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Zack nodded, dropping his gaze. “You know, I have forty acres here.” He brought his hazel eyes to mine, and that familiar stir of warmth pooled in my belly.
I nodded with a laugh. “Right. You do, Zack. And that’s awesome for you.”
He chuckled. “Just throwing it out there.”
I cleared my throat and stood up, feeling a flush of longing wash through me as his gaze fell along my body.
“This isn’t going to be easy, is it?” I asked, reaching for my empty plate to take to the sink.
“Which part?” He ran his palm along his chiseled jaw, and images of him scattering kisses along my naked body forced their way into my mind. He caught my expression and cocked his head slightly. “What? Something has you blushing.”
“Nothing at all.” I chuckled, spinning on my heels and taking my dirty dish to the sink.
He came up behind me, and I felt the heat of his body as he stretched his arms around me to put his plate into the sink. Facing the kitchen sink, I closed my eyes and inhaled everything about him since he couldn’t see my face.
The faint smell of soap and a woodsy smell surrounded me as his closeness made my body respond in ways it hadn’t since we broke up.
I blinked my eyes open and spun around to have him only inches from my face.
He smirked, realizing the effect he had on me. “You’re in my way.”
My brows shot up. “How so?”
“You cooked. I’ll do the dishes.” His coy smile grew. “Just like old times.”
“Old times.” I nodded, pressing my lips together.
His fingers grazed my arms, and a hiss of electricity shot through me from his touch. I knew I needed to leave him to the dishes, or tonight might end precisely how it would when we were together.
Clothes hurriedly thrown everywhere.
Pillows on the floor.
Blankets barely clinging to the bed.
I bit my lip to hide my smile at the memories and lowered my brows. “Excuse me. I think it’s time I go into the family room and stare mindlessly at the television.”
He raised his arms, unboxing me from the sink, and nodded. “Your wish is my command, Sadie. Always will be.”
I wanted nothing more than to fall into his arms and kiss him, but it wouldn’t be fair to him. I’d broken things off with him, and I wasn’t in the habit of playing games.
As I walked out of the kitchen, a little thrill ran through me as I realized he was watching me leave, and I couldn’t help but sway my hips a little more at the thought.
But the moment I’d collapsed on the familiar couch and tugged on my favorite throw before grabbing the remote, my mind spiraled back to where it had wanted to be for months.
Reliving the fear, the emotional pain, the physical hurt.
The nightmares.
The anxiety.
And now my captor was walking the streets somewhere, and my apartment here in a remote mountain town had already been targeted.
It didn’t help that Carmella had been heavily connected to New York politics. She had a lot of dirt on many influential and wealthy people. Maybe one of them worried I knew more than I did.
The thought sent a chill through me.
I pulled the blanket up higher and hugged myself as I forced my mind blank.
