Book Blitz + Giveaway: In Kelly’s Corner by Roxie Rivera

With his personal business in order, Kelly drove to the nearest big box store
to pick up everything on Bee’s list. He had never shopped for a woman before so
he was glad she had been specific about the brands she wanted. A couple of
times she didn’t note the fragrance she liked so he had to resort to strange
measures to get it right.

Glancing around, he sniffed the soap and antiperspirant until he found the ones
that smelled right. He prayed no one would come around the corner. They would
probably report him to management for being a soap-sniffing freak.

As he pushed his cart down the aisle of shaving supplies, Kelly considered what
it said about his feelings toward Bee that he had memorized her scent profile.
The threat against her had shaken him up enough that abiding by some unspoken
rule of friendship no longer seemed important. The twenty years of friendship
he’d shared with Jeb had been the greatest of his life. Never again would he
have a friend like that.

But right now the possibility of creating something real and intimate and
lifelong with Bee hovered just before him. He’d put his life on hold for the
last four years—and he was done. It was time to live.

Back at the penthouse, he used the private elevator to access the top floor of
Yuri’s skyscraper. He wasn’t surprised to be greeted by Winn the second he
stepped off the elevator into the reception hall of the luxurious suite. The
highly decorated soldier had obviously seen the security feed of Kelly entering
the elevator from the parking lot but he wasn’t taking any chances. Kelly liked
him all the more for it.

“She’s in her room.” Winn held open the door since Kelly’s hands were
full. “We ordered a late lunch. There’s a sandwich and salad in the
refrigerator for you.”

“Thanks.” He crossed the living area and glanced at Sully who was
fiddling with a book of Sudoku puzzles. They nodded at each other before he
disappeared out of sight. When he reached the master suite, he knocked twice.
“Bee?”

“Yeah?”

Taking her response as permission, he opened the door—and lost his grip on the
bags. They tumbled to the floor amid Bee’s gasp of surprise. Unable to stop
himself, Kelly raked his needy gaze along her very naked and incredibly nubile
form. The dampness of her hair told him she’d just had a shower. The foot
propped on the bed and the tiny bottle of complimentary lotion filled in the
blanks.

Finally shaking herself from the shock of being discovered in this precarious
position, Bee reached for the towel but Kelly stopped her with one gruffly
spoken word. “No.”

Closing the door behind him, he pushed aside the bags with the toe of his boot
and flipped the lock. Bee slowly lowered her petite leg. She bit her lower lip
and eyed him like prey keeping a wary eye on a prowling jungle cat. Not wanting
to push her too fast, too soon, he said, “Tell me to leave, Bee.”

She didn’t even hesitate. Holding out her hand, she said, “Stay.”

So he did.