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Ian kept his hands there, brushing back and forth and back and forth while he waited for me.
“Umm, you’ve said a lot of things,” I said breathily. “You’ll have to be more specific.”
He dragged his nose along my cheekbone, his lips ghosting mine, but pulled away just as I tried to kiss him again. “What does a man do when he wants a woman?”
“Hopefully has sex with her while her daughter is at a sleepover all night,” I snapped.
He grinned, teeth straight and white. His smile did such incredible things to my heart, probably because he showed it so rarely. I traced the edge of his lips and hummed.
“He asks her to dinner,” I whispered.
“Ahh, she does listen.”
I gave him a narrow-eyed look.
Then he reeled me closer to whisper against my mouth. “I have a very sturdy bed frame, Keaton. Built it myself. I think we should have our energy up when we test it out. And from what you said at the bar, it’s been a long time for you. It’s been a long time for me too.” He traced his tongue lightly along my bottom lip, ghosting a kiss over my lips. “We’re going to test it out a lot tonight.”
As I pressed my thighs together, I had a feeling that getting railed by Ian Wilder was going to rearrange the way I defined sexual chemistry. He was so big, so undeniably strong. Just a quick glance at the bulge in the front of his work jeans had me swallowing hard.
“Oh,” I said weakly. “That sounds … reasonable.”
The sight of his wide smile had my insides melting. The thick weight of building attraction was relentless, so thick that I could hardly breathe through it.
“I’m a very reasonable man.” Then he kissed me, lingering over my bottom lip as the tip of his tongue teased mine. When he pulled away, I swayed forward. “Dinner first?”
“Cereal,” I said immediately. “It’s fastest.”
“Eggs and toast, at least.” His brows rose. “You’re going to need some protein, sparky.”
“No way. I’ll give you five minutes tops for prep.” I snuck my hands under the hem of his T-shirt, a wicked grin curling my lips when his eyes fluttered closed as I raked my fingernails over the hard muscles of his stomach. Then I leaned up and licked lightly at the seam of his lips. “For every thirty seconds past that, I start losing clothes in the kitchen. You think you can hold out if I’m stark-ass naked eating those scrambled eggs?”
Ian growled against my lips, slanting his mouth over mine for a hot, hard kiss that had my head spinning. I pulled back, grabbing the bottom of my sweater to whip it off.
“What the hell are you doing?” he said, voice scraping goose bumps up along my arms. “It’s freezing out here.”
“Just getting started,” I said, daring him with a raise of my chin. “I think that means your five minutes start now.”
Underneath was a white lace bra. His pupils were blown wide, his tongue darting out to lick at his bottom lip. His eyes narrowed, and I smiled when I knew I’d win this round.
Ian dipped down, lifting me over his shoulder in one smooth movement. I laughed breathlessly, hooking my hands into his belt as he marched toward the house.
Chapter 31
Ian
I deposited Harlow onto a chair and whirled toward the cupboard to find bowls. They clattered onto the counter, and I turned to the pantry. The choices of cereal were … regrettable. It was all sugary, horrible, and brightly colored.
“Sage has terrible taste in cereal,” I said. “Not even Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Everyone knows that’s the best.”
Harlow sighed. “Indeed. You have four minutes.”
“That’s an arbitrary amount of time, and you know it,” I snapped. This was insane. The dinner was just something, anything, to let me clear my head just long enough that I knew I wouldn’t tear at her clothes and rut like a mindless animal.
“It is,” Harlow said. “I’m just going to start on my boots because that’s not really clothing.”
The sound of a zipper had me pinching my eyes closed, lightly knocking my forehead against the cabinet door. Behind me, Harlow laughed, light and airy. I wanted to devour her, inhale all those noises and keep them for myself.
One clattered to the ground, and she groaned. “Oh, that’s lovely.”
