Page 112 of Time to Bounce

“If you keep watching me while I’m putting these handcuffs up, I might think you want me to use them on you,” he teased.

My brows rose as I lifted my arms high above my head and stretched, letting the blanket slip down the length of my chest.

The cool air kissed my nipples, and his eyes zeroed in on them.

“You’re not going back to sleep?” he asked as he continued to put his things on but kept an eye on my breasts.

“Nope,” I said. “I think I might go deal with my mother.”

His brows rose. “Why do you have to?”

I sighed. “Because she’s called like ten times in the last few days, I’m guessing so she can apologize, and I have to deal with her sooner or later.”

“You could not deal with her at all and cut off contact,” he suggested as he reached into the closet for a tee.

I watched the muscles along his ribs and upper abs ripple with the move and felt my body pulse in awareness.

The man was fit.

Like, really fit.

Despite the knife slash across his belly—which looked pretty good today considering—there wasn’t a single imperfection about the man.

God, he was gorgeous.

Strong hands. Muscled forearms. Bulky biceps and shoulders.

Abs.

So many abs.

His obliques were my favorite feature.

So strong and…

“Stop looking at me like that when you know I have to leave,” he grumbled as the shirt fell into place over his upper half.

I pouted, causing him to chuckle.

His shirt got tucked in last, and then he was walking toward me, eyes alight with mischief.

“Call me when you head to your mom’s,” he suggested as he planted both fists into the bed beside me and leaned over.

I met him halfway, kissing him goodbye.

“Be safe, Gable,” I urged.

He touched the tip of my nose with one finger before saying, “Always am, Athena.”

Then he was gone, and I was left thinking about my task for the day.

Ugh.

My mother.

The very last person I wanted to see was my mother. Especially after I’d learned that she’d been practically stalking me for the last who knew how long.

Shasha and Gable’s best guess was that she’d been doing it since I’d moved there.

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