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It’s evening when we get back and Dylan helps me move my new bed and loveseat into the office trailer before heading back to his place—a small house where he managed to secure a monthly lease. Up until now, I’ve been sleeping in the awful trailer next door since it hasn’t been too cold, and my camping gear was sufficient. But I’m going to be here for a while and that trailer is one of two that can’t be repaired. It’s too far gone. Eventually, I’ll have them hauled away and replaced.
As I’m leaving the office, I see Maren going around to the back of her trailer and it reminds me that I have something for her. Grabbing the chains I bought at the home improvement store, I follow her. The playset she scavenged and refurbished sits in her backyard beside the toilet that’s now in two pieces and shiny clean.
“What are you doing here?” she asks, pulling out her phone. Probably to see if I tried to reach her.
“Relax, it’s not work related.”
“That doesn’t answer my question.” With her back to me, she proceeds to unfurl the tarp she’s preparing to use to cover her projects.
“You said you needed to replace the chains for the swings.”
She stares at me when I hold them out to her. Her head tilts slightly as her eyes narrow. “Why?”
“Why…”
“Why are you giving me these? Why are you trying to be nice?”
“I am nice. You’re the mean one, remember?”
That assessment doesn’t seem to annoy her, judging by the twitch of her lips as she accepts the chains. “Thank you.”
“For calling you mean?” I tease.
“For the chains. I’m not mean. You don’t know anything about me.” The chains are deposited on the platform of the playset, and she doesn’t object when I help her spread the tarp and stake it down.
“I know you care about people, considering everything you’ve done for your neighbors. I know you value family because of how close you are to your grandfather. And I know you find me irresistible, and it pisses you off.”
A snort leaps out of her. “You got two out of three.”
“So, you wear vibrating panties for everyone?”
Straightening her back, she raises her chin and looks me in the eye. “I did not wear them for you. I was experimenting and…why am I explaining myself to you? We’re not doing this. We’re going to pretend that never happened. Understand?”
“Got it.” I pull the little remote control out of my pocket, hold it up, and click the button. Nothing happens, not that I expected it to. Her glower could burn this whole place to the ground. “Just testing.”
“You’re such an asshole.”
“You’re just mad that I made you come.”
“You didn’t. The toy did.”
She keeps her gaze locked on mine when I step up close to her, lean in, and drop my voice. “No toys next time. When I hear you scream my name it’ll be because I’m inside you and it’s so fucking good you can’t keep quiet.”
I’m aware this could go two different ways. One of which is very wrong since she’s my employee and could probably sue the hell out of me for sexual harassment. But the other possibility is she admits what she wants, and my time here becomes a lot more fun.
My heartbeat doubles when she moves closer to me, our bodies only an inch or two apart. She brings her hand up to brush a fingertip lightly over the bite mark that she left on my lip. Her voice is soft, breathy. “You’re right about one thing. It’d be good.” Her breath heats my cheek when she leans in. “Because I’m that good. I could take everything you can give and ride the fuck out of you afterward. You don’t know that about me.” Suddenly, she steps back, and a wide smile bursts across her face. “Too bad you never will.”
“Am I interrupting something?” Cara grins at us from the edge of the yard.
“Nope. Let’s go!” Maren chirps and walks off with her friend without a backward glance.
Okay, maybe there’s a third option where she turns my attempt to seduce her around on me and leaves me with a raging hard-on.
CHAPTER
NINE
MAREN
