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She gives him a smile that lets me know she wore the shirt for my son’s pleasure, not mine. Then she turns to me. I have her undivided attention. She blinks a few times, then smiles.
“Hi. Mr. Garner? I’m Maggie.”
She lifts her hand and extends it out to me. It’s an automatic reaction to place my palm against hers. But as soon as our skin touches, electricity shoots up my arm, down my spine and zaps my balls.
She pulls her hand away with wide eyes, letting me know that she felt it as well. We stand there for a moment. The silence stretches out between us until Cole takes her hand and pulls her toward me.
“C’mon Maggie. I have diff’rent toys at Daddy’s house.”
I watch her face closely as she comes near. Cole slips by me and tries to pull her through the small gap he squeezed through between me and the door frame, but there’s not enough space. Maggie turns sideways and so do I. Still, her body brushes against mine.
The heavy tits I was admiring brush my abdomen, making my muscles jump. I swear I feel the hard nub of her nipples dragging along my shirt, pressing harder against me than the rest of her.
“Sorry,” she whispers as she hurries past.
I’m not sorry at all. I just wish I didn’t have to go out and meet Keith and my blind date.
ChapterTwo
Maggie
Cole’s mom, Sammy, had mentioned in passing that her ex was good looking. But judging from her current boyfriend, I figured that what we find attractive wasn’t exactly the same. The guy she’s seeing now is a bodybuilder with huge biceps and thighs like tree trunks. Not what I usually go after.
Mr. Garner, though, is gorgeous. He’s hot in a normal guy kind of way. He has dark hair and enough beard scruff to make him look a bit like a pirate. I was a little tongue-tied when he opened the door.
Luckily, Cole broke the ice a little, but I’m not sure I met with his father’s approval. If the way he was frowning at my shirt was any indication.
Cole pulls me around a corner and up a flight of stairs. The house is gorgeous. I can still see touches of Sammy here and there. She’s a bit all over the place with her tastes and parts of the house are very eclectic. I guess that should have warned me that her taste in men might be just as varied.
As soon as we clear the threshold to Cole’s room, he starts cataloguing all the things that are different at his dad’s house. The theme of his room is the same though — dinosaurs.
We’re already cross-legged on the floor, knee deep in dinosaur action figures, when Mr. Garner appears in the doorway.
“Cole, I need to speak with Maggie for a few moments before I leave.”
“But Daddy—“
“We talked about this, buddy. I need to make sure she knows where everything is, since this is her first time here.”
“Okay,” Cole drags out the word sullenly.
As soon as Cole agrees, Mr. Garner turns his attention to me. My skin pebbles with awareness at his direct gaze. As soon as he says my name, my nipples follow suit. His voice is deep and a little raspy. One-hundred percent sexy.
I scramble to my feet as gracefully as I can, moving up onto my hands and knees to avoid crushing any dinosaurs before pushing myself up. Mr. Campbell is giving me that same frown as when he read my T-shirt.
“I have an order in for pizza delivery,” he says as we make our way back down the stairs. “It should be here around six.” He looks at his watch.
He’s probably pissed that I was late, but that wasn’t my fault. I knew I was watching Cole tonight, even though it’s Mr. Garner’s night with Cole. But Sammy never sent me a new address or even Mr. Garner’s phone number, so I assumed I’d be watching Cole at her place.
“I’m sorry I was late,” I say as I follow him to the kitchen.
He’s smirking when he turns to me. “I should have insisted that Sammy give me your number rather than allowing her to set things up.”
“Why don’t I give me my number now?”
He stills for a moment before nodding. “Yes. Of course. I want you to be able to get a hold of me if there are any issues.”
I open my mouth to tell him the number. At the same time, he holds his hand out in silent demand. The firm look on his face has my spine tingling with… something. Desire? Need?
