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“Oh stop.” She stepped out of view, and a moment later, her face appeared. “Sorry. Wyatt needed his sippy cup. What was I saying?”
I smiled and shook my head. “You were probably about to tell me to stop stressing over this date, like you did last time.”
“Oh yes. First off.” She held up one finger. “It’s a date. One that you are considering ending with sex, sure, but that’s no reason to freak out. One of us should be getting laid.” She let out a huff.
I frowned at my friend. Joe hadn’t deployed again, had he? Or was I such a horrible friend that I’d been paying no attention to what was going on in her life?
“Wyatt is having serious separation anxiety in the evenings. He’s been in our bed most nights. We had to sneak a quickie in the bathroom last week.”
I giggled. Oh, married life with kids. That thought hit me like a punch to the stomach.
“It’s too soon, Em. Isn’t it?”
“It’s been two years.” She sighed. “I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer. You have to decide when it feels right.”
I let out a sigh. She was right. I knew that. But it wasn’t my only concern. “But…”
She tilted her head and moved in closer. “What?”
God, I felt ridiculous. “I’ve only been with Levi, what if…” I blew out a harsh breath. “What if it’s bad or awkward?”
She chuckled. “Did you not have these concerns when you and Levi first hooked up?”
“I don’t know. He was my first and I was his. And it was so long ago.” I barely remembered how I felt that first time.
“Go have fun. Try not to stress, and then get laid.” She narrowed her eyes. “Got it?”
“Fine.”
Her expression softened. “But seriously, you deserve to feel wanted and desired by a man again. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
A knock echoed through the house then, startling me so badly my heart rate kicked up a few notches.
After disconnecting the call, I made my way to the front door. When I opened it, my stomach flipped. Kyle’s face lit with a smile before his eyes turned that molten green I’d come to recognize. It was a look that clearly telegraphed how badly he wanted to devour me. The color only deepened as he took in my dress. It was a little shorter than what I typically wore, but it was one of my favorites. It always made me feel sexy, with just the right amount of cleavage and a simple flare around my thighs.
“I’m now regretting my request.” He ran his tongue along his bottom lip, still drinking me in.
“Do you not like it?” I asked playfully.
“I like it a little too much.” He scanned the room behind me. “Where are the kids?”
I turned and grabbed my purse from the chair by the door. “At my mom’s.”
His hard body pressed up against my back, warming meinstantly and sending a zap of electricity through me. He gripped my waist and brought his mouth to my ear. “You in this dress, us all alone in this house right now.” His lips skated down my neck, and I tilted my head, giving him more access. “You have no idea what is going through my mind.”
I’d bet it was the same thing playing on repeat in my mind too. I wasn’t sure what kind of sound I made when he stepped back, but it made it clear that I wasn’t ready for him to stop touching me.
“Glad it’s not just me.” He chuckled, stepping back and clearing his throat. “We should go.”
Purse in hand, I spun toward him. He raised one eyebrow like he was daring me to contradict him. What would he do if I did? That question had me biting at my bottom lip as I contemplated it.
He groaned, zeroing in on my mouth, but quickly shook himself out of his stupor and waved me toward the door.
Reluctantly, I obliged, and once we were in the truck and headed down the road, his hand found the bare skin of my thigh, his pinky skimming just under the hem of my dress.
When he pulled into the parking lot of The Dock, I turned and surveyed him, confused. To say I was surprised he’d pick his family’s restaurant for dinner would be an understatement. I got the impression he hated how up in his business they all were.
He tapped out a message on his phone and climbed out of the truck. Ducking back in, he said, “Wait here. I’ll be right back.”
