Free The Final Chase (Final Love Book 2) by Jessica Florence Page B

hated to think that.
    “Ok, I’ve got to go, but tell Cammy Jr. I love her!”
    “Run all you want, but take it from me—love will catch you and knock you on your ass. Talk to you later.”
    We parted with those sweet words of hers.
    Love. Pshhh.  That was definitely not happening.  I sat on the bed and looked around the room. I was a straight shooter, usually. But here I was, freaking out over something that could be nothing. I wasn’t ready to open up to anyone yet about my new want of a family, so that was my secret for now. I stood up, feeling like Xenia on the verge of kicking some ass. If Jake thought he was going to lead me around, then he had another think coming.
    I was Cammy Freaking Jennings; I once switched my bestie’s toothpaste with lube. I was a force to be reckoned with.
    I marched myself right back out to the backyard, where pretty much everyone had cleared out and gone back to their work. Only Derek, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb aka Autumn and Helen, and Jake, were chatting.
    “Ok, get. Scoot, skiddaddle!” I shoo’d them away.
    “Excuse us; we were just talking about something important,” Autumn foolishly opened her mouth. Poor child, I know she didn’t understand the predicament she was in. I mean, I know I looked like a sweet, redheaded cupcake on the outside, but I was a cherry bomb on the inside. Deciding to nip this whole thing in the bud, I walked right up to Jake and laid claim to his lips right in their faces.
    Yep. Cammy Jennings was metaphorically peeing on Jake Wild.
    I gripped his shirt, keeping him right in my grasp. I could practically hear the rolling of their eyes, but as long as I was getting the point across, I didn’t care.
    Jake had a grin on his face as I blew his mind, obviously enjoying my cavewoman maneuvers. When I pulled back, I looked at the girls with a little headshake and raised brow. My attitude pretty much said, what? You wanna roll now? Bring it, bitches!   Both girls rolled their eyes but walked away. I turned to Derek to see him silently cracking up.  His hands raised in a surrender position when he met my glare.
    “I’ll see you two around. Good luck, Jake.” He laughed and walked away backwards, afraid to put his back to me. Yeah, I was a bad ass. I turned back to Jake, who had the biggest grin on his face. I felt like such a hurricane to the other people, but seeing his grin made me feel like a thunderstorm—soothing to some people on a warm summer day.
    “Okay, listen here, Mr. Alpha Animal Man.  You don’t know me that well, so I’m going to impart some wisdom on you.” I pointed my finger for emphasis.  Which he unfortunately gripped, and pulled me up against his body.
    I was a flailer when I got hyped up like this.
    But this close to him, I couldn’t flail. I felt like a cat in the bathtub. My inner cherry bomb was being doused, which fizzled my whole spiel.
    “I can’t let you have it when you’re holding me!”  I honestly felt like he just wrapped me in a calming blanket. No one could be angry when they were being held like this. Dammit!
    Hearing my words, his damn smile just got bigger!
    “I’m curious. I’ll let you do your thing.” He let me go, then went to sit on the wooden step, ready for what I was going to do.
    “Well, you’ve ruined most of it. So you won’t get the full Cammy effect now.” I mean, honestly. I was deflated now. He messed with my mojo.
    “Would it help if you pissed on my leg again?” A blush grew on my face, but I was starting to feel feisty again. His banter was working.
    “Those children needed to be put in their place.” I did the little attitude head shake. I was getting back into my flow.
    “I didn’t mind.” He relaxed back, his body stretched out on those steps. Why did he look so hot just sitting there?
    “Cammy.” My attention that was roaming his body moved up to his face.
    “Focus, you were about to lay it on me. Thick, I believe.”  Fuck, he was right. I needed to get it