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I startled, pressing a hand over my chest. “I didn’t realize you were there.”
He stood, shoulder against the doorjamb, arms crossed over his chest with a hint of a smile on his face. “I stopped by when you were drying her hair.”
I plugged the curling iron into the socket. That explained why I didn’t hear him. How much had he seen? Had he noticed how much I enjoyed the act of drying Wren’s hair? Or that I said she was beautiful? I hoped I hadn’t overstepped.
Harrison winked at me before pulling out his phone. “I looked online, and there’s the Harvest Festival downtown. Or we could check out a park. Or go biking.”
I had gone biking with them many times before. There were a ton of rail trails in the area that were perfect for it. “What do you want to do, Wren?”
“Can we go to the festival?” Her lower lip protruded, and she folded her hands together in a pleading motion.
“You know you don’t need to do that. I’m putty in your hands.”
“I know.” Wren grinned.
I loved that they were so close. That she knew she could count on him. That he’d never leave her.
“Harvest Festival it is.” Harrison placed his phone into his pocket and rubbed his hands together. “You ladies ready?”
“Just as soon as I curl her hair, we will be.”
He clapped his hands together. “Perfect. I’ll pack some snacks.”
“Don’t forget the Pirate’s Booty,” Wren called to him.
“You got it,” Harrison said as he left.
He seemed happy today. Either he was excited to spend the day with Wren, or it was me.
“What’s Pirate’s Booty?” I asked her as I separated her hair with pins to curl separately.
“It’s a cross between cheese curls and popcorn.”
“Is it good?” I asked while wrapping her hair around the barrel of the curler.
“It’s Daddy’s favorite. You better grab a bag before he eats it all.”
“Is that how it is around here? Daddy eats everything?”
Wren’s eyes were wide, and she nodded. “Uh-huh. He does. He literally eatseverything.”
I chuckled. “He’s a growing boy, right?”
She shook her head slowly. “I don’t think he’s growing anymore.”
He was all man. I’d felt his hard muscles as he wrapped around me in sleep last night. When I woke, I was warm all over, and my ass was pressed against his dick. I was positive his reaction was involuntary. Every guy said they woke up hard, but what was my excuse for being turned on whenever he was near?
Whatever was going on between us, I vowed to put it aside and enjoy the day. When would I ever get to be with Harrison again like this? This arrangement was supposed to be an experiment. A way to prove that this crush was a silly holdover from our teen years. I pushed away the doubt.
My feelings for him and my attraction only seemed to grow stronger.
Seven
HARRISON
As we walked the brick-lined streets of historic Annapolis, the leaves were a combination of reds and oranges. The sky seemed impossibly blue, and there wasn’t a cloud in sight.
“It’s the perfect day, isn’t it?” Everly tipped her face back, presumably to feel the sun on her skin.
