Page 255 of Sin Bin

“That’s what I always tell her,” Meadow said.

The staircase led right to the tree house’s front door, which opened into a comfortable living space that included sleeping quarters, a play area and a reading nook. There was also a deck on the roof, the perfect spot for stargazing.

“Wow.” Logan looked around in amazement. “Nice man cave. Lucky Cam.”

Meadow grinned. Though the space was roomy, Logan was so big and brawny that he looked like a giant invading a hobbit house.

“Let’s go up to the deck,” she suggested.

They climbed a ladder to the rooftop and sat down on the deck, their legs dangling over the edge. The house backed up to a beautiful greenbelt where deer could often be spotted passing through.

“This is awesome,” Logan said appreciatively, wrapping his arm around Meadow’s shoulders. She rested her head against his chest and laid her hand on his stomach, sighing contentedly as the warm night curled around them.

He nuzzled her hair. “So it’s okay if I stay over?”

She grinned. “If I say no, will you leave without a fuss?”

“Probably not.”

She giggled. “I didn’t think so. And of course you can stay over. I missed you while you were in Dallas. We have to make up for lost time.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” he murmured, his hand stroking up and down her arm.

A soft, dreamy smile bloomed across her face as they sat gazing up at the night sky. It was a perfectly clear evening, no clouds to obscure the brilliant array of twinkling stars.

“So many stars,” Logan marveled.

Meadow sighed. “Aren’t they beautiful?”

“They are.” His voice held a grin. “But their beauty—”

“Don’t say it.”

“—pales in comparison to yours.”

She threw back her head and laughed, howling to the heavens.

Logan’s chest rumbled with an answering chuckle.

“I told you not to say it!” Meadow chortled, slapping his thigh and shaking her head. “You’re the suavest guy I’ve ever met, Logan. But not even you can pull off a corny line like that.”

He chuckled. “Can’t blame a guy for trying.”

“But that’s the thing! You knew it was corny and you said it anyway!”

“And I’d do it again just to hear that intoxicating laugh of yours. It melts me every single time.”

At those words, her panties practically disintegrated.

When she turned her head to gaze back at him, he cupped the side of her face in his palm and slowly lowered his mouth to hers. She sighed softly as he kissed her with exquisite tenderness, making her eyes sting from the sweet ache of it.

“I love you,” he whispered into the kiss.

“I love you, too,” she whispered back.

His arm banded around her waist, pulling her onto his lap as he drank her in, exploring her mouth with his tongue as her heart beat wildly against his.

“Oh, baby,” he breathed. “I’m so glad we found each other again. So damn glad.”

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