Page 15 of Falling Over You

“Oh, it doesn't, really, it just seems so weird to be doing this at eleven o’clock in the morning.”

“Would eleven at night be better? Because I’m game to do it then if it’ll help ease your mind.”

She laughed. “You’re such a guy.”

“I’m pretty sure we already established that while you were riding my cock.” He scooted up the bed, joining her and leaning against the headboard.

“What now?” she asked with a small shrug of her gorgeous, naked, shoulders.

He leaned his head down, kissing one bare shoulder gently. “Well, we can get some food, maybe play another board game.”

She raised an eyebrow. “Another implies we actually played a board game. If I recall, we never made it to the playing stage.”

“Okay fine, we could play the board game we never started playing.” He was enjoying their banter almost as much as he enjoyed fucking her.

“I wouldn’t say no to food,” she said, just as her belly growled. “As you can tell by my rumbling stomach, I didn’t eat breakfast this morning before I went out to ski.”

“Then let’s go. We’ll get some food and see what else we can get into and just take this one day at a time.”

She nodded in agreement. They both got out of bed, working to find their clothes and get dressed. When they were both decent, they headed out the door of the cabin and back into the lodge. They were almost down the hallway to the lobby when a couple stepped in front of them.

“Mom, Dad,” she said with shock in her voice.

“There you are, Eve,” the man said, holding out his arms for a hug. “McKenzie said you had gotten hurt this morning and your mom and I wanted to make sure you were okay. We’ve been looking all over for you.” He looked from Eve to Theo and then back to Eve.

“I was sort of busy.” Theo saw her cheeks redden from her embarrassment.

Her dad looked at him, narrowing his eyes. “I can see that. Are you going to introduce me to your friend?”

“This is Theo Kincaid. He’s Gordon’s brother. Gordon who owns the lodge.”

Her dad‘s eyes lit up. “Oh, wow, it’s very nice to meet you, Theo. I didn't even know that Gordon had a brother. I’m Del Stanley and this is my wife Janet.”

“It’s nice to meet both of you. Gordon likes to keep me hidden under a rock so I don’t embarrass him.” If there was one thing he was good at, it was keeping things light. He did it all day with his patients. Nobody wanted a doctor who gave them news badly. He’d learned early on that a smile and a joke went a long way.

Now, if he could just use that life skill to get Eve’s parents to like him. Technically, he should start by getting Eve to agree to more. But, he wasn't against using whatever he could to make that happen.

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“What are you guys up to?” Eve asked.

“Oh, honey, we were just gonna relax and maybe grab some food,” her mom said.

“You should join us,” Del said. “Both of you.” He looked to Theo for an answer.

This was not his place and he would not be making this decision. If Eve wanted to have lunch with her parents, with or without him, he’d make it happen. If she didn’t, he’d also be fine with that.

Eve turned to him, her eyes asking him if it was okay. He’d known her only a couple of hours and could already read her. “I’m not sure what we have planned.”

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He went with his gut. “We can have lunch with your parents if you want.”

“Are you sure?” She looked back up at him and then back to her parents.

“Absolutely,” he said, meaning it. If he was going to be with this woman for the rest of his life, which he definitely planned on, he might as well get started knowing her parents and her family.

“Great,” Del said. “We’ll go get a table. You guys meet us when you’re ready.” They turned and walked away, leaving both Theo and Eve staring after them.

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