An Extraordinary Match (The Match Series Book 3) by Barbara Dunlop Read Free Book Online

a necklace she liked on display in the front window. She wouldn’t have minded checking out the price, and the store was still open. But she was afraid Logan would insist on hanging around while she shopped. And then she’d feel rushed, and that wouldn’t be any fun at all.
    “You want to go in?” he asked, obviously taking note of her gaze.
    “Maybe tomorrow.”
    “What did you like?”
    “The sapphire necklace. But it’s not something I need.”
    “You dress up a lot in New York.”
    “Sometimes. Not often. My girlfriends and I do dinner or hit the clubs every once in a while, but I don’t have a lot of free time.”
    “What about a boyfriend?”
    “I don’t have one of those.” It occurred to her that she’d never asked him the same question. “If you have a girlfriend, you are in big trouble, buddy.”
    There was a slight hesitation before he answered. “I wouldn’t have kissed you if I still had a girlfriend.”
    “Still? So you had one?” She couldn’t help but wonder if it was recent.
    “You’ve never had a boyfriend?”
    “Not recently.”
    “Here we are.” He pulled open the glass and oak door that led into the hotel lobby, then he followed her inside.
    “You don’t have to—”
    But he was already past her, heading in the direction of the elevators.
    Jade gave up and followed.
    But halfway there, he stopped, his attention obviously caught by something in the lounge.
    “What?” she asked, attempting to follow the direction of his gaze. “Is there someone in there you want to talk to, because I’m perfectly capable of—”
    “Do you know those guys?”
    “Which guys?”
    Logan put a hand on her shoulder, turning her slightly. “At the bar, under the blue and gold light.”
    Jade squinted into the dim room. “No. Do you?”
    “They were out on the street this morning.”
    “Okay.” She wasn’t following his logic.
    “It seemed like they were watching you then, and now they’re here.”
    “This is a hotel. Maybe they’re tourists.”
    “I guess,” said Logan, frowning.
    It didn’t seem to Jade to be anything worth worrying about. “Thanks for taking me along today.”
    His expression smoothed out. “I really did have fun.”
    “So did I.”
    Neither spoke for a moment, and things suddenly felt awkward.
    She forced herself to step back. “I’ll probably see you around town.”
    “You probably will.”
    She took another step back. “Good night, then.”
    “Good night,” he echoed.
    She turned away, making a beeline for the elevators. She needed to be alone for a while and let her emotions calm down. She hadn’t met a man like Logan in a long…well, she’d never met a man like Logan. And she was seriously attracted to him, which was both exhilarating and unnerving at the same time.
    Her thoughts humming, she got out at the third floor. At the end of the hall, she opened the door to her cozy, corner room. It had a king-size bed, a sofa and armchairs, with huge picture windows on two sides that overlooked the lake and the town. She dropped her small purse and the bag with her wet clothes, crossing to the windows without turning on any lights.
    She could clearly see the float-plane dock, the Dog Trails Café on shore, and the airport runway beyond. She found herself wondering where Logan lived. Did he live with his family? Did he have his own place? His extended family seemed to make up a serious percentage of the town’s population, and she couldn’t help wonder what it was like to be surrounded by so many relatives.
    She kicked off her boots and dropped into a big armchair, gazing out at the lights of the little town. Her focus meandered to the dock, resting on the spot where Logan had kissed her.
    Her fingertips moved to her lips as she remembered the heat of his mouth, the sizzle of his touch, the flat-out arousal that had hijacked her brain. Even now, her skin felt sensitized and strangely alive. She couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if