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I’m glad he’s holding me, because I’m still not completely sure-footed after that orgasm.Thoseorgasms. He waits while I unlock my door, and when I turn to him again, I don’t want to let him go.
“Would you like to come inside?”
He’s so tall, looking down at me. “Yes.” He lifts his finger to trace my long bangs behind my ear. “But I have to get home. Vanessa has already stayed later than I said.”
“Tomorrow’s my day off. I was going to run some errands, try talking to my mom again…” I’m not sure why I’m telling him my agenda, other than I don’t want him to leave.
I hate that I won’t see him all day.
“I’ll be across the street if you need anything.” He takes a step back, lifting my hand and kissing the top of my knuckles.
“Aiden?” He stops, and nerves squeeze my stomach. “I know what we did was a terrible idea…”
His brow furrows, waiting.
“But I really liked it.”
A sly smile quirks his full lips, and he returns to me again. Placing his hand on my cheek, he leans down and slides his lips over mine once more before giving me a kiss, possessive and warm.
I’m completely melted, and he says soft and deep, “Me, too.”
CHAPTER13
AIDEN
She’s only been here a week, but Britt’s absence from the office has me restless and bored. The place is too quiet. We’re not making enough progress on the case, and I keep lifting my phone to text her.
I don’t.
It’s her day off. She needs to take care of her own business—buy actual groceries, for Pete’s sake, check on her truck, take it easy.
Adding to my restlessness is the fact I had the best night’s sleep in years. Driving back to my house, her taste was on my tongue, her moans were in my ears. Closing my eyes as I settled into bed, I relived taking her body. She’s petite, but her ass is round and soft. Her breasts are small, but they fill my hands, and her soft moans, her taste… I came so fucking hard with her.
A smile curled my lips, and I fell asleep with a deep sense of satisfaction in my stomach.
Today, I have to rationalize the big red line we crossed.
My jaw tightens as I sit in front of my computer, chewing on a pen. For starters, I’m practically her boss. She’s here on contract, so it’s not as bad as if I were her actual superior, in charge of her promotions and raises. We’re in a sort of gray zone, but it would be frowned upon if people knew.
If Edna found out…
Although, after our conversation in her office, I’m not sure what she’d say. I’ve found a tentative peace with Edna, so it’s possible she wouldn’t do anything crazy. Gwen on the other hand, would pitch a fit. I don’t know what that would mean to Britt.
Our families don’t have the greatest history, but Britt isn’t like any of them. My thoughts drift to my grandmother’s family versus my grandfather’s. The bad blood between them went all the way back to Prohibition, but they were able to overcome it.
Which brings me to Owen.
I haven’t wanted to date anyone while he’s so young… That’s not true. After the Annemarie shitshow, the last thing on my mind was letting another woman anywhere near me. Until this smart, sassy little lady waltzed in and turned my head. Exhaling a groan, I stand, rubbing my hand over the tightness in the back of my neck.
Owen’s already in love with her, and I don’t want him to be hurt if this turns out to be a short-lived, lust-fueled fling—which I’m not convinced it isn’t. All this satisfaction could simply be getting laid for the first time in years.
I need to get out of my head. I exit my office to enter the main room, where Doug is leaning against the wall beside Holly’s desk. Her headset is around her neck, and the two of them are discussing the festival next weekend.
“Hey, Sheriff!” Holly jumps up, attempting to disentangle her spiral curls from her device. “I might have something for you on the case!”
My ears perk up, and I walk over to where the two of them are standing. “Whatcha got?”
“Well…” She gives up on her headset and stands in place. “I was talking to my dad last night, and he told me about a clinic near Kiawah that worked specifically with Vietnam vets back in the day. He said it’s closed now, but you might try poking around and see what comes up.”
