Sins of the Past (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour)

was the first man, other than Uncle John, who saw her when he looked at her and not just a product of the town outcast. If she had known she was going to pour her heart out to the man one night and watch him let her enemy into his house the next morning, then she would have never given him the time of day in the first place.
    Lorna rubbed her chest as it tightened and she forced herself to hold back the tears threatening to fall. Her Uncle John was the only man she had ever cried over and she loved him with all her heart. Jacob didn’t deserve her tears. She ignored the voice in the back of her head that told her she was starting to fall for the man as she gathered her keys and headed out to her car. Lorna forced herself not to look over at Jacob’s house as she pulled out of the drive and headed down the street. She had put herself out there and got nothing but heartache back in return. As she drove, Lorna decided she had learned her lesson. She wouldn’t allow herself to be hurt ever again. She only had herself to rely on and Lorna planned on keeping it that way. If that meant she had to avoid Jacob, then that’s what she would do. Eventually, he would get tired and give up.

Chapter 7
     
    Lorna frowned when the bell to her shop door rang as the door opened. She was flat on her back under the VW she was working on when she heard footsteps headed her way. She pushed herself so the trolley she was lying on propelled her from under the car. She had no idea who was in her shop, but there was no way she was going to greet them lying down. She wouldn’t put it past someone in the town to try something while they had the advantage.
    Lorna’s heart thumped as she gripped the wrench she was using and stood. The footsteps grew closer and she watched waiting to see who would come around the corner. She saw one of his crutches before she saw Jacob and froze. Lorna had successfully avoided the man for two days, but it looked like her luck had just run out.
    “What are you doing here?” She glared at the man to let him know she wasn’t happy about his visit.
    “I’ve been trying to talk to you for a couple days now. I figured you couldn’t run away from me if I came here.”
    “I haven’t been running away from you.” Lorna could hear the lie in her own voice and when Jacob raised one brow, she knew he could too.
    She swallowed back a moan at how sexy Jacob looked when he did that. The expression made him look arrogant and gorgeous at the same time. Add that to the smirk he was currently giving her, and the man was devastating. Lorna tightened her grip on the wrench to keep from throwing it at him.
    “I don’t think we have anything to talk about.” She knew she was being a bitch, but Lorna didn’t care. She couldn’t let him back into her heart.
    “I think we do. I don’t know what happened between us, but I miss you.”
    Jacob moved toward her and Lorna backed up with each step he took until her back hit the wall and she had nowhere else to go.
    “Look at me Lorna.”
    She shivered at the feel of his warm breath on her cheek and shook her head. She couldn’t look at him. Lorna couldn’t look up into the eyes of the man she had been falling for. She had missed him like crazy as well and if she looked at him, then she would lose all of her resolve and do something stupid like throw herself at his big feet and beg him to choose her over Ashley.
    “Look at me, baby.” Jacob gripped her chin between his fingers and turned, giving her no choice. “Tell me what I did so I can apologize and we can move past this. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you for the past two days.”
    The sincerity showing in his eyes made Lorna weak in the knees. “I won’t compete with her. I won’t give her the satisfaction.” She knew she wasn’t making any sense to him by the way Jacob frowned at her. “Ashley. I saw you letting her in your house the other morning. You know how I feel about her.”
    She watched as the light entered Jacob’s eyes and he understood exactly what she was talking about. Instead of starting to babble excuses like she had expected, the bastard just grinned, which infuriated Lorna. “Don’t you dare laugh at me,” she said as she started hitting his chest. “I know what I saw. Was she any good? I bet she was with all the experience she has. You better go get yourself checked. You never know what kind of creepy crawlies you have down there now.”
    At her last statement, Jacob