Page 20 of When I Found You

“Good for you. Not many people can say that.”

“How many more days do you have in town?”

“A week. I have to head back next Sunday. I’m due back to work that Monday morning.”

“Okay,” she says, sinking further into her seat. “Have you made plans with your dad or any of your friends while you’re here?”

“Nothing concrete. My buddy, Carson, wants to get together, and I want to get some more ink done by Ethan while I’m here.”

“Carson Anderson?” she asks.

“The one and only. Do you know him?”

“Yes. What a small world. I’ve been friends with his wife, Holly, for a while now. I met them through Cam and Ethan, actually.”

“Itisa small world. They’re great people.”

“They are, and their kids are just the cutest.”

“I haven’t seen the kids in a long ass time, so I’ll have to take your word for it.”

We discuss random things while we drive back to Stacey’s place. Traffic is much lighter this time of night, so we make the drive in about twenty minutes verses the forty-five it took getting downtown earlier.

I pull into the same spot as before and hop out of my truck, walking around to help her out. I close the door and then slide my hands along her hips, holding her between me and the truck.

“I had a great time tonight.”

“Me too, but you know the night doesn’t have to end now,” she says, biting that fucking lip again. My dick swells in my jeans once again at the thought of more. More time with her, more moments, more everything. The amount of time I want to spend with her should concern me, but truth be told, I don’t want to be anywhere except right here, right now.

“I know,” I reply, not breaking eye contact.

“Would you like to come inside, Peyton?”

“More than anything,” I tell her honestly.

Stacey pushes up on her toes and plants a kiss on my cheek. “Then let’s go inside,” she whispers in my ear before pushing against my chest and slipping out of my hold. I watch as she takes a few steps away and then follow her like the lost little puppy I am.

She fumbles with her keys slightly before finally unlocking her door. I slide up behind her, pressing my front against herback, then grab the handle before she does to stop her before we move forward.

“Before we go inside, I just want to make sure you know that I don’t haveanyexpectations as to what’s going to happen inside. You’re in control here.” Ineedher to understand where I’m at. I’d gladly strip every inch of clothing off the both of us as soon as that door clicks shut, but I’ll also be happy just talking to her and stealing a few kisses before it’s time for me to leave.

“I know. I wouldn’t be inviting you in if I didn’t feel safe with you.”

At her answer, I twist the handle and open the door to her condo. I follow her in, shutting the door behind us, and flip the lock as soon as the door clicks shut.

Stacey hangs her small purse up on the hook near her door and kicks off her cowboy boots. “Would you like anything to drink? Eat?” she asks as I watch her.

“What do you have to drink?”

“Let me check,” she says, stepping into her kitchen and opening the fridge. “I’ve got a couple beers, an open bottle of wine, and some sodas, or a bottle of water.”

“As long as you don’t mind me hanging out for a while, I’ll take a beer.”

She just smiles at me as she pulls out two different beers, holding them up for me to choose which one I want. I reach out and grab one from her, popping the top and taking a drink. The cold liquid easily slides down my throat, quenching the thirst that all of a sudden hit me. I don’t take my eyes off Stacey and watch as she observes me. I notice how her eyes dilate as she watches my throat move with each swallow. The lust that fills her eyes has the bulge in my jeans growing rapidly.

“You going to just stand there with the fridge door open?” I finally ask her, snapping the silence that had settled between us as we were both lost in this trance.

She places the other beer back in the fridge and grabs the bottle of wine, letting the door shut behind her. She reaches onto a shelf and pulls down a wine glass, then pours herself some.

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