Chapter 6
The sun wasn’t up yet, but the roosters squawked in the distance, waking Maverick. It was time to get moving though his body was still in a dream state, wondering what it would be like to have Jess as his own.
This morning required a cold, cold shower to banish those thoughts.
He stepped beneath cool spray and let the water wash him. Two facts became clear. Tonight she would be his. And soon, he would have to let her go.
He’d held back last night because he knew that when he took her, she’d break down some of his defenses around his heart. She already chipped away at them, and he needed better armor against Miss Fancy. Sure she was gorgeous and smart, but it was her caring that made her dangerous.
Shower over, he peeked in on a sleeping Carter, then headed out to the crowing
