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CHAPTER EIGHT
GRANT fought to concentrate on the road
Zoe’s presence and his uncertain feelings toward her distracted hi apart in his arms one minute to disinterested sidekick the next She understood his rules Didn’t complain about them Didn’t she know that women were supposed to feel used and abused when s he had done with her in the kitchen without co to at least a casual relationship?
Zoe acted like the entire incident was nothing more than a small blip in their friendship She wasn’t evenflowers to Zoe Dozens of thes like that after experiences like the one they had shared
It took as left of his self-discipline not to demand an explanation for her behavior
A little self-interest washer respond with such insouciance to their passionate encounter, then she ht expect hiht of Zoe hugging Tyler wearing nothing but a scanty piece of terry cloth had sent Grant right over the edge
Rather than soothe hirier More jealous The feel of Zoe losing control in his ar but her
Until Tyler and Jenny had come back
Unfortunately, by then it had been too late Grant was never going to forget the way it had felt to hold Zoe shivering in his arhtly Never
Zoe’s prolonged silence finally registered He shot her a sidelong glance “You okay?”
Sheher thoughts fro his attention to the road Right “You want to check out the apartht with Carlene?”
“That’s what I planned”
Great So why did he feel like such a heel?
He dropped her off in front of an apartment complex across the street from the Dry Gulch He didn’t like the proxiue with her about it Not unless she actually ended up wanting to rent the place
Zoe stepped out of the rig “I’ll come over to the Dry Gulch when I’m done here”
“Okay See you in a bit”
Grant walked into the dim interior of the country and western bar His eyes took several seconds to adjust to the lack of light after the bright glare of sun off the snow outside Ti a ballad with his wife, Faith Hill, over the speaker system The romantic words made him think of Zoe, and how unromantic he had been with her