Page 70 of Lucky Haven

“Ordered delivery to the library. Mercy walked it over to me herself.”

“And you want to eat it here?”

“I like the garage. It’s very…you.”

“Loud, greasy⁠—”

“Hard-working, capable—” She follows me to the sink and swishes her skirt back and forth as she watches me carefully wash up. I go all the way up my forearms.

And the hungry look she gives me after I unzip my coveralls is all the reason to use a few extra shop rags to make sure I’m fully cleaned up before I pull her close.

She slings one arm around my neck and hauls me down to lay a spectacular kiss on my mouth.

In a few short weeks, she’s developed world class confidence that my lips are hers to take. And she’s completely right.

I’m putty in her hands, just a big ole softy. When her tongue licks against mine, my knees go week and my heart does a comical double-tap against my rib cage.

That’s not the only part of my body leaping to attention, either.

“Give me a second to throw up the closed sign.” I drag in a deep breath as I set her back from me.

“Why?”

“Because you kissed me like that.”

“I didn’t mean to— You can’t close⁠—”

“I can. I’m my own man. And I want to kiss you again and again, without interruption.”

Her gaze follows me like a physical touch.

And after I’ve lowered the garage doors and flipped the closed sign, the look in her eye sparks with something else. Not just hungry for more kisses, but she has a secret.

I prowl back toward her. “What are you hiding?”

“I have a confession.” She gives it up so readily. We need to talk about her willingness to spill the beans. “I made a stop on my way in this morning that I didn’t report to you.”

“Naughty girl. Where did you go?”

“I went to the medical clinic. I got a prescription for birth control pills.” She lifts her chin. “And she had a sample pack to give me, too, so I took the first pill already.”

My cock surges to full attention. And maybe because all the blood in my body has gone south, all I can do is stare at her as she reaches for my hand and tugs me into my office.

A big, dumb ex-con, following the sweet virgin librarian into a private space right after she shares a secret like that…this isn’t right.

But God damn it, I don’t care if it’s wrong.

“That’s a little wicked, Haven.” I fill my chest with air and will some of the blood in my cock to return to my brain. To think this through.

“Wicked is a compliment coming from you.”

“That’s how I meant it, I promise. But sex lesson number… What are we up to? Five or six? Is that birth control takes a month to kick in, so your sweet little pussy remains off limits.”

She grabs the zipper on my coveralls and drags it down, baring my torso underneath. Her eyes widen when she realizes that I’m not wearing a shirt, and she flicks her gaze back up to my face. “Dr. Tailfeathers gave me condoms, too.”

“Fuuuuuck.” I grip her hips. “Are you sure? This is what you want?”

“You make me feel incredible every time you touch me. I don’t want to stop short of doing everything together, just because my past choice was to abstain. You’re the best man I’ve ever known.”