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“I have exactly what I want.” Her hands slid up his chest and around his neck. She pulled him down for a kiss that turned hot and needy in seconds. His tongue slid past hers while her hands roamed down his back to the hem of his shirt. Her fingers slipped beneath and skimmed up his bare skin, sending a shiver down his spine. He kissed a trail down her neck to the swell of her breast. He licked the round softness and grabbed her shirt with his fingertips and dragged it down, taking her hard nipple into his mouth. She arched up, offering him more, and he took it, hungry to bury himself in her soft heat.
She rocked her hips, grinding herself against the hard length of him, making him groan. The woman was lethal. He shifted and her leg fell off the couch, her foot hitting the floor with a soft thud, bringing him back to his senses. He didn’t want to make love the first time in a frenzied need on the couch. He wanted her in a bed, where they had all the space they needed to explore and the time to do it right without the outside world intruding.
With a heavy heart, he released her sweet breast from his lips, kissed the rounded top, and laid his forehead to hers, taking in deep breaths to calm his raging body and leash the inner beast again.
“Woman, you’re going to be the death of me.”
“Don’t stop and we’ll both die happy.” She slid her hands down his back to his ass and squeezed while pushing him closer to her. He nearly disgraced himself.
In one swift motion, he gave her a quick kiss and pushed off her to stand beside the couch, looking down at her adorably rumpled hair and clothes and the gorgeous woman beneath.
“God, you’re beautiful.”
Her smile and brilliant blue eyes softened at his words.
“What time will you be home from work?” he asked.
“About six-thirty. Why?”
“Have dinner with me.”
“Okay.”
“I need a cold shower before I go to work. I’ll see you tonight.” He made it two steps out the door and went back. She sat on the sofa and looked up at him. He leaned down, gave her a quick kiss good-bye, and grabbed his shoes from beside her pretty feet.
“Forgot my shoes.”
Her giggle followed him all the way out the door and down the steps. It made him feel light and happy. He carried that feeling with him through the day.
Chapter Nine
CALEB HIT THEbottom of the stairs, stood in the foyer, and checked his watch. He had an hour. Probably not enough time to do all the things he planned, but he’d rush and hopefully give Summer a really great surprise.
“Where are you going?” Jack came down the stairs freshly showered, too.
“Over to Summer’s place. I’m surprising her with dinner.”
“She’ll be surprised if it turns out edible.” Jack slapped him on the back and laughed.
Caleb joined him, and some of the tension in his gut eased. “So, you’re cool with this?”
“Look, any other woman, I’d be all for it. This is my sister, which means you’ll be extra careful about the way you treat her. Not that you aren’t nice to women in general, but ... ah, you know what I mean. So, yeah, we’re cool.”
Caleb smacked Jack on the back and headed for the kitchen to grab the rest of his supplies.
“Need some help?”
“I’ll take the box, you take the bag.”
Caleb turned to grab the bag from Jack at his truck and found him with his face practically inside the thing.
“Wine, pasta, sauce.” Jack pulled out the flowers. “Pink roses. All her favorites. You went all the way to town to get her flowers?”
“After I hit the grocery store. Yeah.”
“Did you get any work done today?”
“Not much,” Caleb said with a sheepish smile. “I want to do this right. You may not want to hear this, but I have some making up to do with Summer for all the times I avoided her, or made it seem like this thing between us wasn’t really there at all. I hurt her feelings more times than I care to count. I’m moving forward, and that woman is going to be mine by Christmas.”
