sat down and finished off the pint of chunky monkey.
Karma wiped her face with a napkin “Dad, it was humiliating. I can’t believe he didn’t want me. What if he doesn’t show up tomorrow?”
“Oh, Karma, I have a feeling he wanted you too much. I also have a feeling love is going to bloom.”
Karma snorted. “Yeah, right, Dad. Guys don’t fall in love with me. And I’m not looking for that anyway.”
“That’s when it usually shows up at your doorstep. When it’s least expected.”
“You really need to stop watching those Nicholas Sparks movies.”
Her father smiled sadly. “My little girl is all grown up.”
“Not yet.” Karma sighed. “Maybe in three weeks. Unless he decides he can’t stand me.”
“I doubt that, honey. You’re wonderful. And any man would be lucky to have you.”
“You don’t have to say that.”
“It’s true, and hopefully someday you’ll see that too.”
Karma stood up and hugged her dad. “Get to bed, it’s way past your bed time. You’ll have to do a mud mask and cucumbers in the morning.”
“Don’t remind me.” Her father stood up and cleaned off the spoons before tossing the empty container.
Maybe her dad was right. It was pretty sweet that Jax insisted on waiting and getting to know her better. But he was bat-shit crazy if he thought love would be involved in the mix. Karma trudged up the stairs, threw off her clothes, and fell into bed. Her mind raced mostly with thoughts of Jax, watching shadows dance on the wall until she finally drifted off to sleep.
Chapter Nine
The shrill ring of her phone jarred Karma awake. Eyes closed, she reached for her phone on the nightstand. The first attempt was a miss and then on the second she barely grasped the slippery sucker with her fingertips. “Hello.” Her voice was barely above a whisper.
“Play-by play-details.” Eva’s voice crossed the line. Way too chipper for Karma’s taste. “Don’t leave anything out. I mean anything.”
Karma groaned, throwing her arm over her eyes. She was not awake enough for this conversation. “Ugh, I’ll call you later.”
“The hell you will. Details. Now.”
She knew Eva would keep calling until she gave in. Karma rolled over, sighing. “It didn’t happen, okay. I found the only man left with morals in the world. He freaked when he found out I was a virgin.”
Eva whistled under her breath. “He turned you down? Girl, you really can’t get laid, can you?” She paused then laughed. “Karma really is a bitch, huh?”
Karma chuckled, even though that joke grew old many years ago. In this case, it was fitting. She pushed herself up in the bed. She knew there was no going back to sleep now; might as well face the day.
“But he did say if I spent three weeks with him and still wanted him to be my first—he’d do the deed.”
The line was silent about a beat too long. “Wow. That’s like totally wicked. Sounds like you got a keeper.”
“Hardly, we have nothing in common. All I want him for is his body.”
Eva laughed. “We’ll see. When are you going to see him again?”
“No idea. I gave him my number when he dropped me off. Maybe he’ll never call and was just trying to get rid of me.”
“Somehow I doubt that, you’re offering him the Holy Grail. Go back to bed. I’ll talk to you later.” Eva clicked off.
Karma tossed the phone and lay awake looking at the ceiling. Ugh, she really hoped he called.
Two hours later, Karma stepped out of the shower to her phone ringing. “Hello?” Please let it be him.
“Hey.” Jax’s deep voice came through the line and her stomach dropped. He really called? A goofy grin spread across her face.
Say something! “Hey yourself. I wasn’t sure if I would ever hear from you again.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, seriously.”
“Karma you have issues if you thought for a second I wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to spend time with you.”
“That’s what
Karma wiped her face with a napkin “Dad, it was humiliating. I can’t believe he didn’t want me. What if he doesn’t show up tomorrow?”
“Oh, Karma, I have a feeling he wanted you too much. I also have a feeling love is going to bloom.”
Karma snorted. “Yeah, right, Dad. Guys don’t fall in love with me. And I’m not looking for that anyway.”
“That’s when it usually shows up at your doorstep. When it’s least expected.”
“You really need to stop watching those Nicholas Sparks movies.”
Her father smiled sadly. “My little girl is all grown up.”
“Not yet.” Karma sighed. “Maybe in three weeks. Unless he decides he can’t stand me.”
“I doubt that, honey. You’re wonderful. And any man would be lucky to have you.”
“You don’t have to say that.”
“It’s true, and hopefully someday you’ll see that too.”
Karma stood up and hugged her dad. “Get to bed, it’s way past your bed time. You’ll have to do a mud mask and cucumbers in the morning.”
“Don’t remind me.” Her father stood up and cleaned off the spoons before tossing the empty container.
Maybe her dad was right. It was pretty sweet that Jax insisted on waiting and getting to know her better. But he was bat-shit crazy if he thought love would be involved in the mix. Karma trudged up the stairs, threw off her clothes, and fell into bed. Her mind raced mostly with thoughts of Jax, watching shadows dance on the wall until she finally drifted off to sleep.
Chapter Nine
The shrill ring of her phone jarred Karma awake. Eyes closed, she reached for her phone on the nightstand. The first attempt was a miss and then on the second she barely grasped the slippery sucker with her fingertips. “Hello.” Her voice was barely above a whisper.
“Play-by play-details.” Eva’s voice crossed the line. Way too chipper for Karma’s taste. “Don’t leave anything out. I mean anything.”
Karma groaned, throwing her arm over her eyes. She was not awake enough for this conversation. “Ugh, I’ll call you later.”
“The hell you will. Details. Now.”
She knew Eva would keep calling until she gave in. Karma rolled over, sighing. “It didn’t happen, okay. I found the only man left with morals in the world. He freaked when he found out I was a virgin.”
Eva whistled under her breath. “He turned you down? Girl, you really can’t get laid, can you?” She paused then laughed. “Karma really is a bitch, huh?”
Karma chuckled, even though that joke grew old many years ago. In this case, it was fitting. She pushed herself up in the bed. She knew there was no going back to sleep now; might as well face the day.
“But he did say if I spent three weeks with him and still wanted him to be my first—he’d do the deed.”
The line was silent about a beat too long. “Wow. That’s like totally wicked. Sounds like you got a keeper.”
“Hardly, we have nothing in common. All I want him for is his body.”
Eva laughed. “We’ll see. When are you going to see him again?”
“No idea. I gave him my number when he dropped me off. Maybe he’ll never call and was just trying to get rid of me.”
“Somehow I doubt that, you’re offering him the Holy Grail. Go back to bed. I’ll talk to you later.” Eva clicked off.
Karma tossed the phone and lay awake looking at the ceiling. Ugh, she really hoped he called.
Two hours later, Karma stepped out of the shower to her phone ringing. “Hello?” Please let it be him.
“Hey.” Jax’s deep voice came through the line and her stomach dropped. He really called? A goofy grin spread across her face.
Say something! “Hey yourself. I wasn’t sure if I would ever hear from you again.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, seriously.”
“Karma you have issues if you thought for a second I wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to spend time with you.”
“That’s what
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