Worlds Apart
Is their love enough?
Jack Tucker's life as
a morning radio host is uncomplicated, attachment free, and without regret.
Until Kate Weiss entered his life, that is... She knows all of the ways to
annoy him and yet takes his breath away with just a look.
Special Agent Kate
Weiss is hiding from a kidnapping she doesn't remember. Morning Radio Host Jack
Tucker serves as a nice distraction, but she knows the flirtation could never
be anything more.
When tragedy
descends, grief pulls them together, forcing them to trust each other and face
the undeniable connection between them.
In an effort to make
the pair walk away from a conspiracy greater than they can imagine, a target is
put on their heads. This does little to deter Kate or Jack from wanting to find
the truth.
Chasing shadows, the
answers are closer than they realize. Forced into isolation, can Jack and Kate
uncover the buried secret that is getting people killed? Or will one misstep
destroy all of their hopes for the future?
***
Heated bodies were pushed together like fish caught in a
very expensive net. Jack maneuvered his way to the bar, and requested a whiskey
sour. He stood waiting patiently, his eyes staring unfocused at the design
etched into the marble top of the bar. He felt a heat on his back. He turned in
curiosity when his shoulder smacked into something.
“Whoa,” he heard, and then saw Kate, her drink dripping from
her hand.
“Sorry,” He found himself staring at her, a lump in his
throat, his neck heated. “I didn’t see you.”
“It’s okay.” She moved to the spot next to him at the bar.
She placed her drink on the bar and began to clean the alcohol from her hands
and dress.
“You should know better than to try and navigate through a
crowd with a full drink.”
“I’ll make a note for next time, thanks.” She tossed the
used napkins on the bar and then looked back to him. “This is quite a place.”
“It stands out.” His focus went back to the crowd.
“Are you having a good time?”
“Can’t complain.”
“I haven’t seen Chris. Is he having a good time?”
“Wouldn’t know, he disappeared about an hour ago.” The
bartender arrived with his drink. Jack laid some money on the bar before
grabbing the glass.
“I’d better get back to Mike.” She excused herself stepping
away from the bar.
“I’ll go with you.”
What are you doing?
They made it halfway across the floor, before engulfed in a
deadlock of people. Jack instinctively grabbed Kate’s hand pushing a path
through to the other side. Not realizing the warmth of her hand within his
until they reached Mike, he quickly released and shoved his own in his pocket.
“Hey, Jack, I see you found her,” Mike said with a grin,
scotch in his hand. “I thought you got lost.”
“Not exactly, just delayed.” Mike’s blackberry lit up and he
grabbed it and began to read.
“Crap,” Mike said, looking to Jack and Kate. “There’s a
problem at the station. I have to go. Jack, will you do me a favor and take
Kate home?”
“I can grab a cab, Mike. Jack doesn’t need to--”
“You’re not taking a cab, Kate,” Mike looked to Jack for
support.
“It’s fine,” Kate’s expression crinkled in discomfort. “We
have plenty of room.”
Kate finally nodded in agreement and Mike smiled.
“Great, you guys have fun and I’ll see you later.” He
stepped forward squeezing Kate’s hand. Mike moved away from them and Jack looked
to Kate, his heart pounding uncontrolled.
“We should probably get back to the VIP room.” The area
around them began to fill with an overflow of people.
“Okay.” Jack led the way to where their party was
congregating. Once again, they ran into traffic between point A and point B.
Jack consciously kept his hand to himself, letting her push her way through
behind him. The crowd swayed taking them with it and he found himself trapped
against the far wall. He looked to his
left and saw Kate in the same situation. She made her way along the wall toward
him. A tornado of thrashing dancers erupted around them and Jack instinctively
used his body to protect her. The crowd once again crashed like a wave against
the wall. He felt the pressure lessen
and he looked down meeting her emerald eyes.
His body tingled, reacting to the softness against him. “They really
need to do something about crowd control.”
“I’ll be sure to mention it in my review,” he said, her
scent filling him.
Peaches
“Should we try and move?” She pushed her hair off her
shoulder, revealing a gently curved neck begging to be nibbled.
“I don’t know.” Catching her eyes. “Usually, this where I
get thanked for my selfless act of chivalry.”
“You’ve already gotten one blow-job this evening, Tucker,”
she hit back. “I would have thought the Viagra would’ve worn off by now.”
Her eyes breathed fire. She shoved him away and dove into
the crowd. Jack followed and arrived on the steps of the VIP area a few moments
behind her arrival. He saw Melissa meet her with a wide smile.
“Kate!” Melissa cooed while embracing the woman. “I was
looking for you, when did you get here? Where’s Mike?”
“He had to take off. Kate is going to hang out with us for
the remainder of the evening. I offered to give her a lift home,” Jack said
with a little too much enthusiasm. Like a dog that caught a rabbit and was
proudly displaying it to his master.
“Awesome, this gives me a chance to introduce you to some of
our friends!”
Melissa whisked Kate away to fashion and celebrity heaven.
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