Chase asked, pausing to make sure that he wasn’t abandoning her.
Rolling her eyes, Sloane said, “Yes,” with a warm smile that had him rolling closer so that he could lean over and kiss her simply because he couldn’t help himself.
“Go,” she said with a playful push that had him brushing his lips against hers one last time before he headed back inside.
“I really love her,” Adam said with a dreamy sigh and an “Ow!” when Tristan reached over and slapped him upside his head.
“I told you to stop looking at his sister,” Tyler said with a sad shake of his head as he finished dealing the cards out.
“Professing my undying love shouldn’t count,” Adam muttered.
“Yet it does,” Chase said as he found himself watching Sloane. God, she was–
“When are you coming back?” came the question that had him frowning as he tore his gaze away from Sloane to find five sets of eyes watching him expectantly.
“What are you talking about?” Chase asked, picking up his cards.
“You’re teaching, right? I already signed up for your refresher course next month,” Adam said.
“All of my tickets expired,” Chase reminded them, which for some reason was met with confused looks.
“Not from what I heard. You have two more years before you have to renew,” Tyler said, popping a chip in his mouth.
At Chase’s questioning look, he said, “Sloane.”
“She’s been very busy. Has the captain wrapped around her little finger,” Adam said, shooting him a wink.
“She called the captain?” Chase asked as he found himself once again watching Sloane.
“She called the captain, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, the Red Cross, and the American Heart Association to make sure that all your certification were reinstated,” Tyler said, shrugging as he added, “You’re good to go.”
“Which will work out well for us because I can’t stand the asshole they have teaching now,” Ben said, shaking his head in disgust as he grabbed another sandwich as Chase sat there, realizing just how lucky he really was.
*-*-*-*
“Are you asleep?” came the softly whispered words that had Sloane smiling as she opened her eyes to find Chase leaning over to kiss her.
“I might be,” she said, reaching up cup to his face in her hands as he brushed his lips against hers.
“Why don’t you come to bed?” he asked, already reaching for her.
“Will you let me sit on your lap if I do?” Sloane asked, sitting up so that she could climb onto his lap.
“I think that can be arranged,” Chase murmured, looking thoughtful as he reached for the strings holding her bikini top closed.
“Did the guys leave?” she asked, glancing past him at the kitchen patio doors.
“Mmmhmm, they told me to tell you that they can’t wait until next week,” Chase said as he slowly pulled her bikini top free.
“What happens next week?” she asked, shifting on his lap.
“Poker night,” he said, dropping her bikini top on the patio floor before he reached for the bottom.
“I thought they took turns hosting,” she said, not really caring as she reached for his shirt.
“The guys decided that it would be for the best if they came here from now on,” Chase said as she pulled his shirt off.
“Did they?” Sloane asked, her lips twitching as she ran her hands over his chest while he slowly pulled her bikini bottom free.
“Mmmhmmm, they did,” Chase murmured as he leaned in and kissed her as he rolled them closer to the pool.
“I thought you wanted to go to bed,” she said when he helped her climb off his lap.
“And I do, but I’ve spent the better part of the night thinking about all the things that I wanted to do to you,” Chase explained as he set the locks on his wheelchair.
“And now you’re planning on doing them?” Sloane asked, lowering herself into the pool as she watched him.
“I thought I’d give it a try,” he said with an incredibly sexy grin as he shifted so that he could push his shorts down, freeing the part of him that she couldn’t seem to get enough of.
“Are you going to tell me what you had in mind?” she asked, moving closer when he carefully lowered himself to the patio so that he could shift himself to the edge of the pool.
“I thought I’d show you,” Chase said while she moved to stand between his legs as he leaned down to kiss her.
“Did the other guy ever show up?” she found herself asking against his lips as she ran her hands over his thighs.