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“Prior experience would suggest that’s a lie.” She hissed in a breath and tipped her head to the side as I traced my tongue along her collarbone. “Hoyt.” But there was no real oomph behind what I knew she’d meant as a reprimand.
“I need you naked.” I’d thought I’d spent a lot of time fantasizing about that before we’d slept together. Now that I knew what it was to be inside her, I was obsessed. Over the past week, we’d stolen what time we could, but the Universe seemed intent on interrupting us every time. We’d been playing an endless game of denied desire, and I was about at the end of my rope.
Her free hand curled around my shoulder, but she didn’t push me away. “We definitely don’t have time for that. I have work. And you have—oh God, a magic mouth.”
I smiled against her skin and continued to use that mouth in an erotic assault, while I coasted my hands over her delectable ass and around to find the button of her shorts. “Let me make you feel good.” Her belly tensed as my finger slipped under the edge of the waistband to graze her skin. “I know we’re pressed for time, but I’m very motivated.”
Her head thumped back against the cabinet, and her mug thunked onto the counter as she set it aside. “I’m not going to be able to think about anything else until you do this.”
“Good.” I lowered the zipper, already thinking about how wet she’d be when I slipped my fingers between her legs. My dick stirred, making it absolutely clear it was onboard with hard and fast, and let’s get to it already. But before I could fulfill my promise, a knock came at the door.
I swore and dropped my brow to Caroline’s. That would be my dad, who couldn’t have the decency to not be early.
“I told you we didn’t have time.” She tipped her mouth up to mine and pushed my hands away while she zipped her fly. “You’re going to finish what you started later.”
I caged her against the counter. “Yeah, I am. Come to my bed tonight. Please.”
Cheeks flushed, eyes huge with arousal, she murmured, “Okay.”
There is a God.
Caroline glanced down at the erection tenting my jeans. “Um… how are you going to fix that before answering the door?”
My solution was to grab the tool belt I’d set on the kitchen table and strap it on like one of those sporran things Scottish dudes wore. The contents of the pouch weighed the whole thing down enough that it more or less camouflaged the situation.
Seeing the sparkle in her eyes, I fixed her with a mock glare. “Not one word.”
She picked up her coffee again, her face comically blank. “I said nothing. Go answer the door before he starts to think we’ve been up to something.”
Judging by the smirk on Dad’s face, I was far too late for that. His gaze took in my no doubt messy hair and the oddly placed tool belt, and his tongue went firmly in cheek. “Mornin’, son.”
Hoping my expression was more sleep deprived than lust crazed, I jerked a thumb toward the kitchen. “Morning. You want coffee?”
“Sure.”
Caroline had a fresh cup waiting when we got back to the kitchen. Her cheeks and lips were still flushed, but her shirt had been straightened, so she didn’t look two steps away from being ravished. “Hi, Mr. McNamara. I wasn’t sure how you took yours.”
“Black is fine. And so is Frank.”
She smiled and handed over the mug. “I’ll work on it.” Draining the last of her own cup, she set it in the sink. “I’ve gotta get to work.”
I snagged her hand as she moved past me. “Where are you today?”
“I’ve got two rentals to clean back-to-back over on Sandpiper. Then a double at the tavern. It’s going to be a long day.”
I hoped she actually had the energy for my plans later. “Are you closing tonight?”
“Yeah. I won’t be home until late.”
“Why don’t I come by right before closing? Escort you home?”
“That’s really not necessary. I know you’re planning a full day of reno here. Everything’s been quiet, and Ed will be there.”
Yeah, that quiet was part of what was bothering me. “Still. Humor me?”
“Okay.” She brushed a quick kiss to my cheek. “See you tonight. Bye, Mr.—Frank.”
“Bye, Caroline.”
