What Happened After Vegas? (Unexpected Love #2) by Sharon Cummin Page A
Authors: Sharon Cummin
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Should we do it here or at the house?"
"Very
funny, Cliff," she said. "I'm being serious. Where are you
going to go if you need a break for me?"
"If
I need a break that bad, I'll go to work," he joked.
She
shook her head and pulled back from him, but he pulled her closer.
"Do
you think you'll need a break from me?" he asked.
"No,"
she said. "It's just, this is the place I got after I moved out.
What if I move in and you decide it's not what you want? Then I have
to try and find another place. That's your house not mine."
"You're
not doing this. It's been two amazing months since we started
sleeping next to each other each night. I won't decide it's not what
I want. I'm only away from you while I work, and that's too much. I
miss you all day long. It's our house. Do you want to move into a new
house together?"
"No,"
she said. "I really like your house. I love the landscaping. I
like that you're there."
"If
something happens between us, you can have the house," he said.
"Again
with the humor, sir," she said.
"Oh,
call me that again," he said.
"Sir,"
she said seductively.
"Remember
that for later," he joked. "I don't care if we live here,
at the house, or at a new house as long as I live with you. You know
I don't care about the money. It means nothing to me. What matters to
me is that I fall asleep next to you and wake up with my legs twisted
all up in yours. You keep me warm at night. I can't sleep without
you. Take the leap with me, baby."
"Okay,"
she said. "Can I do all the landscaping next year?"
"Seriously?"
he asked.
"Yes,"
she said. "I really like it. Well, maybe you could have them cut
the lawn, but I want the flowers."
"Okay,"
he said. "You can have the flowers. If you want the lawn that
badly, I can get you a riding mower. You'd look so sexy on your John
Deere."
She
grabbed the back of his head and pulled his lips to hers.
"I
love you, cliff. What did I ever do without you?"
"You
were bored out of your mind," he answered.
Chapter
13
Rachel
was moved in the next day. Cliff canceled his meetings, hired a
company, and worked hard to get her moved in before her first day of
classes. She had a couple of days to get everything unpacked and put
away. When he walked in from work a few days later, he found her
soaking in the tub in his master bathroom. She laughed when she
opened her eyes to find him standing above her.
"I'm
just resting in my new tub," she said with a smile.
"I'm
happy to see that you're enjoying yourself," he said.
By
the time Rachel went back to school she had everything situated. She
enjoyed not having to go back and forth between the two places.
Things were calm and relaxed. She waited for him to get home each
day. They had dinner and spent the evenings together. She was
interested to see how everything would be once she was working as
well.
Cliff
surprised her with flowers for her and donuts for her class on her
first day back to work. The group of students she had were polite and
well-behaved. She knew it was going to be a great year. It felt so
good to be with a man that was so supportive of her job and didn't
act like his was the only one that mattered.
Rachel
grabbed her phone when she went to the teacher's lounge for lunch.
She wanted to send Cliff a thank you text. The flowers made her day,
and she had never seen such an excited group of kids eating donuts.
When she turned the screen on, it showed a text. She figured it was
him asking about her morning. When she clicked the button for her
messages, she felt sick to her stomach.
Jake:
Please forgive me for being such an ass. I love you. I want to have a
family with you. I want you back.
Rachel
felt her hands shake as she opened a text to Cliff.
Rachel:
Thank you so much for the flowers. They are so pretty. My class
thanks you so much for the donuts. They think you're the best
boyfriend ever and want me to keep you around all year. Are you busy?
Can I call you? I only have fifteen minutes. If you're busy, I'll
just talk to
"Very
funny, Cliff," she said. "I'm being serious. Where are you
going to go if you need a break for me?"
"If
I need a break that bad, I'll go to work," he joked.
She
shook her head and pulled back from him, but he pulled her closer.
"Do
you think you'll need a break from me?" he asked.
"No,"
she said. "It's just, this is the place I got after I moved out.
What if I move in and you decide it's not what you want? Then I have
to try and find another place. That's your house not mine."
"You're
not doing this. It's been two amazing months since we started
sleeping next to each other each night. I won't decide it's not what
I want. I'm only away from you while I work, and that's too much. I
miss you all day long. It's our house. Do you want to move into a new
house together?"
"No,"
she said. "I really like your house. I love the landscaping. I
like that you're there."
"If
something happens between us, you can have the house," he said.
"Again
with the humor, sir," she said.
"Oh,
call me that again," he said.
"Sir,"
she said seductively.
"Remember
that for later," he joked. "I don't care if we live here,
at the house, or at a new house as long as I live with you. You know
I don't care about the money. It means nothing to me. What matters to
me is that I fall asleep next to you and wake up with my legs twisted
all up in yours. You keep me warm at night. I can't sleep without
you. Take the leap with me, baby."
"Okay,"
she said. "Can I do all the landscaping next year?"
"Seriously?"
he asked.
"Yes,"
she said. "I really like it. Well, maybe you could have them cut
the lawn, but I want the flowers."
"Okay,"
he said. "You can have the flowers. If you want the lawn that
badly, I can get you a riding mower. You'd look so sexy on your John
Deere."
She
grabbed the back of his head and pulled his lips to hers.
"I
love you, cliff. What did I ever do without you?"
"You
were bored out of your mind," he answered.
Chapter
13
Rachel
was moved in the next day. Cliff canceled his meetings, hired a
company, and worked hard to get her moved in before her first day of
classes. She had a couple of days to get everything unpacked and put
away. When he walked in from work a few days later, he found her
soaking in the tub in his master bathroom. She laughed when she
opened her eyes to find him standing above her.
"I'm
just resting in my new tub," she said with a smile.
"I'm
happy to see that you're enjoying yourself," he said.
By
the time Rachel went back to school she had everything situated. She
enjoyed not having to go back and forth between the two places.
Things were calm and relaxed. She waited for him to get home each
day. They had dinner and spent the evenings together. She was
interested to see how everything would be once she was working as
well.
Cliff
surprised her with flowers for her and donuts for her class on her
first day back to work. The group of students she had were polite and
well-behaved. She knew it was going to be a great year. It felt so
good to be with a man that was so supportive of her job and didn't
act like his was the only one that mattered.
Rachel
grabbed her phone when she went to the teacher's lounge for lunch.
She wanted to send Cliff a thank you text. The flowers made her day,
and she had never seen such an excited group of kids eating donuts.
When she turned the screen on, it showed a text. She figured it was
him asking about her morning. When she clicked the button for her
messages, she felt sick to her stomach.
Jake:
Please forgive me for being such an ass. I love you. I want to have a
family with you. I want you back.
Rachel
felt her hands shake as she opened a text to Cliff.
Rachel:
Thank you so much for the flowers. They are so pretty. My class
thanks you so much for the donuts. They think you're the best
boyfriend ever and want me to keep you around all year. Are you busy?
Can I call you? I only have fifteen minutes. If you're busy, I'll
just talk to
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