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“Hartley!” Maggie calls as she steps out of the truck and heads our way.
Maggie wraps her arms around Hartley in a tight hug and I reach out, taking Hank’s hand in a firm handshake.
“It’s nice to see you, Elijah.”
“You too,” I say as the girls finally separate.
“Hartley, this is my husband, Hank. Hank, this is Hartley. She’s opening the bakery around the corner from Wayside Diner. Remember? We drove past it the other day.”
“Yeah, it’s nice to finally meet you, Hartley. Everyone in town is impatiently waiting for you to open,” Hank says with an easy smile.
“Yes! Only a few more days now. Are you excited?” Maggie asks as Hank pulls her into his side.
“More nervous than excited,” Hartley admits with a high-pitched laugh.
I can tell that she’s getting close to freaking out again, so I wrap my arm around her, nudging her closer to the passenger side door.
“It’s going to be great!” Maggie reassures her.
“We should let you go. We have to grab a few things before the store closes anyway,” Hank explains as they get ready to say their goodbyes.
“We’ll see you at the grand opening,” Maggie promises.
“See you there,” I say as I lead Hartley over to the passenger door.
I see Maggie signaling between us and giving Hartley a thumbs up, and I try to hide my grin as I help my girl up into the truck.
“I didn’t know you knew Maggie,” I say as I slide behind the wheel.
“Yeah, I ran into her and Juliet when I went to pick up my car from the mechanic. We just talked that one time, but they both seemed really nice.”
“They are.”
We drive back to her place in comfortable silence and as I park out front, I sigh.
“You know by tomorrow, the whole town will know that we’re dating.”
“Oh, Eli, it’s adorable that you think that they all don’t already know,” she says with a sarcastic grin.
“Smartass,” I mumble but I’m grinning as I turn to study her.
I check to make sure that she’s alright with everyone knowing and I see her smiling. She doesn’t look embarrassed or nervous for the news to spread and so I relax.
“Good,” I say as I help her out of the truck and then carry load after load of groceries into the bakery.
“There,” I say as I help her cram the last of the ingredients onto the shelves in the kitchen.
“Thank you. For everything,” she says as she wraps her arms around my waist.
“No problem, sweets.”
“Did you want to come upstairs? We could give this town something to really talk about,” she says, adding in an eyebrow wiggle in case I didn’t catch her meaning.
I throw her over my shoulder, taking the stairs two at a time up to her apartment. Hartley giggles, bouncing against my shoulder. The sound is like music to my ears and I can’t decide if I like her moaning or laughing more.
I carry her into her bedroom and we both start to pull at our clothes. Soon we’re naked and tangled together on the bed. Hartley crawls on top of me, kissing me quickly and slipping her tongue into my mouth before she pulls away.
My mouth tries to chase hers but she moves faster, trailing a line of kisses down my chest to my cock. My whole body tingles with sensations as she wraps her tiny hand around my length and gives me a few tentative strokes.
