from the house, he pulled to the side and put the pickup in park. Both gazes were on her—waiting.
“Kimberlee,” Logan said gently, as he began to rub the back of her neck, “You need to tell us why you’re cryin’.”
“It’s nothing—really,” she said, looking down at her hands.
“Well, obviously it’s something,” Caleb added. “And you need to share what that something is.”
Kim didn’t like all this talking crap. “So, you expect me to have a stupid little talk every time you think there’s something going on in my head?” she asked, irritated.
“Yep,” they both answered in unison.
“Well, I guess I’ll just have to do a better job at hiding my feelings then, ’cause I’m not going to be having these talks all the damn time!” she blurted out, defiance in her eyes.
Logan was not amused with her remark. “You just won yourself a trip across my knee, young lady—just as soon as Doc says you’re able. So that’s fine if you don’t want to talk now , but I guarantee you will when I’m done with ya.” He then put the pickup in drive, the matter dropped, for now. Note to self. Don’t piss Logan off.
Chapter 9
As they headed toward town in silence, Kim decided she didn’t like being in the middle after all. It’s just stupid, all that feeling stuff. Why can’t they just get it through their heads and leave me alone? But she knew, even in the short amount of time she had known them, that they wouldn’t. Why does it freaking matter? Do they even really care? I’ve really got to just smile more, so they’ll never know when something’s going on. Kim had many thoughts floating around in her head on the way to town and since no one else was talking, she just had those conversations with herself.
She put on her happy face as they arrived in town and went straight to the local diner. Everyone she met was so nice and welcoming. She didn’t feel a bit out of place. No ridicule, no judgment—just acceptance. She decided then, she wanted Haven’s Crossing to be her home forever. She still felt angry with Logan, but as she looked at the two of them she couldn’t help but feel overcome with emotions, love maybe? As they talked to their friends, one of them would casually drape their arm over her shoulder or around her waist. They were proud of her and she sensed that today , they were letting everyone in town know that she belonged to them.
The day went quickly. They went to talk to the mechanic about her car and she was praying it wasn’t going to cost a lot. Jake was a very nice man, but apparently Logan thought he was being too nice, so he sent Caleb to take Kim out to the pickup. “I need to know how much this is going to cost, Caleb. Can’t you go find out?”
“Logan will take care of it, sugar. Relax. It’s no big deal.”
“It sure as hell is a big deal! That’s my car in there and it’s my money, so I need to know how much it’s going to cost.” She was getting really irritated again.
Caleb looked at her sternly. “Sit back and relax.” She threw herself back against the seat and crossed her arms over her chest, glaring straight ahead. Logan was getting in and saw the last of her performance. He looked at Caleb, who was smiling. “She’s got quite a little temper, Logan. She wanted to know how much it’s gonna cost to get her car fixed and when I told her not to worry about it, she threw herself a tantrum.”
“Did she now?” Logan said raising his brow. Kim sat there silently fuming, glaring straight ahead. She really felt like kicking her feet and screaming, but she refrained.
When Caleb started patronizing her and tried to rub her arm in mock comfort, she went off. “Leave. Me. Alone,” she growled.
“Damn, Caleb, you’ve got her riled up real good,” Logan said calmly, which made her want to scream.
“You ain’t seen nothing yet,” she said under her breath, but loud enough for them to hear. Both men looked at each other and Logan gave a
“Kimberlee,” Logan said gently, as he began to rub the back of her neck, “You need to tell us why you’re cryin’.”
“It’s nothing—really,” she said, looking down at her hands.
“Well, obviously it’s something,” Caleb added. “And you need to share what that something is.”
Kim didn’t like all this talking crap. “So, you expect me to have a stupid little talk every time you think there’s something going on in my head?” she asked, irritated.
“Yep,” they both answered in unison.
“Well, I guess I’ll just have to do a better job at hiding my feelings then, ’cause I’m not going to be having these talks all the damn time!” she blurted out, defiance in her eyes.
Logan was not amused with her remark. “You just won yourself a trip across my knee, young lady—just as soon as Doc says you’re able. So that’s fine if you don’t want to talk now , but I guarantee you will when I’m done with ya.” He then put the pickup in drive, the matter dropped, for now. Note to self. Don’t piss Logan off.
Chapter 9
As they headed toward town in silence, Kim decided she didn’t like being in the middle after all. It’s just stupid, all that feeling stuff. Why can’t they just get it through their heads and leave me alone? But she knew, even in the short amount of time she had known them, that they wouldn’t. Why does it freaking matter? Do they even really care? I’ve really got to just smile more, so they’ll never know when something’s going on. Kim had many thoughts floating around in her head on the way to town and since no one else was talking, she just had those conversations with herself.
She put on her happy face as they arrived in town and went straight to the local diner. Everyone she met was so nice and welcoming. She didn’t feel a bit out of place. No ridicule, no judgment—just acceptance. She decided then, she wanted Haven’s Crossing to be her home forever. She still felt angry with Logan, but as she looked at the two of them she couldn’t help but feel overcome with emotions, love maybe? As they talked to their friends, one of them would casually drape their arm over her shoulder or around her waist. They were proud of her and she sensed that today , they were letting everyone in town know that she belonged to them.
The day went quickly. They went to talk to the mechanic about her car and she was praying it wasn’t going to cost a lot. Jake was a very nice man, but apparently Logan thought he was being too nice, so he sent Caleb to take Kim out to the pickup. “I need to know how much this is going to cost, Caleb. Can’t you go find out?”
“Logan will take care of it, sugar. Relax. It’s no big deal.”
“It sure as hell is a big deal! That’s my car in there and it’s my money, so I need to know how much it’s going to cost.” She was getting really irritated again.
Caleb looked at her sternly. “Sit back and relax.” She threw herself back against the seat and crossed her arms over her chest, glaring straight ahead. Logan was getting in and saw the last of her performance. He looked at Caleb, who was smiling. “She’s got quite a little temper, Logan. She wanted to know how much it’s gonna cost to get her car fixed and when I told her not to worry about it, she threw herself a tantrum.”
“Did she now?” Logan said raising his brow. Kim sat there silently fuming, glaring straight ahead. She really felt like kicking her feet and screaming, but she refrained.
When Caleb started patronizing her and tried to rub her arm in mock comfort, she went off. “Leave. Me. Alone,” she growled.
“Damn, Caleb, you’ve got her riled up real good,” Logan said calmly, which made her want to scream.
“You ain’t seen nothing yet,” she said under her breath, but loud enough for them to hear. Both men looked at each other and Logan gave a
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