Georgia On My Mind by Marie Force Read Free Book Online Page B

wrong with that?”
    “I don’t even know him, and there’re so many reasons why it wasn’t a good idea.”
    “Because of your boyfriend in Atlanta ?”
    “He dumped me yesterday.”
    “He’s a putz. I could’ve told you that just from the way you’ve described him. He did you a favor—if he hadn’t dumped you, you might’ve missed out on last night.” Taking Georgie by the hand, Cat led her to the porch sofa and urged her to sit down. “Tell me everything. Leave nothing out.”
    Georgie’s face heated with embarrassment when she remembered the five condom wrappers in the trash.
    “Oh wow, so good your face turns red just thinking about it?”
    “It was unbelievable,” Georgie confessed, dying to tell someone. “I’ve never done anything even close to what I did with him. It was like I was someone else.”
    “Must’ve felt pretty good in light of all the craziness of being you lately.”
    Impressed by Cat’s astute assessment, Georgie nodded. “I wanted to feel good again, you know?”
    “I do know, and there’s nothing wrong with that, especially after everything you’ve been through.”
    Georgie sat back with a sigh. “I just wish I didn’t feel like such a total slut. I can’t imagine what he must think of me.” She shuddered.
    “I’m sure he thinks he’s one lucky son of a bitch.”
    “He left me the sweetest note this morning.” She tugged it out of her purse and handed it to Cat.
    Scanning the note, Cat looked over at Georgie. “Why did you say it’s a one-time thing?”
    “Because! I’ve got too much other crap on my plate, and I need to get back to Atlanta —soon.”
    “Listen, I know you’re a couple of years older than me, but I’ve been around the block a few times, and I’m here to tell you, hot guys who’re also sweet don’t grow on trees. You’d be foolish to toss aside something that could be great just because the timing isn’t ideal.”
    “It’s not just that.”
    Cat continued on undeterred. “Clearly, you had a connection with him or you wouldn’t have done what you did. I know you well enough by now to know that for sure. You should see where it takes you.”
    Georgie shook her head. “I can’t let myself get involved with someone whose whole life is here when my life is somewhere else. I don’t need any more pain or aggravation. I’ve had enough recently to last me a lifetime.”
    Cat handed her the note and stood up. “I hate to say it, but judging by the I-just-got-the-living-daylights-fucked-out-of-me look on your face, you’re already involved.”

    Cat’s words resonated with Georgie as she rushed through a shower and did her best to cover the hickey and stubble rash with makeup. A hickey. When was the last time I had a hickey? Ah, never. She’d had her share of boyfriends, but none of them had aroused in her the sheer passion that Nathan had—the kind of passion that led to biting. For all she knew, he had a few reminders of their night together on his neck, too.
    Just thinking about it made her want him again as an image of him thrusting into her made her whole body flush with heat and desire. But one night didn’t mean she was involved with him. They’d had sex—a lot of sex. So what? People did it, right? They did it and walked away all the time, so why couldn’t she? She could. And she would.
    Determined to put it behind her, she went into her disaster of a bedroom where the piles of clothes strewn about reminded her of getting ready the night before and of all her vows not to do exactly what she’d ended up doing. She dug through her dresser drawer in search of the oldest, rattiest pair of underwear she could find and slipped on a pair with a hole in the crotch. Perfect. Since she’d made the stupid decision to leave her earrings, she expected to see him at some point that day, at which time she would thank him again for the lovely evening, take a long last look at his handsome face, and send him on his way. With holes in her