Page 18 of Levi

After eating lunch, Levi walked her back to the pharmacy, opened the door for and nodded for her to enter.

“I’ll see you Saturday,” he said.

“Alright. Have a good rest of the day,” Kinley said.

“Yes, ma’am. You too. I’ll get my phone activated once I get home.” He leaned forward and kissed her lips, then walked off.

As he strode down the sidewalk, he smiled. She had a temper and he did too, so he was sure there were going to be some wild arguments between them.

He was looking forward to seeing her Saturday night. He lucked out that there had been a cancellation right before he called. He’d been at the Hartland restaurant several times and knew the food was fantastic. Yep, definitely looking forward to it.

Saturday at five-thirty, he pulled into her driveway, parked, grabbed the rose, and a small bag, climbed out and walked to the door. He rang the doorbell, and when the door opened, he mentally groaned. She wore a black dress that hugged her body and ended just above her knees. On her feet were red stilettos. He saw her cat sitting on the arm of the sofa, glaring at him.

“You look beautiful,” he said as he handed her a pink rose and the bag.

“Thank you. Come in. What’s this?” she asked as she held the bag.

He grinned. “Open it.”

She frowned at him, but opened the bag, then laughed when she pulled the bag of miniature Tootie rolls out.

“Thank you. I ran out of them.” She put the rose to her nose and inhaled, then looked at him. “Let me put this in the fridge for now.”

“Alright.” He watched her walk toward the kitchen and his groin tightened. It had been too long since he’d been with a woman, and he wanted this one way too much.

Kinley walked back toward him with a smile on her face and he wanted to say, screw it and fuck her with those shoes hooked behind his waist. She stopped in front of him, stared into his eyes, and tilted her head.

“What are you thinking?”

Levi chuckled. “You don’t want to know.”

She laughed. “Okay. Maybe you’ll tell me later.”

When she turned to get her coat, he grasped her arm and made her face him.

“I’d rather show you,” he murmured as he leaned down and kissed her lips.

“We’ll see.”

He nodded, took her coat off the rack, and held it for her. She smiled at him over her shoulder. He shook his head. She knew exactly what she was doing to him.

“Let’s go,” he said, taking her hand.

“I’m ready when you are.”

He grinned. “Oh, I’m ready.”

When she laughed, he shook his head as he led her to his truck. Opening the door, he held her hand while she stepped onto the running board, sat and swung her legs inside. He clenched his jaw and slammed the door. Taking a deep breath, he blew it out, then grinned when he heard her laughing.Women.

He made his way around the truck, climbed inside, started it, then drove them to the restaurant.

“How was your day?” she asked innocently.

“Stop. Just stop talking.”

Kinley burst out laughing, making him wonder what the hell he’d gotten himself into. They drove the rest of the way in silence.

Levi’s heart pounded in his chest as he parked the truck and made his way to her side. He extended his hand, and she took it, her touch sending a jolt of electricity through his body. As she stepped down from the running board, hecouldn’t help but stare at her lips, the vibrant red lipstick calling out to him like a siren’s song.

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