Unraveled (Holding On Book 3) by Meg Jolie Read Free Book Online Page B

you ended up naked?” For the first time all morning, he laughed. “That was all you. You walked in the front door, made a beeline for my bed, stripping along the way—”
    “I am so sorry!” she said, following the proclamation with a groan. Apparently, some habits were harder than others to break. Coming home late at night with Jesse had always only led to one thing. Despite the fact that he’d seen it all before, she felt heat flood to her cheeks. “ So sorry.”
    His humor faded as he realized she meant it. “It’s fine. You were wasted. And no, I did not take advantage of you.” His gaze dropped to the ring still wrapped around her finger. “I might not always be an upstanding guy…but there are some lines I just won’t cross. You crawled right into my bed. I picked up your clothes and tossed them in the wash. I figured if you were already nervous about facing your parents, you wouldn’t want to do it in the morning smelling like a brewery.” He frowned. “Do you care to elaborate on that yet? Why you’re avoiding your parents?”
    She shook her head. “No. I really don’t.”
    “Alright,” he said with a sigh. “Well, I tossed your clothes in the wash. Then I slept on the couch.”
    She finished off her toast. “Y ou could’ve put me on the couch or in the spare room.” She knew he didn’t like the bed in the spare room. It was too lumpy and bumpy. But he could’ve made her sleep there.
    “Nah, it was fine,” he said.
    “So…um…I’m sure I’ve been enough of a pain in the ass…” she said as she rose to her feet, plate and glass in hand.
    Jesse let out an amused scoff. “But?”
    “But I was wondering if I could maybe take a shower? And then would you mind driving me back to Shady’s so I can get my car? If it’s too much trouble, I’m sure Jemma would come get me.” She went to the sink and rinsed her dishes, trying not to think about how familiar these simple actions in Jesse’s kitchen felt.
    “It’s no trouble. I have a few erran ds to run this morning anyway. Go ahead and take a shower. I’m sure you remember where everything is,” he said with a wry smile. His eyes scanned over her body, she fought the urge to shiver. She felt incredibly underdressed in his boxers and thin t-shirt. “Help yourself to whatever you need.”
    “Thanks,” she said as she darted from the room. Her first stop was the laundry room. The dryer was still running. She was relieved to find that her clothes were done so she pulled them out and headed to the bathroom.
    So, nothing had happened with Jesse. It was a relief. She turned the water on and stripped down, tossing Jesse’s clothes into the bathroom hamper and pulling out a towel before stepping into the shower.
     
    ~*~*~
     
    “So how long are you in town for?” Jesse asked as they neared Shady’s parking lot.
    “Probably for most of break,” Carly admitted. She really had no idea but wanted to give some kind of an answer.
    He gave a little nod. It was clear to Carly he was simply trying to make conversation. After she’d gotten out of the shower, the conversation had been strained. More than once, she’d caught Jesse eyeing up the ring on her hand.
    She was staring at it now. She realized that she should probably take it off because she really had no business wearing it.
    Damn Nolan! And damn his piss-poor timing.
    She wanted nothing more than to avoid the issue. She could already hear her mother saying ‘I told you that you were too young and immature to be getting engaged.’ The desire to avoid telling her parents altogether was almost overwhelming. Yet, maybe she was growing up, maturing, because she realized that admitting the break-up to her parents would be the adult thing to do.
    She just didn’t want to do it now. Not when everyone should be happy and celebrating the twins’ birth.
    “Damn him,” Carly muttered.
    “What was that?” Jesse asked as he gave her a suspicious look.
    She gave a quick shake of her