Chapter 5
Jess lifted Carter from the crib and soothed his cries. Staying busy would stop her from remembering that kiss.
No one in or after she left college kissed like that.
Maverick Appleton had dynamite in his lips that sent her off course. She realized that every man or boy she'd kissed before him had been without skill. Maverick knew how to make every inch of her body bloom from just one kiss.
She rocked the baby in her arms and checked that he had his bottle--but It was empty. The double rockers were clearly for a family setting, and she was just the nanny. Right?
This ache to return to Carter's father had her pacing to the door, wondering if she should head out there.
Maybe she could go to the kitchen, see Maverick one more time, and grab a fresh bottle.
Her feet angled to f
