared out at the wooded backyard.
April now had choices. The interview with TrexAmD—a global company—was a success. They liked her, a lot. She could start a position in the low six figures. And holy crap, that was a lot of money for a woman previously making low wages despite her rank. Thank you very much, Uncle Sam. But she’d never done her job to get rich, but for the satisfaction of a hard day’s work.
Surprisingly, she could see herself working for TrexAmD. The thought of heading to Europe to oversee their branch in England would be amazing. At least, her mother had gone on and on about it. But for once, April agreed with Mona.
Thoughts of her mother inevitably led to thoughts about other loved ones. April felt like a moron because she couldn’t stop thinking about Thorn. About Bobby .
She’d totally fallen, no question in love with him, after a bout of anal sex. What did that say about her that she used carnality as a basis for emotional staying power? Yep, she was definitely a perv.
Except the call to her sister had showed her how she really felt about things. Jane had a great way of understanding and pointing out April’s fears and desires, so April could see the truth beyond the veil of self-lies Jane liked ripping away.
“You love him, dimwit,” Jane had said on the phone last night. “It’s so plain to see it’s not funny.”
“Yeah? Well I told him that after we’d had the best sex of my life. Then the dickhead just watched me leave.”
“He didn’t say anything?”
“Not even after I accused him of being scared of me. I might have called him a pussy too.”
Jane started laughing.
April cut her off. “Hello? Not funny. My love life is gone. I miss the arrogant musclehead. And I just got the dream offer of a lifetime. So why am I not happy?”
“You say they have places all over the world, right?”
“Yeah.”
“So why not take the job, give yourself some time to see if you’re still ga-ga for Gunny, then make a decision? I mean, you’re acting like you’re married to your job if you take it. Relax, Sis. This isn’t the Marine Corps. You can quit if you don’t like it.”
“Actually the contract locks me in for six months, at which time I can revisit my employment without any penalties.”
“Huh?”
“They’ll pay to move me wherever I go.”
“Oh man. And you mentioned Europe? I might be a pregnant loser getting married to a jarhead, but hey, I can visit you over there, can’t I?”
A loser. Ha. Though Jane spoke tongue-in-cheek, because April knew her sister was truly happy, April thought Jane was living the life April secretly wanted. How screwed up was she that she wanted to dump a great opportunity for a man? “Am I dumb for wanting Thorn more than I want this job?”
“No. You’re a woman in love with a man making her crazy.” Jane sounded so supportive. “What you have to balance is the notion you might be giving up that job, and you and Thorn might not work out. Would the regrets be worth it?”
“Considering he hasn’t told me how he feels, maybe.” She felt like an idiot because
A whirlwind of passion, surprise, and intensity, there and gone in seconds.
He sank back on his bed and stared at the empty doorway. “What the fuck just happened?”
Chapter Eight
The interview Monday went well. April had put off her trip to her parents’ until after she’d visited with TrexAmD. Hell, they’d even put her up in a swanky hotel. So she’d stretched out her time and used the next few days to simply relax.
Her following trip to see the folks seemed more pleasant than it had been in ages. Her mother had apparently gone to counseling—at her father’s insistence—since Jane’s visit. Problems between her parents had come to a head, and her father had tired of Mona’s complaints.
“Go, Dad,” April murmured as she sat on their back porch and stared out at the wooded backyard.
April now had choices. The interview with TrexAmD—a global company—was a success. They liked her, a lot. She could start a position in the low six figures. And holy crap, that was a lot of money for a woman previously making low wages despite her rank. Thank you very much, Uncle Sam. But she’d never done her job to get rich, but for the satisfaction of a hard day’s work.
Surprisingly, she could see herself working for TrexAmD. The thought of heading to Europe to oversee their branch in England would be amazing. At least, her mother had gone on and on about it. But for once, April agreed with Mona.
Thoughts of her mother inevitably led to thoughts about other loved ones. April felt like a moron because she couldn’t stop thinking about Thorn. About Bobby .
She’d totally fallen, no question in love with him, after a bout of anal sex. What did that say about her that she used carnality as a basis for emotional staying power? Yep, she was definitely a perv.
Except the call to her sister had showed her how she really felt about things. Jane had a great way of understanding and pointing out April’s fears and desires, so April could see the truth beyond the veil of self-lies Jane liked ripping away.
“You love him, dimwit,” Jane had said on the phone last night. “It’s so plain to see it’s not funny.”
“Yeah? Well I told him that after we’d had the best sex of my life. Then the dickhead just watched me leave.”
“He didn’t say anything?”
“Not even after I accused him of being scared of me. I might have called him a pussy too.”
Jane started laughing.
April cut her off. “Hello? Not funny. My love life is gone. I miss the arrogant musclehead. And I just got the dream offer of a lifetime. So why am I not happy?”
“You say they have places all over the world, right?”
“Yeah.”
“So why not take the job, give yourself some time to see if you’re still ga-ga for Gunny, then make a decision? I mean, you’re acting like you’re married to your job if you take it. Relax, Sis. This isn’t the Marine Corps. You can quit if you don’t like it.”
“Actually the contract locks me in for six months, at which time I can revisit my employment without any penalties.”
“Huh?”
“They’ll pay to move me wherever I go.”
“Oh man. And you mentioned Europe? I might be a pregnant loser getting married to a jarhead, but hey, I can visit you over there, can’t I?”
A loser. Ha. Though Jane spoke tongue-in-cheek, because April knew her sister was truly happy, April thought Jane was living the life April secretly wanted. How screwed up was she that she wanted to dump a great opportunity for a man? “Am I dumb for wanting Thorn more than I want this job?”
“No. You’re a woman in love with a man making her crazy.” Jane sounded so supportive. “What you have to balance is the notion you might be giving up that job, and you and Thorn might not work out. Would the regrets be worth it?”
“Considering he hasn’t told me how he feels, maybe.” She felt like an idiot because
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