Melody Anne's Billionaire Universe: One Sweet Summer (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Love by the Numbers Book 1) by J.A. Coffey
Authors: J.A. Coffey
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than I’d hoped.” He clapped him on the back.
Kane throat felt like he’d swallowed a monkey wrench. “I’m glad. About the car…”
“Later. We need to go over your selections for the show by next week, okay?” Carson poked his head in the stairwell. “Beverly? If you don’t come down right now, we’re going to be late for the show. You know how traffic is.”
“Coming, dear.” His mother swooped into the kitchen, and kissed his cheek. “I showed your father how well the new sprinklers are perking up the yard, Kane. Didn’t he do a good job, Carson?” she prompted.
“No time, Beverly. The show.” His father fumbled for his keys and a cigarette at the same time. “Good night, son.”
“Night,” Kane replied. The Dino was back safe and sound. His parents seemed happy. So why did he still feel as if he wasn’t out of the woods, yet?
Chapter Seven
“Pops saw the car. Never suspected a thing.” Kane whispered over his shoulder when they finally had a moment to spare, as he marched Jasmine Anderson to the sink at the back of the classroom. Anna nodded and herded the rest of the kids to line up.
“I’m glad everything worked out.” She smiled at him as he tenderly scrubbed blue paint off the little girl’s palms. Then, they led the kids out to the waiting throng of parents. He reached over and took her hand on the way back into the empty classroom.
With the work on the Dino officially over, it was like she and Kane had turned a corner. Now as they chatted in a classroom that smelled like pencil shavings and peanut butter and all she could think of was how she was going to miss seeing him every day.
“Yeah, I’m not sure if it was the responsible thing to do or not, but your work was impeccable and Pops is happy, sooo.” He shrugged. “You’re amazing, Anna. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome.” Kane was different than she’d expected. He made her laugh. Think. He was easy to talk to, and she loved being around him, but she wasn’t sure if that meant friendship or something more. Her heart skipped beats just thinking about it.
Today didn’t seem any different than other days, and yet, it was. Every laugh from the kids seemed bittersweet, and every minute she spent with him claimed a new space in her heart. She kept zoning out as she imagined her work featured at The Mav—and what it would be like to date Kane.
She couldn’t have both, could she?
Kane nudged her shoulder, interrupting another one long staring contests with her future.
“What’s going on in that pretty head of yours today? You’ve been distracted since lunch.” He took her hand. His lightly calloused fingers played over her knuckles with a delicious, rhythmic stroke that sent tingles from her head to her toes and all places in between. “Have the kids worn you out?”
The fact that after two weeks he could read her better than anybody ever had was disturbing. But it was nothing compared to the awful, twisted feeling inside when she realized camp was almost at an end. Her time with Kane would soon be over.
“I was thinking of you, actually.” She’d been distracted by him for a lot longer than a few hours. More like two weeks. Nine glorious days of being by his side, watching him laugh, play and teach the students. She’d thought he was a reckless player, but every day brought some new facet of himself to her attention.
He stood up straighter. “All good things, I hope.”
Getting to know the real Kane Maverick had sparked a fire in places she’d never dreamed when she’d agreed to take him on. It was worth every minute she’d spent with a ball-peen hammer banging out the dents from his Dino.
“Maybe,” she teased. “You surprise me. I can’t say that happens very often.”
“You have a keen eye, Anna.” He closed the space between them. “And I like the way you’re looking at me right now.”
He waited a moment longer, enough time for her to count the seconds in heartbeats, but neither of
Kane throat felt like he’d swallowed a monkey wrench. “I’m glad. About the car…”
“Later. We need to go over your selections for the show by next week, okay?” Carson poked his head in the stairwell. “Beverly? If you don’t come down right now, we’re going to be late for the show. You know how traffic is.”
“Coming, dear.” His mother swooped into the kitchen, and kissed his cheek. “I showed your father how well the new sprinklers are perking up the yard, Kane. Didn’t he do a good job, Carson?” she prompted.
“No time, Beverly. The show.” His father fumbled for his keys and a cigarette at the same time. “Good night, son.”
“Night,” Kane replied. The Dino was back safe and sound. His parents seemed happy. So why did he still feel as if he wasn’t out of the woods, yet?
Chapter Seven
“Pops saw the car. Never suspected a thing.” Kane whispered over his shoulder when they finally had a moment to spare, as he marched Jasmine Anderson to the sink at the back of the classroom. Anna nodded and herded the rest of the kids to line up.
“I’m glad everything worked out.” She smiled at him as he tenderly scrubbed blue paint off the little girl’s palms. Then, they led the kids out to the waiting throng of parents. He reached over and took her hand on the way back into the empty classroom.
With the work on the Dino officially over, it was like she and Kane had turned a corner. Now as they chatted in a classroom that smelled like pencil shavings and peanut butter and all she could think of was how she was going to miss seeing him every day.
“Yeah, I’m not sure if it was the responsible thing to do or not, but your work was impeccable and Pops is happy, sooo.” He shrugged. “You’re amazing, Anna. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome.” Kane was different than she’d expected. He made her laugh. Think. He was easy to talk to, and she loved being around him, but she wasn’t sure if that meant friendship or something more. Her heart skipped beats just thinking about it.
Today didn’t seem any different than other days, and yet, it was. Every laugh from the kids seemed bittersweet, and every minute she spent with him claimed a new space in her heart. She kept zoning out as she imagined her work featured at The Mav—and what it would be like to date Kane.
She couldn’t have both, could she?
Kane nudged her shoulder, interrupting another one long staring contests with her future.
“What’s going on in that pretty head of yours today? You’ve been distracted since lunch.” He took her hand. His lightly calloused fingers played over her knuckles with a delicious, rhythmic stroke that sent tingles from her head to her toes and all places in between. “Have the kids worn you out?”
The fact that after two weeks he could read her better than anybody ever had was disturbing. But it was nothing compared to the awful, twisted feeling inside when she realized camp was almost at an end. Her time with Kane would soon be over.
“I was thinking of you, actually.” She’d been distracted by him for a lot longer than a few hours. More like two weeks. Nine glorious days of being by his side, watching him laugh, play and teach the students. She’d thought he was a reckless player, but every day brought some new facet of himself to her attention.
He stood up straighter. “All good things, I hope.”
Getting to know the real Kane Maverick had sparked a fire in places she’d never dreamed when she’d agreed to take him on. It was worth every minute she’d spent with a ball-peen hammer banging out the dents from his Dino.
“Maybe,” she teased. “You surprise me. I can’t say that happens very often.”
“You have a keen eye, Anna.” He closed the space between them. “And I like the way you’re looking at me right now.”
He waited a moment longer, enough time for her to count the seconds in heartbeats, but neither of
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