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“That you tell me if it is getting too heavy or if you’re getting too tired. Got it?” I asked.
“Well, that wasn’t as exciting as I’d thought it would be,” she sighed.
I cocked a brow. “What were you hoping I’d say?”
She stepped closer and looked up into my eyes. “I thought you’d....have me bribe you with a kiss.”
Her long eyelashes batted at me, and the curl of her lips was too enticing to resist. Reaching out, I pulled her into my arms. “You don’t need to bribe me with a kiss. But I’m willing to accept one for carrying the tree when we get back,” I grinned.
“We’re halfway. Maybe I can...thank you now,” she offered.
I would take all the kisses she was willing to give. “The treeisvery heavy. I think the appropriate reward would be to kiss me now, and again later,” I suggested.
“I agree,” she said, closing her eyes and leaning into me.
As soon as our lips made contact, it was just as I remembered. Her lips were sweet and soft and made me forget about everything else.
Adilyn didn’t pull away. Instead, she wrapped her arms around my neck, drawing me closer. The only ache now was the growing need for more.
She and I never had sex. She’d made it very clear that she was waiting for marriage. I respected her for that, but that didn’t mean my body liked the idea. Even the cold breeze wasn’t cooling me off any.
I had to end this before my body gave away the physical signs of my need. Slowly I ended the kiss, but didn’t let her go. “That was very...motivating. I bet I could carry that tree over a mountain now.”
“Funny, it had the opposite effect on me. I’m not sure I can even walk anymore,” she said, resting her head on my chest.
“Hate to tell you this, but I was joking about carrying you and the tree back,” I teased.
“Why did you let me pick such a big tree?”
“Because I can’t say no to you,” I admitted.
She lifted her head and said, “Really?” I nodded. “Then kiss me one more time before we head back,” she ordered.
Her eyes had turned deep green. Claiming her lips again, my body came to full attention, and there was no hiding it. At this rate, the tree wasn’t ever going to get decorated.
This time it was Adilyn who pulled away. “We better get back before anyone starts to worry about us.”
I could stay like this forever but didn’t want anyone enjoying the show. Stepping away, I bent down and lifted the tree trunk back onto my shoulder.
“Remember what we agreed upon. That we do this together,” she said.
“I don’t recall agreeing with that,” I said. “All I remember is the kiss.”
She blushed. “Sweet as that may be, we are workingtogetheror not at all. Which is it?”
Damn, she could be as stubborn as me. It was just so much more attractive on her. But everything was.
Before I could argue, she added, “Don’t forget, you said you can’t refuse me anything. And it is my wish for us to do this together.” The victorious smirk on her face said I’d lost this argument just like all the others before.
“Fine, but I’m carrying the axe,” I said, grabbing it out of her hand.
I waited until she had the top of the tree in hand, and we slowly started making our way back to the lodge. She was right, it was so much easier together. Adilyn had a way of making everything seem easy and fun, but I made sure we stopped several times along the way. I didn’t want her to overexert herself either.
When we finally arrived back at the lodge, Christopher and Nicolas were just getting back from skiing. “Wow, that’s an impressive tree,” Nicholas said.
Christopher shook his head. “Mark, what are you doing letting a girl carry it?”
Adilyn said, “For the record, he carried it most of the way, and I insisted on helping on the last leg. It’s my job and I didn’t want to get in trouble by not helping.”
