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We made our way down the brightly lit stairwell to the basement, and I slowly opened the door and,

“BOO!” I quickly jumped around to scare Allie, and she let out a blood-curdling scream.

“You absolute asshole! UGH!” I threw my arms up to block her swats that kept coming, trying and totally failing from laughing at her.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist.” I was wheezing at this point and sounded more like a dying seal than a laugh. “See, look, no intruder or masked murderer. You're perfectly safe.”

“You’d better sleep with one eye open, pretty boy.” She stormed past me into the finished basement and walked around to check it out.

It had a small home gym area with a rack of dumbbells, a bench, one of those four area machines with cable workouts, and rolled mats. That would be nice if we wanted to keep up with lifting. There was also a pool table, air hockey, and a foosball table, two sofas, and a TV mounted to the wall. They also had a small kitchenette and bathroom as well.

After snooping, we made our way to the very top floor, where two more bedrooms were situated with a Jack and Jill bathroom. Each had windows overlooking parts of the forest or mountains. The entire cabin had modern elements but was still decorated with a rustic touch, which made it feel homey.

For our last exploration, we checked out the back patio with the hot tub and grill. It sat on the wrap-around porch and had little lights strung across it. I already knew we’d be taking advantage of this as soon as possible. We walked around the porch, taking in the colors of the trees and the gentle breeze in the afternoon sun. Allie stopped at a spot on the railing, and I came up behind her and pulled her back to my chest. She took a deep breath and melted back into me.

“This is nice. Really, really nice. As much as I miss my mom and sister, I’m glad I’m here with you.”

“I know you wish it were them, and I am sorry they aren’t here, but at the same time, I’m so fucking happy. This has been so much fun, and it’s only the first afternoon, and then this view is beautiful,” I said, looking more down at her than the actual view. She tilted her head to the side to look at me, and our gazes clashed. Even a little over a month later, she still took my breath away and caused my heart to skip a few beats. Those beautiful hazel eyes and long dark lashes, her freckles that I fawned over that popped even more due to the summer sun, and those full pink lips. Fuck. Every single part of her was beautiful. Every part was a work of art. I leaned in and placed a soft, gentle kiss on her lips, her nose, her forehead. Soaking in this peaceful moment of us.

“Mmm, I like those kinds of kisses,” she said as our heads were still inches apart.

“There are different types?” I asked as I rubbed my thumb back and forth against her stomach.

“Yes. There are the passionate ones that are rushed, the ones that are deep and languid after you've been apart, and the tender ones that have so much love and emotion behind them.”

“And which is your favorite? Hmm?” Turning her around to face me, I slid one hand against her cheek and the other to cup the back of her head.

“Tender ones.” Her tongue darted out across her lower lip while her eyes flicked back and forth from my lips to my eyes. I pulled her in and gave her all the soft, tender kisses she wanted.

CHAPTER 30

Brat

The next morning, we woke up early so we could head to Gatlinburg—another small town up from Pigeon Forge. We walked up and down the main strip, playing arcade games, going into any small shops they had, and of course, stopping so everyone could pet Dolly. It was some of the most fun I’d had in a long time. There were a couple of times where people would walk into us, or cut in line, which I could tell upset her.

The entire time she was anxious, though, she did her best to hide it. If there was one thing that would be Allie’s weakness, it would be her need to control every situation. I wanted her to relax and feel in the moment and not have the beautiful brain of hers racing the entire time.

Once we got back to the cabin, we decided to change and do a quick workout, since we weren’t exactly tired. I could tell that not even this was helping her as it normally would. Luckily, with some quick thinking, I had just the thing to help her. After she finished her set of tricep extensions, I reached up and took off the bar piece.

“Hey, what are you doing? I still have another set!” She stamped her foot at me and crossed her arms, pushing her chest up, distracting me. Focus here, Spencer.

“We’re going to have a little fun. You need to relax some more, sweetheart,

and I’m going to help with that. Understand?” I grabbed the two little cuffs that are usually attached to your ankles for kickbacks and hooked them to the machine.

“I’m relaxing, just—” I turned around, eyebrows raised, and gave her a

are you shitting me look. She swallowed and shuffled on her feet, mumbling how she was, in fact, relaxed and didn’t need me telling her what to do. I rolled my eyes, turned back around, and moved the pin for the weights all the way down so it wouldn’t move as easily.

“Here, take those clothes off.”

“What? Strip down here?” she whispered loudly, like someone else was in the room with us, who would pop out at any moment.

“Yeah? Otherwise, I would have said go somewhere else. Now stop stalling and strip, Allie.” I growled, her attitude starting to grate slightly on my nerves.

“You are so demanding, sometimes you know that?” She placed her hands on her hips and cocked them out to the side. Putting all her attitude into it. All that did was make my cock stir because I was going to fuck that sass right out of her.

“And you like it, don’t you? I bet if I slid my hand down those leggings, I’d find you already wet, wouldn’t I? Now stop being a brat and strip.” Shooting her a rakish grin and not waiting for a response, I turned around and checked the cable a third time to make sure it felt secure, and I didn’t risk hurting her. I could hear her mumbling to herself behind me, but I ignored it. The snap of her elastic from her workout gear sounded a moment later, and then the soft thud as she threw everything into a pile.