the screen door open for him. “I’ll go by your parents’ house and sit with Mac and Amber. I’m sure he’s worried. Keep me posted.”
Before she walked away, Cameron reached out, wrapped his hand around the nape of her neck and looked her straight in the eyes. “I meant what I said. We’re not done talking.”
Megan’s eyes locked on to his, her shoulders straightened and that defiant chin lifted. “I’m pretty sure we’re done discussing just how much you’re denying both of us something that could be amazing. Until you’re ready to face the fact you enjoyed kissing me, rubbing your hands on me, and admit you’re just running scared, don’t bring it up again.”
She pulled away and bounded down the porch steps. “Just text with an update on your mom. No need to call.”
And with that she headed toward her house, leaving Cameron to stare at those mocking hips.
Yes, he’d liked kissing her, thoroughly appreciated the feel of her curves beneath his hands. He was a man and she was a sensual woman whom he’d wanted for years. So what if he was running scared? Better to stop the disaster before it completely ruined their friendship.
As Cameron headed to his truck, he had a sinking feeling their friendship had already rounded a curve and was speeding out of control, and there wasn’t a damn thing he could do about it.
Chapter Ten
“T his fuss isn’t necessary.” Bev tried to maneuver her new crutches as Eli and Cameron flanked her sides, assisting her into the house. “I’ll be fine. There’s no need for everyone to hover.”
“You will be fine,” Eli agreed. “But for now we’re going to hover. Just be glad Drake had to go in or you’d have all of us.”
Megan held the door open with one hand and propped Amber on her hip with the other. “You know it’s useless to argue with these guys, Bev,” Megan said, catching the woman’s grin. “Just let them think what they want to boost their egos.”
Cameron’s gaze swung to hers, and Megan merely lifted a brow. If he wanted to apply those words to the turmoil they had going on, so be it. Wasn’t her fault if he had a guilty conscience.
Megan closed the door and pulled Amber around to settle against her chest as the baby continued chewing on her cloth rattle.
“I’ve already brought your pillows and pajamas down to the guest room,” Mac stated, moving forward to take the place of his sons. “We’ll be sleeping down here until you’re healed and can do the stairs.”
“And I’ll be stopping by in the mornings,” Nora stated, coming in through the door, holding Bev’s purse. “I can do your grocery shopping after work so Mac doesn’t have to worry about anything.”
“One of my patients has volunteered to babysit Amber until you’re feeling better,” Eli added.
“Oh, for pity’s sake.” Bev stopped in the foyer and sighed, shooting glares at all those around her. “I can get through these next six weeks without rearranging everyone’s lives.”
Mac placed a hand over her shoulder. “Complain all you want, but when I had bypass surgery, you all steamrolled me and took care of me. Now it’s our turn to cater to you.”
A lump formed in Megan’s throat at the sincere, loving way Mac looked to Bev. They’d always been such a dynamic couple, always strong even when dealing with hellion teen boys and all their shenanigans.
Megan knew that Mac’s bypass surgery last year had rocked them all because the pillar of the family wasn’t as indestructible as they’d all thought him to be.
Megan’s eyes traveled to Cameron. Her breath caught in her throat when she found herself under the scrutiny of his bright blue eyes. Amber started fussing, pulling Megan’s focus back to the infant in her arms.
“It’s okay, sweetheart.” Megan patted her back. “You’re just getting sleepy, aren’t you?”
Nora smiled, set the purse down on the accent table and reached out. “I can take her. She’s not used to being
Before she walked away, Cameron reached out, wrapped his hand around the nape of her neck and looked her straight in the eyes. “I meant what I said. We’re not done talking.”
Megan’s eyes locked on to his, her shoulders straightened and that defiant chin lifted. “I’m pretty sure we’re done discussing just how much you’re denying both of us something that could be amazing. Until you’re ready to face the fact you enjoyed kissing me, rubbing your hands on me, and admit you’re just running scared, don’t bring it up again.”
She pulled away and bounded down the porch steps. “Just text with an update on your mom. No need to call.”
And with that she headed toward her house, leaving Cameron to stare at those mocking hips.
Yes, he’d liked kissing her, thoroughly appreciated the feel of her curves beneath his hands. He was a man and she was a sensual woman whom he’d wanted for years. So what if he was running scared? Better to stop the disaster before it completely ruined their friendship.
As Cameron headed to his truck, he had a sinking feeling their friendship had already rounded a curve and was speeding out of control, and there wasn’t a damn thing he could do about it.
Chapter Ten
“T his fuss isn’t necessary.” Bev tried to maneuver her new crutches as Eli and Cameron flanked her sides, assisting her into the house. “I’ll be fine. There’s no need for everyone to hover.”
“You will be fine,” Eli agreed. “But for now we’re going to hover. Just be glad Drake had to go in or you’d have all of us.”
Megan held the door open with one hand and propped Amber on her hip with the other. “You know it’s useless to argue with these guys, Bev,” Megan said, catching the woman’s grin. “Just let them think what they want to boost their egos.”
Cameron’s gaze swung to hers, and Megan merely lifted a brow. If he wanted to apply those words to the turmoil they had going on, so be it. Wasn’t her fault if he had a guilty conscience.
Megan closed the door and pulled Amber around to settle against her chest as the baby continued chewing on her cloth rattle.
“I’ve already brought your pillows and pajamas down to the guest room,” Mac stated, moving forward to take the place of his sons. “We’ll be sleeping down here until you’re healed and can do the stairs.”
“And I’ll be stopping by in the mornings,” Nora stated, coming in through the door, holding Bev’s purse. “I can do your grocery shopping after work so Mac doesn’t have to worry about anything.”
“One of my patients has volunteered to babysit Amber until you’re feeling better,” Eli added.
“Oh, for pity’s sake.” Bev stopped in the foyer and sighed, shooting glares at all those around her. “I can get through these next six weeks without rearranging everyone’s lives.”
Mac placed a hand over her shoulder. “Complain all you want, but when I had bypass surgery, you all steamrolled me and took care of me. Now it’s our turn to cater to you.”
A lump formed in Megan’s throat at the sincere, loving way Mac looked to Bev. They’d always been such a dynamic couple, always strong even when dealing with hellion teen boys and all their shenanigans.
Megan knew that Mac’s bypass surgery last year had rocked them all because the pillar of the family wasn’t as indestructible as they’d all thought him to be.
Megan’s eyes traveled to Cameron. Her breath caught in her throat when she found herself under the scrutiny of his bright blue eyes. Amber started fussing, pulling Megan’s focus back to the infant in her arms.
“It’s okay, sweetheart.” Megan patted her back. “You’re just getting sleepy, aren’t you?”
Nora smiled, set the purse down on the accent table and reached out. “I can take her. She’s not used to being
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