Page 64 of Treat Her Right

“Impossible,” he said. “We’re just getting started.”

“But I’ve been thinking about it all day, even during that stupid party.” She lifted his face to hers. “Please, Zack.”

He stared at her while he slipped his fingers beneath the leg of her suit. Hot water swirled around her, but she was hotter still, wet and slick, her flesh swollen and soft. He removed his fingers and hastily pulled her bottoms off. Raising himself to the edge of the hot tub, he donned a condom, then eased back into the water to sit on the very edge of the bench seat.

“Straddle my hips, Wynn.”

As she did so, her breasts moved over his chest, their skin wet and slippery and hot. He helped position her, taking care not to jostle her bruised foot.

“Brace your hands on my shoulders.”

She did, and he eased up into her, hearing her soft moan, feeling the stretch of her inner muscles as she gripped him. He pressed his face into her throat, filled with so much emotion, so much pleasure, it was almost pain. He held her carefully and rather than thrust, he rocked them both, constantly kissing her and whispering to her; there was so much he wanted to say, but he didn’t understand himself anymore. He only knew he wanted her, and now he had her.

When he felt Wynn tightening around him, he pressed his hand between their bodies and helped her along. She bit his shoulder as she came, and licked his mouth when he came seconds later.

Resting against him, she murmured, “Will we ever make love in a bed do you think?”

Zack wanted to say yes, that he wanted her in his bed right now. The more he saw her, the more he wanted to be with her. He didn’t want to say good-night and send her back to her own home. He wanted to hold her all night, wake up with her in the morning, share breakfast with her and Dani, even argue with her.

But nothing was decided. All the issues still remained. He didn’t have only himself to think about; he had to think of his daughter, too.

He said only, “I’m off for a week now. Dani has preschool two afternoons so the house will be free. If you can get away then…”

She kissed his chin. “I’ll get away. But Zack?”

“Hmmm?” He’d just finished loving her, and already he was thinking of when he’d have her again. He felt obsessed.

“Are you seeing anyone else right now?”

“No, why?” He tried to see her face, but she kept it tucked close to his chest.

“You said you were looking for a wife. You said you had plans tomorrow night, too. I just wondered.”

He smiled. “Tomorrow I planned to do my cleaning. That’s all.”

“Oh.” She lifted up to look at him, winced when she bumped her toe, and finally got comfortable. “If you should decide to see anyone else, I want you to tell me.”

Zack cupped her cheek, so smooth and sweet. “Why?”

“Because then I wouldn’t see you anymore.”

Just hearing her say it made him want to shout, made him want to drag her inside and keep her there. His chest felt tight, but he nodded. “All right.” He smoothed his thumb over her bottom lip. “Same goes for me.”

Wynn stared at him, then resettled herself on his chest. “All right.”

CHAPTER 11

“DO YOU TWO REALIZEwe haven’t been to Marco’s in a month?”

Zack, sitting restlessly at his kitchen table, glanced up at Josh. Used to be he and Mick and Josh ate lunch at Marco’s at least once a week. Now Mick was married and Zack…well, for the past three weeks he’d enjoyed spending his spare time with Wynn. She’d taken over his brain and his libido and probably even his heart.

That thought shook him and he stood to pace.

Mick chuckled. “There he goes again.”

“Wynn has him on the run.” Josh laughed. “Not that it’ll do him any good. You were as bad once.”

Mick just shrugged. “It’s scary falling in love.”

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