“Okay, good. So now that these guys are settled, you can come up to Ellie’s.”
“I’ll stay here till the storm blows over. So I’m on site for anything.”
Naomi sighed. “Of course.”
“I stay here a lot,” he told her. “Part of the job is to be on site for any needs.”
“I know.”
“The rollaway bed I have here is actually pretty comfortable.”
“Did you actually sleep on the ground and camp out as much as they made it seem on your show?” she asked.
“Maybe not quite as much as they made it seem,” he admitted. “But I’ve definitely slept in lots of tents and on cots and in rundown cabins and in my truck many, many times.”
“Fine,” she said, handing him the empty bottle.
“Fine? That I stay out here?”
“You probably should. Unlike the other animals, your animals are hurt. You probably should be here in case something crazy happens and you can’t get back to them or if they get spooked and hurt themselves or something.”
“How bad is the storm supposed to be?”
“You’re from the Midwest, right? I assume you’ve been through tornadoes?”
“Several.”
“So kind of like that. But bigger. And with lots more water.”
He sighed. Tornadoes could make a hell of a mess.
“The eye of the storm is supposedly going to hit quite a bit east of here. But we could have a lot of water. And these damn storms can shift. So nothing’s for sure until it’s sure.”
“Okay, then let’s get you back up to your family.”
He turned and stepped out of the pen, holding it open for her. She stepped out and he closed it behind her, turning the latch.
She shook her head. “My family is fine. There’s lots of them and they’re all together. Plus they’re with the Landrys up at Ellie’s. They don’t need me. And Michael is out doing his fire chief and paramedic thing. If anyone needs anything medical, he’s the one they’re gonna need, not me.”
“But you’ve got duct tape and super glue in your purse,” he teased.
She gave him a half smile. “And Cora’s got all of her potions and creams in the back room.”
True enough. He leaned in. Yep, she definitely smelled amazing. “Are you offering to stay out here with me?”
Why would she do that?
“Donovan, the storm is no joke. But you are the greatest risk to your health and safety.”
He gave a soft laugh. That wasn’t entirely inaccurate. He was an adrenaline junkie. Unapologetic. He lived life hard and fully. He might die young, but he wasn’t gonna die with any regrets.
“You’re afraid I’m going to go back out there in this storm?”
“God only knows what idea you might get in your head,” she said with a nod.
“Well, I do have food and water out here. And blankets and all of that. Phone. Internet. As long as they don’t go out. But I’ve only got the one rollaway and the sofa.”
Naomi lifted her chin. “You don’t think I can handle a rollaway?”
“Naomi LeClaire, I think you can handle just about anything.”
She seemed pleased by that response.
Suddenly, a loud boom sounded overhead and the lights flickered and went off.
“Well…dammit,” Donovan said.
He pulled his phone from his pocket, swiping his thumb over the screen and lighting the immediate area with a soft glow.
“Guess that rules out watching any Netflix while we wait it out.”
“Guess so,” Naomi agreed.
“So, maybe—”
Naomi suddenly stepped close, took a hold of his shirt in both hands, and pulled him in. “I’m really glad you didn’t die out there rescuing those bears,” she said softly against his lips.
Then she kissed him.
Thank you so much for reading Flipping Love You! I hope you loved Zeke and Jill’s story!
Donovan and Naomi are up next in Sealed With A Kiss!
You might also find it fun to know that Jillian first appears in Diamonds and Dirt Roads, book one in the Billionaires in Blue Jeans series! You can get to know her friends Evan and Cori and her hometown of Bliss, Kansas in the Billionaires in Blue Jeans series, available now!
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Sealed With A Kiss
What’s a girl to do when her celebrity crush needs her to be his fake girlfriend?
Keep her damned feelings to herself, of course.
Child TV star turned adult wallflower Naomi LeClaire has vowed never to return to the spotlight.
But when she’s stuck in a storm with Donovan Foster, the hot, charming, wild-life rescuing internet sensation, and she finally gives in and kisses him...and a few articles of clothing end up on the floor...suddenly her simple, quiet life is tossed upside down.
Especially after the paparazzi catches a heat-of-the-moment kiss. Now everyone assumes she's his girlfriend and, when she realizes that’s the best way to keep Donovan out of trouble, Naomi agrees to play along. Even though it puts her center stage with her private life in very public view. Again.
They’re a whirlwind of opposites-attract chemistry the fans love, but they'll surely blow over faster than a Gulf Coast hurricane. As long as they can keep straight what's real and what's just a once-in-a-lifetime fantasy.
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