Unexpected Chance by Annalisa Nicole Read Free Book Online Page B

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    “Sure, maybe you can show me a thing or two,” I say, and follow him out into the garage.
    He unhooks some cables from the battery and tosses me the keys. “Go ahead and get in, and try to start her up,” he says.
    I get in and pat a kiss on the steering wheel. Come on girl, I know you have some fight in you. I turn the key and nothing, not even a sputter.
    “Looks like I’ll be making that trip to the auto parts store tomorrow after work,” he says.
    I get out of the car, lean against the front fender and pretend to pick dirt from under my nails, and tell him, “I, uh, can’t afford to pay for a new battery right now. It will have to wait until my next paycheck.” It’s the honest truth. It’s embarrassing, but the honest truth.
    “I never asked you to pay for it, and I don’t want to hear another word about it,” he says, brushing his finger down my nose. Shit, I’ll be cleaning his toilets and his kitchen for a month now. “I have about an hour’s worth of work I need to do for tomorrow. Are you all done studying?” he asks.
    “I don’t think I’ll ever be done studying,” I tell him, rolling my eyes. And that’s the God’s honest truth. I was never good in school and this is so freaking hard, but I’m determined to do something good with my life.
    He takes my hand and leads me back inside the house. He grabs his briefcase from the kitchen counter and sets it on the coffee table. He takes up half of the coffee table and leaves the other half open. He looks up at me, then back at the coffee table, then back at me. I grab my messenger bag and place it on the other half of the coffee table. He opens his briefcase and takes out some files and a note pad. From one of the pockets on the inside, he takes out his glasses and puts them on. He just went from hot and sexy as sin, to I’m in overload and I think I need to go and change my panties sexy as hell. I absolutely love it when he wears his glasses.
    I quickly grab my book and set it in my lap, but I cannot for the life of me take my eyes off of Aiden. His black, heavy rimmed glasses sit perfectly on his nose, and they set off his out-of-this-world chiseled cheekbones. As he works, he rubs his hand over his rough stubble, then taps his pen to his lips. Oh, to be that pen on his lips. His brows knit together as he reads a file, then his lip quirks to the side like he’s trying to make a hard decision. He reaches forward into his briefcase and takes out a laptop, opens it, and turns it on. When he sits back, his eyes come to mine. I quickly dart my eyes to my book and start reading.
    “Are you alright?” he asks, studying my face.
    “Sure, right as rain, I’m just studying,” I say.
    “Your book is upside down,” he says with a smirk.
    “Well, that’s a relief. No wonder it all sounded like Chinese to me. I thought I was in big trouble, because I totally don’t understand this section,” I say, and turn the book right side up.
    He smiles, then turns his attention back to his laptop, and I go back to studying Aiden’s gorgeous features. I wasn’t joking though; the current section I’m supposed to be studying is so hard it’s like Chinese to me.
    After about an hour of working side by side, Aiden puts everything back into his briefcase except his glasses. Yippee! I love the glasses.
    “I could use a beer. Can I open you a bottle of wine?” he asks.
    “Actually, I’m good with a beer,” I say.
    “Really?” he asks.
    “Really. I prefer beer over wine, but don’t tell that to your sisters,” I say.
    He smiles at me, puts his hand on my knee, then goes into the kitchen. He comes back with a beer bottle and a beer poured in a frosty mug. He takes a swig from the bottle and holds out the mug for me.
    I stand, give him a sly smile, and take the bottle from him bringing it to my lips, and taking a long pull. His eyes instantly fill with lust and he swallows hard in his throat. I know how to read a man’s thoughts from