Cover Story

by Rachel Lacey

Dr. Shi didn’t need to know she still had some pain and stiffness.

This injury is gonna bite you in the ass later on in the book Taylor </3

What did he do with you for twelve hours?

Natalie is strong mentally thats for sure. I cant imagine being kidnapped. Let alone for 12 hours holy moly

Santa Monica.

Hey Chappell Roan sang about this place

she was only human. It felt good to be appreciated by a gorgeous woman.

Oh to be appreciated by a gorgeous woman

I did some skiing in high school, but I haven’t been on a pair of skis in years .

This is gonna come up later. Wont it? A way the two will bond

teen.” “Snowboarding’s my sport. I love it,” Taylor enthused.

“Like you can’t wait to take me home and get me out of this dress.”

Holy moly Natalie lmao

Taylor halfway expected her to lean in and kiss her.

I know Taylor wants that to happen sooooo bad deep down

Taylor was unsettlingly perceptive.

Both Taylor and Natalie see the other as very perceptive

The last woman she’d dated had called her an uptight bitch, right before she smashed Natalie’s favorite glass figurine and waltzed out the door.

Oh! Okay.. What was that woman's problem

a wide smile covered his face, his lips curving higher on the left side than the right.

Oh man this detail made me sad

Her dad smiled his lopsided smile,

She stretched it, wincing at the tug in her lumbar area.

Uh ohhhhh there goes that injury again

but a serious girlfriend? That sounded nice,

Some rules are just made for breaking.”

faux-girlfriend

Highlighting simply because I like the word

Her stomach was so tight, she hadn’t been able to choke down more than a protein bar all day, and a dull stress headache squeezed her skull.

Aw man :(

a woman recovering from a gunshot to the head, who had to learn how to walk and talk all over again and eventually became an activist for gun reform.

Sounds like an interesting plot

she had the strangest sensation that she wasn’t even there. Her mind was a million miles away.

This is so real

hungry exploration, traveling over Taylor’s low-slung pants.

Suddenly, she felt very present in her body.

Taylor took Natalie’s hand and gave it a squeeze. “I’m here. You’re safe with me.”

Aw this is sweet

The words were a murmur against Natalie’s ear, and she nodded, relaxing against the welcome warmth of Taylor’s body.

but never with most of her chest exposed

Oooooooooooo

Taylor might never forget the thrill of being devoured by Natalie’s hungry gaze like that. Phew.

"phew" lmaooo

when she turned on the charm.

Something (someone) was certainly turned on

and now Taylor was remembering the way Natalie had recognized her as Eden’s bodyguard. Surely she didn’t mean . . .

Ooo is Taylor catching on?

The way it hugged her curves was sexy as hell,

Well now I really want to see Natalie

She tried not to notice that there was no bra strap beneath, only an endless expanse of smooth, pale skin.

Oooooooo

“And the winner is . . .” The actor onstage paused to stare into the camera before him. “Natalie Keane for A Case for Love.”

Holy moly (positively)

if Natalie needed her here in order to feel safe, Taylor was happy to do it, and she didn’t want to hear anyone give Natalie any flack for it either.

Natalie’s tongue darted out, pink frosting covering her pink tongue, and it was sexy as hell but also adorable.

If someone broke into her house again while she slept, she wanted to be able to see him coming.

Sayin "him" makes me infer that Natalie said this because of the guy that broke into her home.And thaa she is goibg to be very weary of men when she's out and about

Taylor’s unhelpful brain registered that she might look similar after a romp in bed. What the fuck? She shouldn’t be thinking about what her client looked like after she came.

Lmaoooo okay taylor

effervescent

Nice word

Penny vowed to take down the corrupt corporation that used to employ her,

Reminds me of Black Widow

which meant they’d likely have their hands on each other’s bodies. Natalie felt a little thrill at the realization.

Taylor was so much hotter.

but it alerted her way too often with various types of wildlife passing by for live alerts to be practical.

This is gonna be a problem later isnt it

Hot as hell, not that Taylor had any business looking at her like that.

My mind is always focused on the one percent.”

The statistics about how many women were killed with their own gun were sobering.

Damn

I hurt myself by slipping in the shower.”

Again, ouch that must've hurt so bad initially

If I’d let it go on much longer, I was risking permanent numbness or even paralysis.

Oh wow

impenetrably

Nice word

There were mountain lions in these hills,

Oh! 1) I didn't know that 2) Damn

Not even a cat . . . a kitten no longer than her foot.

Kitty :3

illustrious

Cool word

scrambling

I love how much "scrambling" is said regardibg this cat

Taylor had a feeling the hardest part might be preventing herself from developing real feelings.