Airman
to the Rescue
Heroes of Fortune Valley #2
Heroes of Fortune Valley #2
By: Heatherly Bell
Releasing
June 1, 2017
Harlequin SuperRomance
Harlequin SuperRomance
She's off-limits…and perfect for him!
It
was supposed to be easy. Sarah Mcallister was going to flip her late father's
house and head back to Colorado for a fresh start. But when her shady
contractor gets arrested, taking most of her budget with him, she's at risk of
losing everything. Enter Matt Conner…sexy pilot, single dad, Sarah's brother's
best friend…and far too good with his hands for her peace of mind.
Moving into Sarah's spare bedroom is just asking for trouble, but Matt's trying
to make amends with his troubled teen son, and a key step is finding a decent
place to crash for as long as it takes. And the woman needs his help.
Unfortunately, the closer the house gets to reno-perfect, the more he knows
Sarah is meant to stay in Fortune Valley…with him.
Sarah stumbled into the now dark
living room, and found Matt lying on the couch, Shackles curled up at his feet.
Through the sliver of moonlight shining through the window, she could make out
that he had his shirt off, a pillow over his face. As if she’d given him a
headache.
Wait until she got going. “Matt.”
Under his pillow, she heard him
groan.
“What’s going on here?” She stood
hands on hips and then decided that looked too accusatory for seduction, so she
relaxed her arms at her sides.
“Go to sleep, Sarah.”
“No.”
He lifted the pillow from his face,
one eye open. “I don’t want to argue with you.”
“I don’t want to argue, either. I just want you to tell me what happened tonight.”
“I don’t want to argue, either. I just want you to tell me what happened tonight.”
“Guess if you don’t know, I must not
have done it right.”
“You did everything right.” Her
voice softened. Now that she faced this—thing—between them her mouth was
parched and dry. But she couldn’t lose her nerve now. “The only thing you did
wrong was stop.”
“Wasn’t my choice.”
“But now it is.”
He didn’t move. “Go to sleep.
Please.”
“Well, since you said please.”
“Seriously? That’s all it takes?”
“No. I lied. I’ll go to sleep, but
not until you hear me out. I might be Stone’s sister, but I’m also a grown
woman and I know what I want.”
“What do you want? Because I thought
you wanted to fix this house and flip it. Sell it so you can get back to
Colorado.”
Couldn’t a woman want more than one
thing? “I want you, Matt. That’s what I want.”
“Do you? Be careful what you’re
asking for. Maybe you don’t know me as well as you think you do.”
“I know enough. I know you’re one of
the good guys.”
He snorted. “Yeah.”
“Do you think I’m going to fall in
love with you? Is that it? Because that’s not an issue. I don’t believe in
love.”
At that he removed the pillow from
his head. “You don’t believe in love.”
“Does that shock you? Why should it?
I grew up as the child of a broken home and I’ve seen more divorces around me
than I care to remember. You of all people should understand.”
“Me of all people?”
“You’re also from a broken home.
And…you’re a single father.”
“That doesn’t mean I don’t believe
in love. And I think it’s pretty messed up that you don’t, Sarah.”
“Okay. What do you want? Is it me at
all? Because a couple of hours ago you had me pretty well convinced, so if
you’ve changed your mind you need to tell me now.”
There. She couldn’t believe she’d
let all her thoughts spill out at last. Everything she’d intended to tell him
for months had come pouring out of her lips, like the semi dark of the room had
given her added courage. In the ensuing quiet Sarah didn’t think he would
answer her at all. Worse, in the dark of the room she couldn’t take a cue from
his usually expressive eyes.
“I
want you, Sarah.” He finally spoke, the sound of his voice so naked and raw
that Sarah’s knees went boneless.
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