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She’d have to explain to Blake why she’d misled him about her reasons for coming to King’s Finest. Her only comfort was knowing she hadn’t lied to him. Which meant she couldn’t answer his question now.
Blake put the steaks in a skillet and washed his hands. When he turned around, she handed him a towel.
“It’s been a long week.” She looped her arms around his waist, tugging his lower body against hers as she gazed up at him. “I’m not in the mood for talking or eating right now.”
She guided Blake’s lips to hers and kissed him.
Blake gripped her bottom, hauling her closer. She accommodated his silent request by grinding her body against his until he grew hard against her belly.
Savannah broke their kiss and whispered in his ear. “I want you, Blake. Now.”
“What about dinner?” His voice was as rough as his beard, which scraped against her skin as he trailed hot kisses up her neck.
“It’ll be just as good if we have it later…in bed.” She unfastened his belt and slid her hand beneath his waistband. Savannah took his steely length in her palm and stroked his warm flesh.
Blake groaned against her throat, his body tensing. He pulled away just long enough to turn off the broiler and put the steaks in the fridge. Then he grabbed her bag and followed her to his bedroom as quickly as their legs would carry them.
They stripped each other naked. Blake tried to lead her to his bed, but Savannah urged him into a brown leather chair.
Her gaze fused with his as she slowly sank to her knees. She swirled her tongue around the head of his thick erection before taking just the tip in her mouth.
Blake cursed and his thighs tensed. He gripped the arms of the chair, as if it took every ounce of self-control he could muster to refrain from palming the back of her head and urging her to take him deeper.
She gripped the base of his shaft and ran her tongue lazily along the underside before taking him in her mouth again. Until she could feel him at the back of her throat.
Blake swore under his breath. He loosely gathered a handful of her hair in his fist so it wouldn’t obstruct his view of her taking him deep.
“Do you have any idea what you’re doing to me, Savannah?”
She ran her tongue along a bulging vein. “I’d like to think so.”
“That’s not what I mean.” His expression became serious. “It’s been a really long time since I’ve cared for anyone the way I care for you.”
Savannah froze, her heart racing. She’d done this to remind them both that this was only sex. They were mutually satisfying each other’s needs.
She hadn’t expected Blake to say she meant something to him. What did it matter if she felt the same? She couldn’t say it back. It would only make it hurt more once he knew the truth.
“Blake…” Her mouth went dry and her chest ached. “I can’t—”
“It’s okay.” He pressed a kiss to her mouth. “My mother always says I’m the kid that goes from zero to a hundred in sixty seconds flat.” He sighed, then stood, pulling her to her feet. “Forget I said anything.”
But she couldn’t forget.
It was all she could think of as he took her into his arms and kissed her.
When he made love to her.
Fire and passion spread through her limbs. Her body spasmed with intense pleasure. Her heart was overwhelmed with the emotions that sparked between them.
Blake Abbott had turned her inside out. Made her feel there was nothing in the world he wanted more than her.
He’d left her wishing desperately that this was more than an illusion, born from deception and half-truths.
Unable to sleep, Savannah lay in Blake’s arms after their late-night dinner, listening to him breathe as he slept. Blake Abbott had ruined her. Her life would never be the same without him.
If only she could reclaim her grandfather’s legacy and have Blake Abbott, too.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Blake straightened his tie and adjusted the cuffs of the suit jacket Savannah had helped him pick out for the jubilee gala. His jaw dropped as he surveyed the barn.
He’d witnessed the slow transformation of the structure as his brother Cole’s construction crew renovated and painted it over the past month. He and the rest of the team had assisted with the execution of Savannah’s party plans and decor over the past three days.
Still, he was floored by the remarkable beauty of what had once been a run-down building at the edge of his parents’ property. His brother’s company did excellent work. But this had all been Savannah’s vision.
It was everything she’d promised when she’d pitched her idea. An upscale event with down-home roots. An event that honored their past while celebrating the future.
