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“Does it matter?”
She sighs. “I hate him, but I don’t want his death on me.”
“It would never be on you. It’s on me.”
“I don’t want it on you either!”
“He’s not going to die. He’s got a leg injury. And though I hate to say it, rescue is pretty fast around here… even in a storm. They come on snowmobiles. They’ll get him fixed up. The worst he’ll have is a little frost bite. Which, I think he deserves, considering. I’m sorry I wasn’t out there with you. It’s my fault this happened.”
She swallows hard, stares at me, and then looks away again. “No. I lied to you, Arnie. I’ve been lying to you.”
My heart hammers against my chest.What the hell could she be lying about?“How so?”
She licks her lips and glances up at me. “It’s weird and I don’t want things to be awkward for you around my mom.”
My gaze widens and my brows narrow. “Your mom?She’s great, but I don’t know where you’re going with this.” What the hell is she saying? She’s dodging around something.
“So, you’re not like… into her?”
“No!What?She’s my friend. I told you that.”
“It’s still weird.” Grace looks away.
“What’s weird?” I draw her gaze back toward me, my hand under her chin. “You can talk to me Grace. What have you been lying about?”
Her lips pinch together and plump before she opens them slightly. “I like you, Arnie. And last night… my dream… it wasn’t about Jack. It was about you.”
My cock throbs, my heart swells, and every nerve in my body wakes up all at once.
“Okay… why did you lie about that?”
She shrugs. “I don’t know, I guess I thought if you were going to be my stepdad, I… I couldn’t be thinking those things about you, and now… if you’re not going to be, I… I guess it’s okay to tell you.”
“Your stepdad?” I laugh. “That’s the furthest thing from reality. Sorry.” A grin warms my face. “What else do you need to tell me?”
She sighs. “Maybe I don’t want to tell you. You’ve been weird all morning.”
I drag in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I was weird because after last night when you were against me in that bed, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I didn’t want to let go, and hearing you say that dream was about anyone but me crushed me.”
“But you were mad before that.”
“Because I didn’t know how to handle myself around you. I didn’t sleep last night after you were on top me. I, ugh…” This is the part where I either fess up to what a fucking weirdo I am or hold it in forever. Right now, I’m not sure which one is better.
“Oh my god. Did you jerk off next to me?”
I swallow hard. “I did. I’m sorr—”
“No. Don’t be sorry.” She smiles. “Is it weird that it turns me on?”
“Probably, yes.”
Lights flash in the distance, and I see Bo and Ivan from the rescue team dragging Jack away on their snowmobile. I’m sure we’ll hear from Sheriff Woods later, but right now, all I care about is what’s happening right in front of me.
“So you’d rather I be mad at you for jerking off?” Her tone is low, slow, and if I didn’t know any better, I’d say a little seductive.
This isn’t happening.
“I think so. I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I knew it was wrong to touch you, so I touched myself.”
