Page 150 of Small Town, Big Storm

Then I stare off into space, my body content, though a question rises into my thoughts.

“Why tonight?”I ask.

“Why not?”she counters lazily.

I sigh, draw her closer.“Because I was going to give you romance, Poppyseed,” I murmur.“And…I guess I wanted the timing to be perfect.”I tuck her hair behind her ear.“Maybe treat you to a nice dinner before, and definitely not after a night you’ve had to work for hours and been on your feet most of the day.”

She sits up enough for me to see the light in her pretty green eyes.“I don’t need perfect.I just need you.Just needus.”

“You have it, baby.Forever.Always.”

“Good.”She nuzzles closer.“And right now”—a yawn—“after a long day of being on my feet and a busy shift at Sully’s,andtwo orgasms, I think I need sleep.”

Chuckling, I draw her close, hold her tight.“I can give you that too.”

“Good.”She goes limp, settles against me, and it’s not long before she’s out.

And not long before I am too.

But itislong—hell, it is much,muchlonger before I wake up with her in my arms.

Forty

Poppy

“See you in a few hours,”I tell Storm, brushing my lips over his and trying not to blush.

It’s been a week and a half since the tiny red bikini and the things this man has done to me…

Yeah, definitely blush-worthy.

But also…incredible.

Even if we’ve had to be sneaky and quiet considering the six-year-old down the hall.

He nips at the hinge of my jaw.“My turn tonight.”

“You said thatlastnight.”

A grin.“Your point?”

Considering that man had tied me up and ate me out until he’d had to smother my cries of pleasure with his lips, I’m not about to complain.

Plus, he lets me have my fill of him…

For a few minutes, anyway.

“Go meet Rain,” I murmur.“The sooner the house is done, the sooner bathtubs will stop falling through the floor.”

His eyes warm.“And there will be plenty of new places to break in.”

My belly flutters, and I feel my cheeks heat again.“Trouble.”

“Nah, that’s Shep.”He kisses the tip of my nose.“Holly and I will see you after you’re done with the girls.”

He steals one more kiss and then I’m watching him walk away before I turn toward the museum and the planning meeting that awaits.Today will be frenetic with a boatload of last-minute details to confirm.The game is in less than three weeks and the addition of the guys from the Eagles, Storm’s teammates, and Smitty’s crew from the Grizzlies mean that we’re getting a lot of attention online.

Tickets are sold out, along with every room at the inn.