something, you always came out to the stalls to talk to the horses. Didn’t have to ride them, just liked being around them when trouble struck, like talking to them could make everything all right.”
In a pickle—that explained his situation with Tamara perfectly.
As always, Jax had a way of putting things—accurately.
As a kid Jess had often sought the company of animals over people, preferred it. Animals acted uncomplicated, had simple needs—food, shelter, exercise and TLC—not like people with low self-esteem issues, jealousies or other axes to grind. If an animal acted Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
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out of sorts, nine times out of ten he suffered physically illness and not an emotional or mental one. An animal either liked person or he didn’t, and once he did, he would more than likely be loyal to the person forever.
“So, you want to talk about it?”
Jess shrugged. “What’s there to talk about? I screwed the pooch but good.”
“I kind of got that much but what I want to know is how. Jesse Reynolds, Mr. Responsible, Mr. Conscientious, Mr. Frank and Upfront—you lied? ”
Jess grinned despite his misery. Like on Seinfeld , he felt like he lived in bizarro world, an alternate universe where he and Jax had traded places and personalities. Here in bizarro world, he played the impulsive, irresponsible twin and Jax played the cautious and sensible one. Here in bizarro world, Jax got to tell him about himself and what he had done wrong and what he needed to do to make it right. Here in bizarro world, Jess was miserable and without the woman he needed and had been craving for most of his life.
Wait a minute. That was the way things were for him in the real world too.
“So, what exactly did you tell her? Or not tell her, I’m guessing?”
“When I picked her up at the airport, she didn’t recognize me.”
“Who’d she think you w—”
“I don’t know what she thought, I just know she asked who I was, and right then and there, I made a split-second decision to play along and be someone else, be the someone she wanted me to be—a sexy stranger she wanted to get with.”
“You didn’t think she’d be pissed once she found out?”
“I wasn’t thinking, all right. Haven’t we established that that’s the problem? I just acted on impulse. I just followed my—”
“Cock.”
Jess frowned. “I was going to say gut, but I guess cock works just as well.”
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“You dug yourself into a right deep hole, pardner.”
“Tell me about it.”
“But that’s what your brother is here for.” Jax slapped him on the back and grinned.
Jess just looked at him, confused.
“I’m going to help dig you out.”
“And how do you propose to do that?”
“By making her fall in love with me.”
* * * *
Jax could imagine his look mirroring his brother’s current gape, felt his own jaws unhinge at what he’d said.
He had no idea why he’d said it, but the words just flew out of his mouth like most things did from him—impulsively and without thought to consequences. But, after a moment of consideration, he had to admit it wasn’t a bad idea. How could getting a beautiful fiery woman to fall in love with him be anything but a good idea? Jax had a problem getting Jess to see the sense in his half-assed plan.
“And how is getting her to fall in love with you supposed to make her forgive me? ”
“Now you’ve got to hear me out.”
“I’m listening.”
“If I can get close to Tamara—”
“No great hardship for you, I’m sure.”
“True. But the point is, I get close to her, get in her confidence, and while she’s falling for me the way woman invariably do—“
“Because you’re such a lady killer.”
Jax picked up as if his brother hadn’t spoken.
In a pickle—that explained his situation with Tamara perfectly.
As always, Jax had a way of putting things—accurately.
As a kid Jess had often sought the company of animals over people, preferred it. Animals acted uncomplicated, had simple needs—food, shelter, exercise and TLC—not like people with low self-esteem issues, jealousies or other axes to grind. If an animal acted Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
Report ebook piracy to [email protected].
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out of sorts, nine times out of ten he suffered physically illness and not an emotional or mental one. An animal either liked person or he didn’t, and once he did, he would more than likely be loyal to the person forever.
“So, you want to talk about it?”
Jess shrugged. “What’s there to talk about? I screwed the pooch but good.”
“I kind of got that much but what I want to know is how. Jesse Reynolds, Mr. Responsible, Mr. Conscientious, Mr. Frank and Upfront—you lied? ”
Jess grinned despite his misery. Like on Seinfeld , he felt like he lived in bizarro world, an alternate universe where he and Jax had traded places and personalities. Here in bizarro world, he played the impulsive, irresponsible twin and Jax played the cautious and sensible one. Here in bizarro world, Jax got to tell him about himself and what he had done wrong and what he needed to do to make it right. Here in bizarro world, Jess was miserable and without the woman he needed and had been craving for most of his life.
Wait a minute. That was the way things were for him in the real world too.
“So, what exactly did you tell her? Or not tell her, I’m guessing?”
“When I picked her up at the airport, she didn’t recognize me.”
“Who’d she think you w—”
“I don’t know what she thought, I just know she asked who I was, and right then and there, I made a split-second decision to play along and be someone else, be the someone she wanted me to be—a sexy stranger she wanted to get with.”
“You didn’t think she’d be pissed once she found out?”
“I wasn’t thinking, all right. Haven’t we established that that’s the problem? I just acted on impulse. I just followed my—”
“Cock.”
Jess frowned. “I was going to say gut, but I guess cock works just as well.”
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“You dug yourself into a right deep hole, pardner.”
“Tell me about it.”
“But that’s what your brother is here for.” Jax slapped him on the back and grinned.
Jess just looked at him, confused.
“I’m going to help dig you out.”
“And how do you propose to do that?”
“By making her fall in love with me.”
* * * *
Jax could imagine his look mirroring his brother’s current gape, felt his own jaws unhinge at what he’d said.
He had no idea why he’d said it, but the words just flew out of his mouth like most things did from him—impulsively and without thought to consequences. But, after a moment of consideration, he had to admit it wasn’t a bad idea. How could getting a beautiful fiery woman to fall in love with him be anything but a good idea? Jax had a problem getting Jess to see the sense in his half-assed plan.
“And how is getting her to fall in love with you supposed to make her forgive me? ”
“Now you’ve got to hear me out.”
“I’m listening.”
“If I can get close to Tamara—”
“No great hardship for you, I’m sure.”
“True. But the point is, I get close to her, get in her confidence, and while she’s falling for me the way woman invariably do—“
“Because you’re such a lady killer.”
Jax picked up as if his brother hadn’t spoken.
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