As it often does, the bad news comes in the middle of the night. When attorney Ben Winters’s close friend takes a bad spill and ends up in the hospital, he flies across the country to be there for her. His instant attraction to her brother takes him by surprise. Wanting Zack Anderson is easy; actually having him is a bad idea. While the two connect over concern for Zack’s sister, there are many reasons to fight the attraction brewing between them. Things heat up as Ben’s friend begins to show improvement, but the reasons not to get involved with the younger man remain the same -- long distance relationships never work, and Ben doesn’t do one-night stands. But there’s one powerful reason to give in: Ben has never wanted anyone more.

Don't Wanna Lose Your Love

Josie woke the next morning feeling a little more like herself. She still had a low-grade headache, but I reminded her it was normal as I got her some painkillers. She wanted to be all better already, but that wasn’t going to happen. Her body needed time to heal. Just because she’d been released from the hospital didn’t mean she was back to a hundred percent. She knew all that, of course, but for all she was an amazing nurse, she was a horrible patient.


Of course when I suggested we postpone the trip to the yarn shop, I got a deadly glare.


Breakfast was a simple affair of cold cereal and coffee. I was willing to cook, but Josie insisted she just wanted cornflakes. That was fine with me. Eventually we were both showered and dressed, and since I had done laundry when Josie had been napping, I had clean clothes to wear. We headed out about ten o’clock.


Chapter 21