For the Record (WELLS FAMILY #4) by Juliana Smith EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Juliana Smith
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- Genre: contemporary romance
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Adam/Now
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It was an odd thing to wake up to, long strands of blond hair tickling my
neck, and my chest feeling as though an elephant was sitting on it. But
alcohol tended to have that kind of effect on people, I guess.
I let my eyes adjust to the sunlight slipping between the closed curtains in
my hotel room. The peek of the luminous glow from the sun outside lit the
room up just enough to bring back memories of the night before.
My suit pieces splayed out on the floor, my suitcase neatly tucked away
in its corner by the dresser, the nightstand next to me, a white and gold
lamp on top beside my phone with a dead battery, and finally a small ripped
white dress lying right in front of me.
I sat up slowly from the bed, back tensing and pulling, a reminder that
there was a reason I didn’t drink anymore. I wasn’t twenty-two and didn’t
have the recovery I once had. Each pierce of a headache allowed a new
vision into the day before: my messy tumble down the hall, the rush to get
to the room as soon as possible. The feeling of finally resting on my chest,
the weight of she’s mine heavy in my heart. This cat and mouse chase was
over, and she was right by my side.
At the thought of her, my eyes dragged slowly all the way up to the curvy
frame lying under the covers next to me. A white comforter pulled up to
right below her chin, her round cheeks pulled into a half smile, shut eyes
and long eyelashes fluttering slightly in her dream state.
Soul brighter than the sun shining itself, she lay there in my shirt, smiling
in her sleep, entirely unaware of my presence. My gut twisted, a rush of
cool air racing up my arms and leaving goose bumps in their wake. I was a
grown man, one in the military at that. I’d faced situations that would cause
most men to hide under their beds. Butterflies shouldn’t be in the pit of my
stomach at merely watching a woman sleep. But that didn’t stop them.
It would be a lot easier to neglect that feeling in the pit of my stomach if
she was anyone else. If she were a random woman I had picked up on a
night out in Vegas. Someone I could spend a night with and forget the next
morning before moving on as though nothing had happened. But she wasn’t
the type of woman you would do that to.
She was the kind of woman that
made you forget there were even other females out there. She was the type
you held, cherished. The woman you savored and longed for because who
knew how long you could keep her. Like the last bite of dessert or the last
slow pull of your favorite cigar before it was snuffed out. A bright light in a
dark world that I selfishly wanted to keep to myself.
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