Read Forever After (Montana Brides) for Free Online

well, my ass, Sam Delaney. In your spiel about the loft you forgot to mention who my neighbor would be.”
    “It seemed irrelevant at the time. You needed a place to stay, and the apartment’s available. Would you have preferred to bunk in with me?”
    A blush streaked along her cheekbones. Her ice-blue gaze locked with his. He could almost feel steam blowing off her temper. If Sam wasn’t mistaken, there were a lot of not so good morning thoughts racing around her delectable body.  
    “I’ll get my bag.” Stalking back into her apartment, Nicky grabbed her laptop and handbag off the table, sashaying past him with her nose pointed in the air.
    As they rode the elevator down to the basement, Sam kept his eyes planted on the stainless steel doors. He didn’t need to look twice at her to realize she wasn’t impressed with his accommodation choice, or more precisely, him. “I’m a pretty considerate neighbor, you know. I don’t have noisy parties, I hardly ever set the smoke alarms off and I haven’t got dogs that bark at the crack of dawn.”
    “Lucky me.”
    Sam almost laughed when the doors slid open to the cool calm of the underground parking garage. Nicky bolted out of the lift, her gaze darting around the vehicles parked in half-shadowed boxes. Her high heels echoed against the concrete as she followed the numbers painted on the ground.
    A smile tugged at his mouth. Still the same Nicky. Navigating around complicated balance sheets and financial plans had never been a problem. Finding a parked vehicle was near on impossible.  
    “Over this way.” He pointed toward the back of the building. “You’ll be here until lunchtime if you follow the numbers. The parking space for your apartment is opposite mine.” Sam glanced across at her, his smile growing wider at the irritated look on her face. “Just be careful how you reverse.”
    With a muttered oath Nicky turned to him. “If you’re trying to soothe my temper, it’s not working.”  
    The gleam in her eyes told him otherwise. “You’ve got nothing to worry about. I regularly visit the supermarket for food, so I won’t have any excuse to go near your door for a cup of sugar. In fact I doubt we’ll see much of each other outside of work.” Sam’s ego deflated at the relief sweeping across her face.  
    “I’m not that bad, am I?” The blush staining her cheeks told him just how bad he’d become.  
    His body tightened, remembering what had happened last night. Kissing Nicky made him remember a whole lot of reasons why it couldn’t happen again. “I’ll make sure I stay out of your way,” he muttered, stabbing the security alarm on his key ring.
    Nicky’s gaze locked on the blinking brake lights. “You’re right. We probably won’t see a lot of each other out of work. Let’s get to the office.”
    Grabbing hold of her hand, Sam pulled her to a stop. “I’m sorry about what happened two years ago. I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Her hand felt soft and warm against his skin. His heart rate kicked up a notch at the wide-eyed look of vulnerability softening her face.  
    “I promise that from now on our relationship will be completely professional.” He let go of her hand, his fingers curling into a tight ball. She gazed silently at him, a million thoughts flitting across her face, and not one he could understand.  
    “A lot happened last time I was here, Sam. I never thought I’d be working for you again. I never wanted to work with you again.” She stared at him with sad eyes. “But I’m here and I don’t want the next six weeks to be unbearable for either of us. You’re good at your job and so am I. Between the two of us we should be able to work something out. How does professional friendship sound?” Her hand rubbed the soft blue material of her skirt, drawing his gaze down her legs to the highest pair of tan heels he’d ever seen.  
    “Sam?”
    His gaze swept up her body to her frowning face. “Friends it is.”
    He