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“Here’s your drinks.” A man interrupted the moment, setting her cider in front of her and his beer before Finn. “I’m Daniel, and I’ll be your server tonight. Do you know what you’d like to order? Or would you like to hear the specials?”
Finn picked up the menu. Charli scanned the items one more time, the local fare all sounding so delicious. “The specials, please.”
“Our chef prepared fresh pasta with Alfredo sauce, broccoli, and organic sausage from the Ever farm in Durham. Or we have Nonna’s lasagna.”
“I’d like the lasagna, please.” Charli handed over her menu.
“Of course.”
“Me too,” Finn said.
“It will be out shortly,” Daniel promised before he left them alone.
Charli sipped her cider, soaking in the cinnamon and warmth.
Finn mirrored her with his beer. “It’s so weird being able to order a beer and not be carded.” Finn shook his head.
“You didn’t exactly avoid alcohol in high school.” She laughed.
He pulled his bottom lip between his teeth as he shook his head. The action sent a pulse of need throbbing through her. Heat blanketed her skin. She slipped off her jacket, trying to cool down. Good god this man was going to be the death of her. His dark eyes never left her, only making the stirring within her worse.
“We had some good times at the beach.” He smirked.
“Do you remember the time you and the guys went skinny-dipping?”
His eyebrows drew together in concentration and he nodded, his eyes lighting up. “Yeah. Vargas was there. That water was so fucking cold.” He chuckled. “Wait, were you there?”
“No, but Vargas told me all about it the next time you guys had a bonfire.”
“We were crazy little shits.” He smiled. “How is Vargas?”
“She’s a deputy working with Bently at the Shattered Cove PD. She and her wife have a little boy.”
“Good for her. Did I do anything to top public nudity?” Finn asked.
Charli couldn’t hold back the smile as memory after memory flicked through her mind.
“What did I do?” He leaned forward, excitement sparking in his gaze.
“Well, let’s just say you kinda had a thing for public spaces and partial nudity.”
His eyes widened as a worried expression painted his face. “Oh, shit. You gotta tell me now.”
She giggled at his expression. “Nothing like that.” She placed her hand over his to assure him. Sparks of attraction burst within her, warmth blossoming inside her at the connection.
As she licked her lips, his attention darted to them. “You, uh, liked to take me to places where we could get caught at any moment.”
“Doing what?” He breathed out, his voice heady. The energy between them was charged with longing and anticipation.
“You’d put your hands on me usually, slowly moving from my breasts to between my thighs.” She swallowed as his eyes darkened to almost black.
“What did you do?”
Charli twisted her head to look over her shoulder, making sure no one was close enough to hear. She leaned towards him in a whisper. “I pretended like I wanted you to stop.”
“But you didn’t?” His eyes locked on to hers, his head tipping closer so that the wisps of his breath teased her lips.
“Never. And you knew that. We’d talked about it the first time.”
