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Flynn trotted down the stairs and when he reached the door, he slid her down his body. With a growl and a quick kiss, he helped her into her winter gear and put on his own. Then he grabbed the cat and tucked it into his jacket. It wasn’t far to the lodge, but the wind took only seconds to leach the heat from a body.
Outside, Flynn locked the deadbolt and set the alarm. The wind had picked up since the last time they’d been outside and the snow whirled around them.
She shook her head at the sight. “Must be wonderful to be a kid in a place with snow. It’s magical stuff.”
“Until it tosses your car into a ditch or downs your power lines.”
“I’m sure Tansy has a plan for the second one.”
He laughed. “I’m sure she does. Do you have any of that girly stuff you put in a tub?”
“What?”
“You know. The bubble stuff. It’s been a long day of sitting and I wondered if soaking in the bath would make your legs feel better.”
This man. “You’re so sweet.”
He recoiled as if she’d cursed him. His growl was low. “I’m not sweet. Sweet is a piece of chocolate or one of those sappy movies.”
Tessa laughed as they walked into the lodge. Ginger jumped down as soon as Flynn unzipped his jacket. She stalked off, probably in search of her buddy, Jetson.
Flynn helped Tessa off with her boots, and she wrapped her arms around him when he stood. “See. Sweet.”
With another growl. He bent low and lifted her over his shoulder, then turned and jogged up the stairs to her room. She was still laughing when he closed the door. He stomped into her bathroom with her still hanging over his shoulder.
Flynn slid her slowly down his chest and every single cell in her body yearned for his touch.
Before her feet hit the ground, she looped her arms around his neck and kissed him. She felt his body hardened and he put his hands on her butt and pulled her in more tightly.
She gasped into the kiss at the friction and the sparks that lit at every touch. She should be exhausted, should only want to crawl into bed and sleep. But she wanted a whole lot more than that.
Flynn boosted her legs around his waist and dropped to sit on the edge of the tub. Without breaking the kiss, he plugged the drain and started the water running.
“Where’s your girly stuff?”
She smiled into the kiss. “Mostly wrapped around you.”
He laughed and hugged her tightly, then set her on her feet. “Grab your stuff and let’s get you in to soak away the stiffness.”
So sweet.
She reached under the sink to grab a bath bomb and Flynn’s hands landed on her butt again, squeezing.
She turned and tossed the bomb into the bath and then moved to stand between his legs. While she kissed him, her hands undid the buttons of his shirt. His started on hers. His magic touch had her shivering, but not from cold. Need coursed through her.
Flynn had her naked in the time it took for her to remove his shirt and get his belt buckle undone. A rodeo buckle. “What’s this?”
He barked out a laugh and she poked him in the belly. “Not that. The belt buckle. Is it special?”
Flynn sighed dramatically and tapped the buckle. “From the last rodeo I did.”
“How old were you?”
He frowned. “Nineteen maybe. I quit during college when my course-load got serious. By then, rodeo was just for fun, but my aim was the FBI.”
Because of her. She wrapped her arms around him and leaned her head on his chest. “I’m sorry your life plans got derailed because of me.”
He held her biceps and leaned back from her so he could see her face. “For the last time, none of this is your fault. Stop feeling guilty. Stop apologizing. Shit happens. We deal with it and move on. If you can’t move on, you’re never really going to move past it all, Tessa. Let it go.”
