Chapter 463

Emma pushed herself to her feet and rinsed the brush and her gloves in the sink. She gathered her cleaning supplies and headed back to the now sparkling kitchen. Working as if on auto-pilot, she put the bucket of bleach, cloths, and spray bottles under the sink and turned to lean against the kitchen counter. She had very nearly thrown her life away for a couple of spectacular orgasms. Emma exhaled roughly. It was more than the great sex if she was honest with herself. Jake was great. He was the kind of man who, if she was going to fall in love, would be who she would fall in love with. Their attraction was combustible and they burned up the sheets in a way she never had before, but there was also friendship. She genuinely liked Jake. She liked spending time with him. She liked making him laugh and she loved—strike the way he made her laugh. She easy it was with him whether they were working together or playing. But it wasn’t enough. Seeing Devi in that hospital bed hammered the point h