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I followed her gaze to the driveway in front of us. One look told me what she likely meant. The area of the driveway where a vehicle should have been sat empty. If Bo was stranded at home, how did he get here?
“Where’s Emerald’s car?” Abbie asked.
That question was directed at nobody in particular, but I still felt the need to answer. “Maybe someone dropped them off here at some point.”
Her frown only deepened at that. Yeah, that didn’t make much sense to me either.
“Let’s go knock,” I said as Abbie lifted her phone.
She was about to text her brother. Yeah, that was one option. But another was to explore the interior of this cabin with a hot brunette. Who was I to pass up an opportunity like that?
For whatever reason, Abbie didn’t resist. Maybe she was eager to have her brother around. Or maybe she liked the adventure of it all.
Whatever the case, I led the way up the sidewalk, checking for slick spots along the way. I tried to tell myself that my heroics were the sole reason she made it to the front door without slipping, but I knew she probably would have handled it just fine without me.
Once I was safely on the porch, I reached out my hand to help her up the steps. She slid her hand into mine, and that’s when I noticed she wore gloves. As she stepped up, she kept her eyes on those brown, fur-lined boots she wore, only lifting her gaze to my face when both feet were firmly planted on the porch.
“I guess we just ring the doorbell?” she asked.
Funny that she was counting on me to know. It was her brother’s place. But a thrill rushed through me at the thought of being her hero. I let go of her hand and pressed the doorbell. Nothing happened.
“I’ll try knocking,” I said.
I stepped forward, my left arm brushing her right arm as I moved. Even that little bit of contact got my blood pumping. I’d definitely been too long without a woman. And I’d never had a woman as beautiful as this one.
Maybe it was all that pent-up sexual tension, but I jerked the screen door open a little too forcefully. I pounded my knuckles against the wooden door so hard, the skin actually stung a little. I rubbed them on my jeans as I waited, holding that storm door open, Abbie waiting behind me.
We waited.
And waited.
And waited.
“I’ll try texting him,” Abbie finally said.
But I was already turning the doorknob. Surprisingly, it moved under my hand. And then the door was open, revealing the interior of Bo Phillips’ cabin. I turned to look at Abbie and found her staring at her phone screen.
“Maybe ask him if it’s okay if we step inside for a second?” I asked.
“Done.” She looked up at me. “I told him you were with me. He said make ourselves at home. He’s at Emerald’s place.”
I’d ask what the guy was doing at his fiancée’s place in a snowstorm, but I couldn’t blame him. If I had the chance to wait for my recruiter friend and sister to show up or hide out from the storm alone with a woman, I’d picked the latter every day of the week.
But there was even bigger news in that text. My buddy was inviting me to hang out in his cabin with his gorgeous little sister. He trusted me to take care of her. He probably wouldn’t like what raced through my mind every time I looked at her.
Abbie. Abbie naked. Abbie arching her back as I licked her nipples and slid my cock into her wet, warm pussy?—
“Ladies first,” I said, mostly to cut off my own wayward thoughts.
I gestured for her to step inside. She looked relaxed, but the cold was clearly getting to her. She might not realize I could see her shivering.
I stepped into the cabin and shut the door, closing my eyes to savor the warmth that surrounded me. But anything would feel warm compared to what was on the other side of that door.
“The electricity is out,” Abbie said. She looked over at me, eyes wide. “That’s why he’s hunkering down at his fiancée’s place.”
I tore my gaze from her face long enough to scan the room. The brightness of the snow, forcing its way through the blinds, lit up the room, making it tough to see that the lights were off.
“How can you tell?” I asked, looking back at her.
