My Surprise Mate (Book 1+ 2) novel Chapter 6

I was a little surprised to hear him offer to stay.I mean we don’t even know each other beyond formalities.

"Won’t your girlfriend or wife get pissed about you babysitting another girl?"

I swear I don’t know what has gotten into me.I’m usually never this outspoken and here I am being a smartass to aman that could literally break me like a twig.I felt a twinge of pain at the thought of him being with another girl.

That’s weird.

He chuckled, "I guess if I had one, they probably wouldn’t like it much."

Wait, he’s single? I couldn’t help but wonder why.This man was drop-dead gorgeous and could probably have any girl he wanted drooling at his feet.Wonder what’s wrong with him?

"Anger issues?" I assumed out loud.

Lord help me keep my mouth shut.

"I’m sorry...l don’t know what the hell has gotten into me.I swear I’m usually not like this."

I was becoming embarrassed about the fact I couldn’t seem to keep my thoughts to myself, and my mouth shut.

My stomach chose that moment to rumble loudly, causing my cheeks to deepen even more can make myself a sandwich or something, it’s okay.

I stood up making my way to the kitchen.I wasn’t scared anymore, Dane seemed to have that effect on me.

Dane’s hands grabbed me around my waist, sending shock waves through my entire body, and gently set me down on one of the barstools.

"Nice try," he smirked at me, "but I asked what you were hungry for.I want to make something for you."

I felt so out of place.I have never had someone treat me the way Dane was, and I honestly wasn’t sure how to act.

"I’m not sure what time it is," I replied as he stood waiting for me to answer.

"Does the time matter?" I smiled and shook my head, "No?"

I questioned more than stated.

"Nope, it doesn’t." he laughed.

"I would love nothing more than a big juicy burger and some French fries," I told him as my stomach growled again.

Without another word, Dane began pulling out pans and began cooking.

I sat silently watching him, trying to decide if I should be worried about a man like him acting the way he is toward someone like me.I wasn’t ugly, but I had always been what I like to call fluffy.I didn’t have a runway body at least.

My waist-length dark brown hair was nothing extraordinary, though my eyes had always been unique and stood out with been proud of my full lips.

"And to answer your question, I do tend to have a short temper, but that’s not why I’m single.I would never hurt an innocent woman or child, no matter how angry I was.That’s not who I am."

Dane brought me out of my thoughts as he broke the silence.

"So, tell me about yourself, Holly."

My heart rate started picking up.I still wasn’t sure if] should tell him anything or not.

"I promise whatever you tell me will stay between us." his voice was so smooth and confident as he spoke.

I sat silently, still having an internal battle about how much I should tell him.

Part of me knew I could trust him, but part of me still wasn’t sure.

"Why don’t you start with something simple, like where you grew up at?" I took a deep breath as I thought about it.