Page 25 of Resisting Isaac

He nods, releasing my hand. “Guess we’ll beseeing a lot of each otherfor the next few weeks.”

He winks. Fucking winks.

Is this guy kidding? Or just toying with me for his own amusement?

Wyatt sighs heavily from behind him.

Ivy rolls her eyes. “Ignore him. I mean, you know, maybe pay attention to him for the training. But ignore everything else he says and please don’t sue us because he can’t behave himself.”

I tear my gaze from him to reassure her. “I wouldn’t sue anyone. Promise.”

“Elena, you’ve gone pale,” Laurel breaks in. “Please let me get you some juice.”

“Thank you. I’m okay. I just need some rest. It’s been a—” My mind catches on all the dirty ways Isaac could twist any adjective I’m about to use. Long and rough are definitely out. “Lot of traveling,” I finish.

“I’ll take you down to your cabin,” he breaks in before I can say anything else.

Wyatt clears his throat. “Are you sure that’s a good?—”

“I’ve got her,” Isaac says with a hard look at his brother. “I’ll get Colter and the guys to grab her bags.” He turns to me with softer eyes than he gave Wyatt. “You ready? Want to grab a cookie or two for the road?” He nods toward the ones remaining on the plate beside me.

“I’m good. Thanks.”

He snags them anyways. “Just in case there’s a cookie emergency. Wouldn’t want to leave it lonely and uneaten.”

I glare at him. Then I put on my actress mask, smile, and tell everyone it was lovely to meet them.

“Brunch for the meet-and-greet is almost ready then we’ll have dinner at six tonight,” Ivy informs me. “Eli James will be here then, and you can meet the rest of the family. Well, the family that’s in town. Willow should be here soon. Sutton has exams so she might not make it. I don’t know if Caleb will be back in town in time in time, but Asher is still deployed overseas. Hopefully I can introduce you at some point. I can come get you on the side-by-side or one of the guys can bring you up.”

The room is beginning to spin.There are more of them?

Isaac side eyes me then says, “I think Elena here has had enough Logan family fun for today. Let’s let her settle in.”

I kind of want to kiss him. And smack him. And some other things I’m trying very, very hard not to think about.

I don’t feel up to hiding what happened in front of a large audience yet, but I don’t want to seem like a diva that’s too good for a family dinner. It’s been a while since I’ve had one and it sounds…nice.

“I’m just a little tired. I’ll be fine by dinnertime.” I turn to Laurel and say, “I think that was the best cookie I’ve ever had.”

Isaac snickers from beside me. “Weird. I was thinking the same thing recently.”

As discreetly as I can manage, I dig my elbow into his ribcage but he sidesteps the contact before I get deep enough to cause the pain I intended.

“Those have become Wyatt’s favorites too,” Laurel says with a proud smile. “I can hardly keep enough raspberry jam on hand these days.”

Wyatt lets out a snorting sound muchlike an animal, and Ivy blushes a deep shade of pink. I make a mental note to ask her what the deal is with the raspberry jam.

“I’ll be better in time for training tomorrow,” I promise everyone as Isaac causes my knees to go weak by placing a hand on the small of my back. “Just got to get over this jet lag.”

And figure out how to do damage control for the career imploding mistake I’ve made.

CHAPTER NINE

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The side-by-side bounces us roughly as we roll over the gravel trail that winds along the edge of the river and leads to the guest cabin. Elena is quiet beside me. Arms folded, jaw tight. Not looking at me.

Which is a damn shame, considering I haven’t been able to stop looking at her. The woman who wrecked me and vanished before sunrise.