Same/Difference (The Depth of Emotion #4) Read Online Free

girl. Hell, he would have tried to hit on her himself if Carter hadn’t threatened to rip his head off! By the time he and Marcus put all the pieces of the story together, Carter and Aimee had a solid thing going. When she first moved to Deep Creek she didn’t know her way around and was viciously attacked while walking through the thick forest. Carter felt somehow responsible and moved Aimee into his house while she recovered. When he couldn’t be with her he enlisted their help and he and Marcus looked after her like she was a little sister. If they had bowed out of her party she would have been hurt, and neither one of them could bear to see her upset, especially since it was the holidays. Aimee had a heart that was bigger than she was and she loved having people around her. Carter said the party would help her to heal. It was the first project she’d taken on in a long time and she insisted that he and Marcus attend.
    That’s where he met Paige.
    All the out-of-town guests had been invited to spend the weekend except himself and Marc because they lived nearby. They showed up when the party was in full swing. Once Carter put a beer in his hand, Aimee made introductions. He shook hands and accepted hugs—and then he met Paige.
    From the moment he saw her he knew she was different. Under normal circumstances he would have checked out her tits and ass, but when Aimee introduced them the first thing he noticed was her smile. She had the most adorable dimples and he could have fallen head first into them. They should have been declared a lethal weapon.
    Always on his guard, he shocked himself when he tripped over his own name when they were introduced. She had beautiful brown eyes with little gold flecks. They reminded him of warm logs in a fireplace. Her hair was pulled to the side in a ponytail that hung over one shoulder and nestled inside a fold of her sweater. She was reserved and even seemed a little shy. She tucked her head down and lifted her eyes when she looked at him, but he could tell by the twinkle in her eyes that the shyness was all an act. He’d never met anyone like her—sweet and sassy. With most women he usually had one thing in mind—a quick “wham, bam, thank you ma’am”—but this one was different. She was going to be trouble.
    The first night of the party was the shortest part of the weekend. Most of the crowd was in from Ocean City—which, if you were from Maryland sounded like “downy ocean” instead of “down the ocean”—and all of them were friends. He and Marcus were the only outsiders but, soon, they felt like part of the crowd. By the time two in the morning rolled around, Carter said it was time to call it quits. Aimee would have played hostess all night but one look at her told you why Carter was shutting it down. She was worn out and it showed. One by one everyone excused himself or herself to go to their assigned bedrooms. They were an affectionate bunch and everyone hugged and kissed goodnight, saying that they’d see everyone in the morning. He and Marc got caught up in all of it too. Carter’s brother Declan, his wife, Aria, and Declan’s mother-in-law, Jeannie, said they’d see them at breakfast. As they started up the steps Paige came over to him.
    Something inside him stirred; something he couldn’t identify. Again she tucked her chin down and peeked up at him through dark, thick lashes. She was a contradiction. She had a sassy mouth but blushed when she used it.
    “Are you coming back tomorrow?” Her voice was soft, but a mischievous light shined in her eyes.
    “I’m planning on it.”
    “It’s a good thing. I’d like to get to know you Mr. Falcon Grey.”
    The way she’d addressed him was playful. If she was trying to get his attention, it worked. He watched her backside swing all the way up the stairs and started on a strategy to get to know her better. When he showed up the next day the first thing she did was kill him with that smile. He asked her to