Getting to Her: A Sapphire Falls BONUS Novella (15 page)

This woman frustrated the shit out of him. She pushed him away. She argued with him. She called him on his bullshit and wasn’t impressed with his trophies and medals. She made him work for every smile, every moan, every yes.

And he fucking loved it.

It sounded crazy, he knew, but it was the competitor in him. He loved to win, but the sweetest victories were those that were hard-won.

He also loved adrenaline. Loved feeling it pumping through him, making him daring and strong. And no person got his adrenaline flowing like the good mayor of Sapphire Falls.

He hadn’t expected her to be overjoyed by this at first. He knew that she loved their arrangement exactly as it was—miles and time in between them. But things had changed and he wanted more. He wanted
her
. She was going to have to deal with that.

“If I had told you, you would have cut me off,” he said, keeping his tone light. “And you know I’d lie, cheat and steal to get my tongue on your—”

“You’re right,” she broke in. “I would have. Like I’m doing right now.”

Her cheeks were flushed and Ty wasn’t sure if it was anger, lust or a delicious combination of the two.

She started to turn away, but Ty anticipated her move and blocked her from the steps with his body.

She narrowed her eyes. “Get out of the way.”

“Not until we talk about this.”

“Okay, here’s what I’ve got to say. If you live here, that means I don’t get my weekend in Denver anymore, which means I don’t get to eat at El Ranchero anymore, and I don’t get to go skiing and I don’t get to have massages from Meredith anymore. Basically, you’re fucking everything up, and if you think you’re ever going to have sex with me again after taking away my enchiladas, you’re a dumbass.”

She shoved him out of the way and started down the steps.

He knew the enchiladas were not her main concern, but taking her away from her favorite Mexican food would definitely be held against him. Not to mention Meredith’s magic massages.

Of course, he was gambling on being more important to her than corn tortillas and cheese.

He really hoped he wasn’t going to lose that bet. He couldn’t be number three on her list behind lavender massage oil and the best red sauce in the US.

Ty started after her, but she suddenly stopped on the third step. He caught her by her shoulders to keep from plowing her over.

“We can still go skiing,” he said.

She turned and looked up at him. “Not together, Ty. It’s all over.”

For a moment, he thought he saw her bottom lip quiver.

But, no. This was Hailey Conner. Her lower lip did lots of really nice things, but pouting was not one of them.

She lifted the plate of brownies she held. She’d brought brownies to her new neighbor. Ty started to grin.

Until she shoved the plate at him, brownies first, smashing them against his chest. “Welcome to the neighborhood.”

Ty caught the plate as she spun away and stomped down the steps.

She was pissed.

He could work with that.

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About the Author

Erin Nicholas is the author of sexy contemporary romances. Her stories have been described as toe-curling, enchanting, steamy and fun. She loves to write about reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines and happily ever afters. She lives in the Midwest with her husband who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books, her kids who will never read the sex scenes in her books, and family and friends who say they’re shocked by the sex scenes in her books (yeah, right!).

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Getting Worked Up (book 2)

Getting Dirty (book 3)

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Getting in the Mood, Valentine’s Day novella

Getting It All (book 4)

Getting Lucky (book 5)

Getting Over It (book 6)

Getting to Her (book 6 companion novella)

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Just Like That (book 2)

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Just for Fun (book 4)

Just a Kiss (book 5)

Just What I Need: The Epilogue (novella, book 6)

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Anything You Want

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It Takes Two

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Getting Over It

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Table of Contents

Sapphire Falls High School

The River

Denver, Colorado

The Come Again Bar

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