Page 28 of Must Love Alligators

“Same.”

When he was finally fully inside, he paused.But then Bailey lifted her legs, wrapping them around his waist, digging her heels into his ass and he had no choice but to move.He pulled out, thrust in, his pace slow and easy at first, just relishing everything about the moment.But it wasn’t long before there was no holding back.He pumped into her and she tightened around him with every thrust—her arms, legs, and inner muscles alike.

“Oh, Chase!Yes!I’m going to—” And she came again, clenching around him.

He was right behind her, his climax roaring through him.“Bailey!Damn!Yes!”

They lay on the rug,panting, ten minutes later.They weren’t even fully undressed, but damn,thatwas what sex was supposed to be.

It wasn’t just the orgasms either.Yes,two.It was the way she’d felt connected to him.The fact that she’d wanted him but she’dhadto have him only after hearing about his plans to come back to Louisiana to practice and hearing him admit that he’d been kind of an ass before meeting the Landrys and the way he’d listened to her talk about her stuff too.

She liked him.A lot.There was more to him than she’d expected and she really liked that.

She wanted to know even more.

She’d kind of expected to flirt with him, maybe make out a little,maybehave sex if they could figure out how to do that without maiming one another, but she didn’t expect to wantmore.To want to know things like his favorite book from childhood or to find out what was his favorite dish from the Revillon dinner or to want to just sit and watch him interact with Ellie and Leo some more.

Bailey rolled her head to look at Chase.

He was so gorgeous.

His hair was messed up from her fingers.His T-shirt was hiked up, displaying hard abs.His jeans were still unbuttoned, but the way she was lying she couldn’t really see the goods.

She remembered it all, though.

Wow.She was going to remember it all.Fondly.Probably every night.With her vibrator.

He looked over at her.And gave her a huge grin.

“Well, I guess we did manage to kiss without anyone dying.”

She laughed.“We were already on the floor.That probably helped.”

“Probably.”He pushed up.“Be right back.”He headed into what she assumed was the bathroom to deal with the condom and everything.

She sat up and reached for her panties.But as she shifted, she felt a sharp stinging sensation in her right butt cheek.What was that?She stood and tried to look at the spot, but it was hard to see.She ran her hand over the area.Ouch.Glass.It felt like she’d sat on glass.She pulled her hand away and saw blood.

She sighed and looked down.There was half of an ornament by her feet.The alligator with the Hawaiian shirt was now just a pair of feet.

Of course.

Chase came back into the room just then.

“So, we should—” He frowned immediately.“What the hell?You’rebleeding?”

“I think I rolled onto an ornament.”

He came around the couch and knelt behind her, pulling her skirt up.

“Chase!”

“Relax.I was just down here, remember?”

Her cheeks got hot instantly.“Not exactlythere.”

He grinned up at her.“I’m a doctor.”

“Not yet.”

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