The Sweet Spot - Strike Zone Series Book 1

Chapter 15

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Chapter 15

Kayleigh

      Every time Nate kisses me I melt. My body heats up so hot, so powerfully, it feels like it electrifies every inch of my body. I feel like I'm being zapped by lightning and it all turns into molten lava deep inside my belly. He consistently leaves my system revving and churning. That ball of heat is here again, coiling up, just aching to be set free from its confines, only to be let go in an explosive release.

     I can't think when he's this close to me. I just want him to keep going, to never stop, when he touches me. None of this makes sense. I'm not his type. I've seen his type, the sexy siren he's been photographed with. I'm not even close to being in Nate's league. Carla was right about that. I'm not in the same circle as a guy like Nate.

       I need to get space to get my brain to work. I need to think logically about this. Pushing against Nate's chest to move him away from me, I force him back. The cool air hit me, giving my heated skin an instant chill.  Nate doesn't like the distance and tries to reach for me again. I have to stand my ground. One of us needs to make a reasonable decision here. To solve the issue, I move onto the other side of the island. I have to keep my distance. I have to step back.

      "You shouldn't be here, Nate. You shouldn't be on your knee like this. It's only gonna make this worse for you. You need to rest!" I lectured him about his knee. Keeping my head in the reality of the situation, I continue shifting away from his reaching hands to the other side of the island.

      His hands and lips are too tempting to me. I weaken every time he gets close and I know I shouldn't. It will break me if I let him in. He tore my walls down a bit, but I can fix that. I can't rely on him. I'm nothing more than an employee of his sister. What happened between us before was a mistake. I let myself get too close. It won't happen again.

     "You're right, I should get off my feet, but I'm not. I'm here for you, baby. You left. You didn't even tell me you were going. I don't know what happened, Kayleigh, but this is not what I wanted. Please talk to me about whatever happened to make you leave. Tell me, please. I can't fix it if I don't know what went wrong." Nate pleads with me.

     I'm torn. Biting down hard on my lip, I watch Nate's eyes darken and his hand curl up into a tight fist. I don't know that look. Is he angry at me? Molly did hire me and I was supposed to do a job. I don't think she expected this attraction to happen. Slowly, I nod, I do owe him an explanation.

      "Come on, I'll help you to the air mattress." I reach out for him and hear Nate groan as he steps. Neither of us talk as I help him lower down to the floor. He really should be on a real bed right now. This isn't the best place for him.

     We get him settled on the mattress and I use a pillowcase stuffed with clothes to raise Nate's leg while he searches for his duffel he brought with him. Pulling out his laptop, he goes to work. Without looking up, Nate pats the mattress next to him.

      "Sit, Kayleigh. This is gonna take a while." Nate pats the spot next to him again.

      Slowly I moved over to him. Keeping enough distance between us that I can breathe, think. I can't let this go into cuddles like he tends to do with me. I have to keep my head. I have to be able to stop this from getting out of my control.

      "Pick one." Nate says, turning the screen so I can see. There are pictures of all kinds of beds. I shake my head, but Nate lets out a huff before he reasons why. "Look, I'm here. I'm not leaving until we talk about this. I need to be comfortable, and quite honestly, this isn't comfortable enough. So you pick or I pick, but I'm buying a bed."