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is the best meal of the day if you ask me.”
“Then you’re in for a treat. I make killer pancakes.” I rest my head on his back as he keeps walking. “You falling asleep on me?”
“No. I enjoy lying on you.” I’m starting to think I’m starved for human contact. Before Angus I couldn't tell you the last time I even hugged another person. I’d never thought about it until now.
“Feel free to lie on me whenever you want.” He jogs up the stairs like I weigh nothing, then he puts me down and I slide off his body. “We’ll see about getting you some shoes.”
Is he implying I'll be back? I’m not going to touch that one right now. I know it’s too soon for such promises. Not to mention my life is a bit of a mess right now, so I change the subject.
“I bet this place is even better in the winter. You could get trapped out here for a few weeks.” I let out a long sigh because it sounds like heaven.
“I think it would be a lot better if I had someone to get trapped with.” He snags my hand as we walk inside.
“I still can’t believe your brother doesn't love this place.”
“I think he’s finally found someone to settle down with. He’s a divorce lawyer who works like crazy.”
“That’s gotta be hard.”
“You keep looking at the fireplace. You want me to light it?”
“Yes, I love the sound of them.”
“All you have to do is open that pretty mouth and ask. There’s not much I won’t do for you.” He brushes his mouth against mine, and I grab his shirt to keep him close and deepen the kiss. His hands go to my ass, and he lifts me off my feet. I wrap my legs around him, holding on tight until we are both gasping for air.
“Are all kisses like that?” I’m kind of only asking myself as I reach up and touch my mouth. My lips are tingling.
“No, I can promise you they’re not all like that.”
He steps back, and I watch as he adjusts the front of his pants before heading over to the fireplace. It makes me hot to think this is something different for him too.
I don’t know why, but from the moment my eyes locked with his, I felt safe. Safe enough to take things further when I danced for him. Safe enough to get in his car in the middle of the night and drive to the edge of nowhere. The list goes on and on, and I know I should trust him with other things, but I don’t want him to look at me differently.
Angus throws a match, and the fire comes to life. I sit and watch it for a few moments as he starts on dinner.
“Do you think your brother will get married, or is he jaded?”
“If you had asked me that last month, I would have said never. Now I wouldn't be surprised if he called me tomorrow and said he’s married.”
“Have you ever been in a serious relationship?” I should be asking this, but I don’t want to hear about him with someone else. I also wonder if his relationships are fast and fleeting so I know how hard to hold on or if I need to start protecting myself.
“No,” he says without hesitation. “But this feels serious to me.”
When he looks up at me, I think I might be past the point of being able to protect myself.
Chapter Ten
Angus
I use my fork to cut into the pancake and force myself to stare at it. I only last about three seconds before I look across the table and watch her eat. I gave her a stack of pancakes and sausage, and she’s almost cleared her plate, but the part that’s driving me crazy is she keeps sucking the syrup off her thumb.
The whole time I cooked we talked and moved around the kitchen like we’d been doing it forever. Something about being with her here feels strangely familiar. The space she occupies in this cabin was a shape carved out for her by something bigger than us. Now that she’s here I can’t imagine her anywhere else.
“Mmmm.” She closes her eyes and moans as she sucks on her thumb. Again.
I’m only so strong, and she’s pushing me to the edge.
“You like them?” I ask quietly as my hooded eyes drink her in.
“I’ve never tasted anything better.” She licks her finger and then makes a