Getting His Way: Sapphire Falls Book Seven by Erin Nicholas Read Free Book Online Page A

hair that made a man want to bury his hands in it and run it between his fingers.
    Following her hair down her back, of course, led to the sweet swell of her ass and the curve of her hips. The kind of hips that made a man want to take them in his hands and squeeze while he—
    Bryan coughed and shifted in the chair. He had to stop that shit. Thinking Tess was beautiful and looked nice in the simple white sundress and sandals she wore was one thing. Thinking about putting her up on the edge of his desk and gripping those gorgeous hips while he thrust into her was something else altogether.
    Tess wasn’t one of his typical girls. She wasn’t overtly sexy, she wasn’t a flirt, she didn’t wear revealing clothes and she didn’t get up on the edges of desks. At least not for sex. In fact, she barely dated. Which was part of the reason her chewing his ass for telling guys not to ask her out was funny. She typically turned them down when they did ask. Why did she care if Bryan told them not to?
    But that was even more reason for him to just chill the hell out, take his time, court her even. She was the type for courting. And she deserved it. God knew, she’d been waiting for him to come home long enough.
    Which made him frown again. He really thought she had been waiting for him to come home, but she certainly hadn’t acted happy about his proclamation that he was ready to be her boyfriend.
    Maybe she just didn’t believe him. He could understand that. He’d been waiting until all of his rehab was done and things were going well at the bar, until he was settled in his own place and not needing his mom and sister’s help. Things had been on track until he’d gone to Texas to see Eli play ball with the minor league Kilby Catfish. Bryan and Ty had gone out on the town and Bryan had gotten cocky. That cockiness had ended up with him on his ass with a broken hip. That had certainly set him back. Hell, it had almost prevented his sister, Caitlyn, from pursuing a relationship with Eli.
    Thankfully, Bryan had convinced her he was fine—or was going to be, anyway—and she’d ended up going to California with Eli when he was called up to the Majors.
    But Bryan really was fine. He was the strongest he’d been since the accident, he was settled into his new life in Sapphire Falls, and he was ready to move on with everything else.
    Besides, if something did happen again, like the fucking broken hip, there was no better person to be helping him out than Tessa. She was sweet and kind and caring and every bit the nurturing type. He hated other people fussing over him, but Tess made him consider faking a pain or two. Tess had been the cherry on top that he’d most been looking forward to.
    Finally, she headed back in his direction.
    Sweet. Kind. Pretty . Bryan repeated the words in his mind as she approached, rather than letting himself take in the gorgeous breasts filling out the top of her dress or the smooth, tanned expanse of her legs under the skirt. But he couldn’t help taking in the great muscle tone in her legs. Tess had always been cute and curvy, but he thought maybe there was more muscle definition in her quads and calves now. He wondered if she’d started a workout program of some kind. She looked tighter and more confident, and no matter how much he tried to keep his thoughts on her smile and her pretty brown eyes, below the belt, he responded to everything else.
    “Okay, I think we’re ready,” Tess told him. “Here’s the script. You can read along while the ladies rehearse and we’ll make sure everything matches up.”
    “Why would I be reading the script?” Bryan asked, taking the pages from her. Maybe he was just filling in while they practiced.
    “Because you’re the emcee,” Tess told him, as if it should have been obvious. “The ladies are thrilled. Jack Morgan did it the past three years, and they’re excited to have someone young and new.”
    “I’m the what ?” Bryan glanced over at the older