Chapter Seven
When Jeff woke the following morning, he did what he usually did five times a week – he drove out to his brother-in-law’s place at Dragonfly Pointe to work out in Luke’s state-of-the-art gym. Luke was also missing a leg, although his injuries had been much more severe at the time they’d occurred.
It also gave Jeff a chance to visit with his young niece and nephew while his sister Kelly was at work at the Dragonfly Pointe Inn.
Jeff really needed to order some extra workout equipment for the designated space in the basement. But he enjoyed his regular visits with Luke and the kids. He had a feeling that he wouldn’t see as much of them if he finally followed through and set up his own gym.
In fact, that’s where he’d been yesterday – over at Luke and Kelly’s – before he’d nearly run into the woman in the SUV while driving in the middle of the road. Combining the exertions of his workout along with his lack of sleep had left him a little spacy yesterday.
He’d slept pretty well last night though, grinning as he drove past the spot on the road where he’d nearly run into the woman in the SUV after leaving Luke’s. They’d had some breakfast delivered from the Inn so Jeff could just head right to the studio after showering and changing clothes.
He’d be a little early, he realized, glancing at his watch as he made his way past the security gate, already standing open.
Jeff slowed his bike as he approached the small parking lot ahead, staring with astonishment at the woman stepping out of the familiar SUV.
“Don’t tell me that she’s Eve’s client,” he muttered. “Who in the hell is she?”
But as Jeff continued to approach, he was even more puzzled. The woman who was getting ready to head toward the entrance didn’t look like the same person who’d ridden on the back of his bike yesterday.
Obviously hearing the sound of his bike, she turned, suddenly arrested. She definitely recognized his bike because she stood there waiting.
Shocked, Jeff suddenly realized who she was.
“Of all the women in the world…,” he muttered, grinning. No wonder he’d been so turned on.
But now he was glad that Eve hadn’t told him who he’d be meeting today. Because, yes, he was nervous and would probably be tongue tied too during their consult.
Pulling up beside her on his bike, he shut down the engine, stepping from his seat.
“Good morning,” she said, grinning. “You’re not following me, are you?”
“Not intentionally,” he muttered, not being able to resist looking her over from head to toe before taking off his helmet, balancing it over the handle. Besides a simple sterling locket and some earrings which almost looked antique, she was wearing a short black leather skirt, with high-heeled sandals along with a creamy ruffled V-neck blouse.
If she was feeling any spark of attraction after the first time they’d met, she sure didn’t show it, he decided, turning back to her with the added protection of sunglasses covering his eyes.
With that flawless complexion of hers and those beautiful big jade green eyes, which stood out in her heart-shaped face, she was more beautiful than ever, he decided, her raven black hair cropped a little shorter than she usually wore it onstage. He was pretty sure that he’d never seen her with bangs before either. In fact, he might not have recognized her if he hadn’t spent so much time during the last four or five years just thinking about her. Reading about her too.
She ran through men like a steamroller.
“Shall we go inside?” she asked with definite humor in her voice. “We seem to be doing an awful lot of staring.”
Tugging off his sunglasses as he held open the door for her, he tucked them over the v of his t-shirt collar as he followed her inside.