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remember. I get the feeling this girl is different."
    "She's not my usual type."
    "True, but I think it's more than that."
    "I think you think too much."
    Jack's words rushed at him like a runaway train, and the emergency brake dangled just out of Austin's reach. Janie's natural, easy beauty put her in a class above the girls he knew. The more he thought about her, the more he realized Jack could be on the right track. She was different. She resisted him, and he liked that. Her deceptively pretty face had caught his attention, but her strength and determination held it. She kept him coming back for more.
    Natalie had made him feel like that... until she'd called him a dumb jock and said he wasn't good enough for her.
    Whoa, Austin, stop right there. His brain screeched to a halt, and he turned to Jack, his jaw set. "I had to work to get her to go out with me. That's all there is to it."
    Jack nodded. "That's a start."
    Austin rolled his eyes and then smiled. "Don't wait up."
    He hadn't decided if he'd bring Janie home or not, but he'd be ready for any possibility.

Chapter 4
     
    When Janie opened her front door, Austin barely recognized her; but when she smiled at him, his heart flipped and he knew he'd found the right girl. Wearing jeans that fit her like a glove, and a rich red shirt that highlighted her luscious brown hair, she'd stand out in any crowd. She met him in the hallway, her eyes almost level with his. This is new . His gaze traveled down her long slim legs. Oh, how he loved a woman in heels.
    Janie stood up tall in those four-inch heels and met his eyes straight on. "I'm ready."
    "Are you sure about that, Janie?" He wanted to rip her clothes off right then, but no, he would wait... for now.
    "Yes I am."
    They walked out to the crowded parking lot. Did she realize she turned all the guys' heads? Didn't matter because she was with him tonight. No one else could have her.
    "That's good to know." He wanted to kiss her again but not here—too many people around to do it the way he wanted to. He may not have cared about what other people thought of him, but he remembered that she did.
    "Let's go." He took her hand and led her to his old, beat-up Jeep Wrangler. Before he'd left to pick her up, he'd taken the faded vinyl top off, because he wanted to see her with the wind in her hair. He wasn't disappointed.
    She tried to grab her flying hair and twist it, but the wind made it impossible, so she just flung it over her shoulders and brushed it away from her face. "So where are we going?"
    "You are absolutely beautiful." He had to tell her that before he did anything else.
    "Oh." She blushed and looked away. "Thank you."
    His eyes swept over her body and he nearly ran a red light.
    "Maybe you should pay attention to the road."
    "Yeah, good idea." The Jeep screeched through a right turn. "We're going to The Strike Zone. Have you been there?"
    "I've always wanted to go, but I haven't done it yet." Jane shrugged.
    "Then this will be a lot of fun." That's what he'd promised her. The Strike Zone's batting cages, pitching, food, and beer provided the perfect place for an action-packed first date.
    She laughed. "I should've guessed. I just can't imagine you sitting still through dinner and a movie."
    "Nope. You're lucky I can wait to get my hands on you."
    "Am I?"
    He saw a flash of anger in her eyes, but her tone made him wonder if maybe she wanted him as much as he wanted her. "Yep, you're a lucky girl, Janie."
    "Why is that?"
    He parked the Jeep and turned off the engine, and looked at the woman sitting next to him. Her serious green eyes challenged him from behind those sexy glasses. She wanted something from him, but he had no idea what. He wanted... well, that baffled him too. He wanted to get her into bed, no doubt about that, but he couldn't shake his longing for more. But more what? And why did he want to risk that again? Jack said Janie wouldn't hurt him the way Natalie had, but how could he be sure?
    She kept staring