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Shaking his head, he found that Caroline lived just a few miles away.
Setting the state-of-the-art security system, Lucas Brierly got into his car and made his way to Caroline’s house.
He tried to talk himself out of it a few times, but before he could put himself back in his car, he went against his better judgement and knocked on her door.
He let the world around himself go quiet for a moment before he knocked again.
And that’s when he got his answer.
The door opened up on a sleep-mussed Caroline and heaven help him, she looked just as delicious as she always did.
Fuck me.
“Lucas?” She rubbed at her eyes. “What are you doing here?”
He braced a hand on each side of the door frame just above her temple. It was all he could do to keep his hands to himself.
An indrawn breath didn’t help him at all.
All it did was fill his lungs with the scent of her.
Caroline never did wear scents on her skin. All of the soaps and cleansers she used were plain.
So the scent he swore he could almost taste on his tongue was Caroline unadulterated.
“Lucas?”
God, he hated and loved hearing her say his name like that.
When she called him ‘Chef,’ in the kitchen, there was always an edge to it.
Either she sounded like she was gritting her teeth or baring them.
The soft muted sound of her sleep-rasped voice sounded almost like a moan.
And he wanted to taste it.
“Look, I’m sorry for coming here like this, but I need your help.”
He saw her immediate reaction.
She didn’t doubt him.
Instead, Caroline opened her door wide and gestured for him to come inside.
“How… How can I help?”
Her eyes were still so damn beautiful.
“Lucas?”
“My daughter wants to get to know you. I don’t know why, but she does. So I’m asking you to either agree to come over for dinner and offer her a little time, or help me come up with a reason why she should just give up on trying.” He forced his teeth apart. “So? Which is it?”
She blinked up at him, looking more confused than he’d ever seen her. “I- I don’t understand which option you want me to pick. Do you want me to say no and come up with an excuse? Or do you want me to spend time with her?” She wrapped her arms around her body and shivered and that was when he realized what she was wearing.
A camisole top and shorts.
Fuck me sideways.
