ham for an egg sandwich. When she heard the shower stop, she poured a mug for J.T. and cracked another egg into the pan.
“I think I must be in heaven,” he said as he wrapped his arms around her. “Coffee already made and a beautiful woman in my kitchen making me breakfast.”
Her body instantly responded to his nearness, sending zings of pleasure straight to her core. She had to tamp down the pleasure or he’d definitely be late for work. “Oh please, you can’t tell me you haven’t had plenty of volunteers to bring you breakfast in bed. I’ve seen the way every woman in this town looks at you. One flash of your dimples and you’d have a line down Deer Creek Road of women bringing you coffee.”
He took his mug and sat at the table. “That’s why I moved here in the first place. I lived in town for a while, and every time I opened my door there was someone who just wanted to drop off a plate of cookies or brownies or whatnot.”
“And of course, being the gentleman that you are, you’d let them in and visit with them for half an hour.”
“Exactly. I couldn’t get anything done. And it was really uncomfortable.”
“Poor baby. It’s so hard to be the object of so many women’s dreams.”
“It’s not as funny as it sounds.”
Nadya put the ham, egg and cheese on a grilled roll and slipped it onto a plate for him. “Well, this doesn’t rival Mary Ellen’s biscuits and gravy, but it’ll hold you over better than a slice of toast.”
As she leaned over to put the plate on the table in front of him, the T-shirt rode up, exposing her naked butt. She tugged the material down, but not before J.T. noticed. He let out a whistle of appreciation and ran his hand over the curve of one cheek.
“Yup, definitely heaven.”
“I’m glad you’re happy. But maybe when you finish eating you could go out to the truck and get my suitcase? I don’t think Mary Ellen would appreciate my present attire as much as you do.”
He continued to fondle her butt, those long fingers stroking her gently. She could feel herself getting wet and ready for him. Her breasts were full and heavy, and she closed her eyes and moaned as he feathered closer and closer to her hot center.
The shrill ringing of his cell phone broke the spell and she jumped away from his wicked hand.
“McBride,” he all but growled into his phone.
Nadya’s hands shook as she crossed to the sink to wash the dishes. One touch of his hand and she was putty, all common sense thrown to the wind. She stared out the window over the sink, trying to collect herself and calm her raging hormones.
A movement by the wood pile caught her attention. She didn’t see anything else, but something or someone was there at the edge of the bushes. Her breath caught and old fears returned in a flash. How often had someone come sneaking up on them when she was growing up here? Instinctively, she turned toward the living room where the shotgun used to hang over the fireplace.
“I’ve got to go,” J.T. said as he hung up. “What is it? What’s wrong?” He was by her side in a flash.
“I saw something move, out there by the bushes. It’s gone now, but it brought back some bad memories for me. It was probably just a deer or something, but old habits die hard.”
“Wait here. I’ll go check it out.”
“Finish your breakfast, really. I’m sure it was nothing. I just get jumpy sometimes.”
“I have to go out to get your suitcase anyway. I’ll be right back.” He gave her a quick kiss and headed out the door.
She didn’t know why, but nervousness clutched at her stomach as she watched him from the kitchen window. What if someone was out there? With a gun?
“Stop being ridiculous,” she chided herself. But still, she breathed a sigh of relief when he came back into the cabin with her suitcase.
“I didn’t see anything, but with all this heat, the ground is baked harder than a rock, which makes it hard to see any footprints.”
“I’m sure it was nothing.” She wheeled her suitcase towards the bedroom while he finished the rest of his egg sandwich.
She heard the plate clang against the sink and then he was leaning against the door jam. “Trust your instincts. I know you haven’t been here for a while, but you