Chasing You (Thirsty Hearts Book 4)

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Author: Kris Jayne
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could you say that out loud?”
    “I didn’t mean to!”
    “Was that before or after the breakfast invite?”
    “Before.”
    Melissa howled. “Then you still could have gotten his number. Was the sex bad or something?”
    “No. It wasn’t.”
    Possibly Ryan had known what he was doing in the bedroom—how to touch her, how to kiss her. And he’d been so sure of himself, confident, but not cocky. If all sex were like sex with him, she might never leave the house.
    Taryn tapped her index finger on the counter in front of Alexa’s bowl. “You know, you could still find out who he was. Do you remember the room number? Call the hotel. Leave him a message.”
    “No. These moments pass for a reason.”
    “That’s what you said about Mr. London. These moments pass because you make no attempt to hold onto them.”
    Over Thanksgiving, Alexa ventured to England to visit a friend going through a difficult divorce. While trying to set Carrie up on a dating app, she’d found a match herself—a sexy, but intense, Brit named Adam Gadsby. They had a brief, memorable fling, and now he called her occasionally.
    Alexa indulged his flirtations, figuring they would go nowhere with the two of them on different continents. She put him off each time he pledged to visit. Adam kept wanting to jumpstart something serious, which nearly gave Alexa a rash.
    Hell, at least Possibly Ryan seemed pretty light-hearted about the whole thing.
    “I’m not looking for that right now.”
    Taryn groaned. “Then when? Will you ever?”
    “I don’t know. If it happens, it happens.”
    Alexa’s cousin was not one to wait around for what she wanted. She locked in. That’s how she’d ended up with her husband, Jeff. They met. She liked him, so she started seeing him exclusively. Soon enough, she knew he was the one. Lock and load.
    Alexa assumed one day, she’d meet the guy who’d make her feel like settling down. At some point. In the future. Eventually.
    Taryn continued to chastise her. “You have to know that’s what you want because there’s always going to be someone new.”
    “If he’s the right guy, then the thought of someone new won’t thrill me.”
    Melissa sighed. “But you have to open yourself up to the possibility. You have to give a guy a chance.”
    “What was I supposed to do?” Alexa dropped her fork and waited. Taryn stepped in with an answer.
    “Give the guy your number. Get his number. Go to breakfast. Make arrangements to see him when you come back up to Dallas. The list goes on for ways to take the next step.”
    Alexa screwed her mouth sideways. Next step? Meh. The thought thrashed her stomach as much as lemon drop shots. She had the warm memories of Possibly Ryan and Mr. London, and that was enough.

Chapter Three
    W ith her New Year’s adventure behind her, Alexa slid back into her committed relationship with work. She walked into her gym three weeks later early enough to get in a workout before heading to her office.
    She attacked the rowing machine, the treadmill, and the shower. Then, she stopped at the front desk and greeted her receptionist, Holly Lawrence, with an endorphin-fueled smile.
    “Let me know when the guy from Bass and Carmichael gets here.”
    Holly looked up from her computer screen and tucked a lock of bright, bottle-red hair behind her ear. “Ten a.m., right?”
    “Yes. Some guy named Graham Ryan. He’s one of the partners.”
    “I’m going to miss Michael. I can’t believe he sold the building so quick. Did you even know it was for sale?”
    “No. He didn’t even warn any of us. Before Christmas, he sent all the tenants an email saying he’d sold out to this other real estate company. I just hope the new owners don’t screw up our expansion. Michael assures me that the new company can handle anything, but already, they’ve ignored some electrical things we need.”
    Alexa and Melissa partnered up for more than parties. Together, they were turning Starlight Fitness into Starlight

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