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Eventually, we use the shower for what it is meant for and head out to get dressed. Since it’s just the two of us here, I grab his shirt and put it on instead of my own clothes. That leads to another round of lovemaking on the kitchen counter, because according to Chris, I’m a little tease.
Okay, so maybe I was bending a little too much while making us breakfast and flashing him my bits. But, Christ, I can’t get enough of this man.
“You know, we are going to have to move your boat from the harbor eventually,” I say a few minutes after we are done eating. I’m seated on the couch in the living room area and Chris’ head is on my lap.
“I’m not in any rush, are you?”
“Not really. I like having you all to myself.” I run my fingers through his hair, delighting in the fact that he’s enjoying my caresses as evidenced by his soft groan and closed eyes. He is the picture of thoroughly relaxed right now. “But we do have a project to get back to,” I remind him.
“Ugh, mood killer.”
I hit him on the chest and he chuckles. “I’m serious, Chris. The others will be wondering where we are.”
His eyes fly open and he stares up at me. “I already took care of that.”
I eye him suspiciously. “What do you mean by that?”
“I mean that I already told them not to expect either of us anytime soon. I did this when I left Ellen in charge. Everything is running smoothly, I’m sure, so we can stay and enjoy each other’s company for as long as we want.”
“Oh… but, don’t you think they might suspect that something is going on between us if we’re both not there at the same time?”
Chris pulls himself up and I immediately start to miss touching him. But it seems like my words have gotten to him somehow. He watches me with a serious gaze. “Does it bother you that they might be suspecting that already?”
I think about it for a moment and realize that I really don’t care. People are bound to talk anyway so I might as well be happy. “No. Does it bother you?” I throw the question back at him and he shakes his head no. “What about our age difference, you don’t think I’m too young for you? I mean, I’m practically the same age as your daughter. You could just as well be my father,” I tell him even though it sounds wrong and weird saying it out loud. I’ve never seen Chris as anything more than an insanely attractive older man.
He cocks his head slightly. “Shouldn’t I be asking you that? I am twenty-six years older than you, by the time you’re thirty-six, I’ll be sixty. I should be asking you if you think I’m too old for you.”
“I don’t care about that. I love you and I want to be with you and who knows? I could die before you.”
Chris glares at me. “Don’t talk about dying,” he replies angrily.
“But it’s the truth, anything can happen so the age difference doesn’t bother me.”
Chris exhales. “What about your parents then? Would they approve?”
Laughing, I shake my head. “Oh, absolutely not. But I stopped letting them tell me how to live my life a long time ago. They are just going to have to accept you and love you like I do.” I smile at him and lean forward to kiss him.
The kiss grows deeper, but Chris pulls away before it can turn into something more. “If you weren’t so sore right now, I would take you right here. How is it that I can’t get enough of you, Charlotte?”
I shrug innocently, feeling extremely pleased that he can hardly control himself around me. “I don’t know.”
“I think you do, I think you have bewitched me.”
“Or, maybe you’re just obsessed with me,” I retort, sticking my tongue out at him.
Chris’ shoulders shake with silent laughter, his eyes twinkling with joy. He pecks me on the lips and turns around to lay his head on my lap again.
I go back to caressing his hair. “We are going to have to tell Ava about us. I can’t do this behind her back. I love her too much to do that to her.”
Chris sighs. “So do I, even though she can be annoying sometimes.”
I giggle, adjusting his head on my lap. “Do you think she’s going to approve?”
“Maybe, Ava can be unpredictable. But whatever the outcome, just know that I’ll be right there with you. I’m sure once she sees how happy we are, she will come around.”
It’s my turn to sigh. “I really hope so. What about the others back at the lab. Do we tell them we are together?”
“It’s up to you, Charlotte. I will let you make that decision.”
