Save Me Excerpt
Reaching out, Ryker spun her chair around until she was facing him and braced his hands on the armrest. “Why do you do that?”
“Do what? The websites? It’s my job.”
Fighting the urge to roll his eyes, he leveled her with a glare. “Not that. I mean, why do you put yourself down like that? Why would I hate any of them?”
With a small shrug, she averted her gaze. “I don’t know. I guess…I guess because compared to someone as artistic as you are, this is all kind of boring.”
Ryker immediately reached out and tucked a finger under her chin. “Let’s get one thing straight. There is nothing boring about you. Nothing. You are the most exciting woman I’ve ever met.”
“Ryker…”
“I’m serious,” he firmly interrupted. “And you want to know what bothers me the most about this entire conversation?”
She shook her head.
“Not once have you ever asked to look at my work,” he said, and wanted to kick himself. He’d been putting off this discussion out of fear of pushing her away and he had gone and done it anyway. “For all you know, I’m a shitty artist. You’ve never seen even one thing I’ve created.”
“Ryker, I…”
“It’s okay, Ryleigh. I get it. This is part of you keeping some distance between us,” he said as he pushed away from the chair. Muttering a curse, he walked back over to her wall of bookcases. “I’m a private person and I don’t offer any information about myself and after coming into your office, I see you’re the same way.”
Behind him, he heard her stand. “I grew up in this town. Everyone already knows everything about me. Or they think they do,” she amended. “The older I got, the more my hobbies and interests changed, the more I enjoyed keeping them to myself because…”
“Because it’s exhausting when everyone knows your business.” Turning his head, he looked at her and saw the sad smile on her face.
And understanding.
“I was curious about you, Ryker. Even more so after we started this whole fake relationship thing.”
Now was definitely not the time for him to open that can of worms…
“But…it’s like I said earlier, I can only deal with so much. I’m not looking for a serious relationship,” she admitted. “I like my life the way it is. When the time is right, I’ll know it. Being ambushed into dating men I have no interest in or having to fake a relationship is all just…I don’t know…I just want to live my life my way!”
Sadly, he understood exactly where she was coming from and it was almost comical how much they had in common without her realizing it. But if he aired his life story right now, she’d think he was doing it to make her change her mind about him.
Them.
Shit.
Walking over to her, he gently tugged her into his arms and kissed her. Her small gasp of surprise lasted merely a second before she wrapped herself around him. He loved when she did that. Over and over he kissed her and Ryleigh gave as good as she was getting.
“Any chance you have time for an extended break?” he asked between kisses.
“For more of this, I can take off the rest of the day,” she panted, nipping at his jaw as her hands palmed the front of his jeans.
In a flash, Ryker scooped her up in his arms and carried her out of the office and down the hall to her bedroom. He’d never been in there before and maybe later he’d give a damn about what it looked like, but all he wanted right now was to get Ryleigh naked on the sheets.
She was clearly on the same page because as soon as he set her down, she whipped her shirt up and over her head before reaching out and unbuttoning his jeans.
Ryker cupped her face and forced her to look at him. “I love it when you’re impatient,” he said with a growl.
“And I love it when your hands are on me.” Her voice was breathless and sexy as hell.
“Then brace yourself, because you’re about to be wildly in love,” he promised as he reached out and quickly rid her of the rest of her clothes.
If only she knew how much of a double entendre that promise was.
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“Do what? The websites? It’s my job.”
Fighting the urge to roll his eyes, he leveled her with a glare. “Not that. I mean, why do you put yourself down like that? Why would I hate any of them?”
With a small shrug, she averted her gaze. “I don’t know. I guess…I guess because compared to someone as artistic as you are, this is all kind of boring.”
Ryker immediately reached out and tucked a finger under her chin. “Let’s get one thing straight. There is nothing boring about you. Nothing. You are the most exciting woman I’ve ever met.”
“Ryker…”
“I’m serious,” he firmly interrupted. “And you want to know what bothers me the most about this entire conversation?”
She shook her head.
“Not once have you ever asked to look at my work,” he said, and wanted to kick himself. He’d been putting off this discussion out of fear of pushing her away and he had gone and done it anyway. “For all you know, I’m a shitty artist. You’ve never seen even one thing I’ve created.”
“Ryker, I…”
“It’s okay, Ryleigh. I get it. This is part of you keeping some distance between us,” he said as he pushed away from the chair. Muttering a curse, he walked back over to her wall of bookcases. “I’m a private person and I don’t offer any information about myself and after coming into your office, I see you’re the same way.”
Behind him, he heard her stand. “I grew up in this town. Everyone already knows everything about me. Or they think they do,” she amended. “The older I got, the more my hobbies and interests changed, the more I enjoyed keeping them to myself because…”
“Because it’s exhausting when everyone knows your business.” Turning his head, he looked at her and saw the sad smile on her face.
And understanding.
“I was curious about you, Ryker. Even more so after we started this whole fake relationship thing.”
Now was definitely not the time for him to open that can of worms…
“But…it’s like I said earlier, I can only deal with so much. I’m not looking for a serious relationship,” she admitted. “I like my life the way it is. When the time is right, I’ll know it. Being ambushed into dating men I have no interest in or having to fake a relationship is all just…I don’t know…I just want to live my life my way!”
Sadly, he understood exactly where she was coming from and it was almost comical how much they had in common without her realizing it. But if he aired his life story right now, she’d think he was doing it to make her change her mind about him.
Them.
Shit.
Walking over to her, he gently tugged her into his arms and kissed her. Her small gasp of surprise lasted merely a second before she wrapped herself around him. He loved when she did that. Over and over he kissed her and Ryleigh gave as good as she was getting.
“Any chance you have time for an extended break?” he asked between kisses.
“For more of this, I can take off the rest of the day,” she panted, nipping at his jaw as her hands palmed the front of his jeans.
In a flash, Ryker scooped her up in his arms and carried her out of the office and down the hall to her bedroom. He’d never been in there before and maybe later he’d give a damn about what it looked like, but all he wanted right now was to get Ryleigh naked on the sheets.
She was clearly on the same page because as soon as he set her down, she whipped her shirt up and over her head before reaching out and unbuttoning his jeans.
Ryker cupped her face and forced her to look at him. “I love it when you’re impatient,” he said with a growl.
“And I love it when your hands are on me.” Her voice was breathless and sexy as hell.
“Then brace yourself, because you’re about to be wildly in love,” he promised as he reached out and quickly rid her of the rest of her clothes.
If only she knew how much of a double entendre that promise was.
Amazon: https://geni.us/SaveMe-Kindle
Apple: https://geni.us/SaveMe-Apple
Barnes & Noble: https://geni.us/SaveMe-Nook
Kobo: https://geni.us/SaveMe-Kobo
Google Play: https://geni.us/SaveMe-Google
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