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Her gaze was mischievous, yet pleased in a way I wasn’t sure I’d ever seen. She lifted a leash in a silentI’ll start walking the dogsand grabbed her coat.
Sadie, tired of being ignored, barked. And barked. And barked.
Teague stirred.
I froze, uncertain if I should scramble away when all I really wanted to do was stay.
When his brown eyes locked on mine, I couldn’t move. Through the haze of sleep there was an intensity I’d never seen before. But Ifeltit.
He seemed to be examining my every feature.
Oh crap. My hair was no doubt a disaster. I probably had crease lines in my face and maybe drool since I’d slept harder than I ever had in my life.
I touched the corner of my mouth. Nothing.Thank goodness.
Automatically, I dropped my hand back to his stomach. Amusement flickered in his gaze, yet that intensity remained.
“I didn’t want to move you last night.” His voice was deeper, roughened with sleep.
“This is my favorite place to sleep.” The confession was out before I could stop it. Miss Adeline knew it. The dogs knew it. But no one else did.
Amusement turned to curiosity. “Hope that means you didn’t mind no pillow or covers.” Discreetly, he pulled me closer to him.
Except I was already glued to his side.
I liked his warmth. I liked the safety of his hold.
I like waking up to him.
Oh no. I could not be thinking crazy things like that.
He brushed his thumb over my temple. “Whatever is going on up there, just stop.”
“Are you telling me how to think?” There was no bite to my words. My lips even tilted upward. And strangely enough, hehadquieted my mind.
“I wouldn’t dare. Just try not to overthink.”
Ash licked him in the face in a sneak attack. He laughed and kissed the top of her head.
Bark. Bark. Bark.
He stuck his finger in his ear and winced. “Pretty sure that’s our cue to get up.”
He slid to a sitting position before getting to his feet.
I placed my hand in his and he easily lifted me to stand.
Neither of us moved, even as Sadie barked. That intensity was back with a vengeance. I just had no idea what it meant.
He squeezed my fingers and kissed the top of my head.
This man always got to me with the way he treated my dogs, but his simple affections were a double punch to the heart.
“Should I feed her? Before we all lose our hearing?” He grinned.
“Good idea.”
I grabbed the food out of the refrigerator. He wiped out one of the clean bowls drying on the counter.
