“Don’t be ridiculous!” he said.
“Get your hands off of me!” she roared.
“Then get back in the Lodge, you won’t make it to the road.”
“No!” she barked.
“I’ll carry you then.”
“I’d like to see that!”
To her shock, Reggie jerked her bag from her arm, picked her up and carried her to the house over his shoulder.
“My stuff!” she protested loudly when they reached the front door.
“Get inside and I’ll go back for it.”
It had been a long time since Jocelyn had allowed a man to order her around like this, but her better judgment won out over anger, and she relented.
Once he was back inside again, Reggie eyed the sassy redhead with an icy hot expression. They were standing in the back of the great room face to face, just a few feet apart.
“I ought to blister your ass for that!” he said, t
