CHAPTER 25
THAT EVENING WAS the first chance I got to talk to Jed properly, and under his crude exterior I found more of the sweetness he tried to keep hidden. Not only that, he seemed genuinely interested in what I did, and the questions he asked revealed an intelligence I hadn’t been expecting.
“You’re smarter than you look,” I told him.
“I’m not sure whether to be insulted or flattered by that comment.”
Oops. That did come out a bit wrong. “I meant that when I first met you, I thought you were just one of those sexy guys who relied on his looks rather than his brain.”
He gave me a smile that melted everything—my heart, my panties, possibly a glacier on the next continent. “You think I’m sexy?”
Darn it, that came out wrong too. Well, not wrong, but it wasn’t something I’d wanted hi
