Page 22 of Forbidden Passion

“This is going to take you a week to do,” he said.

She snorted. “No. I’ll have the majority done today.”

He shook his head. “I’ll get out of your hair. If you need me, yell. My office is down the hallway and to the left.”

“I will.”

She turned to get to work but gasped when he tugged her against him, turned her head, and kissed her until she wasbreathless. He released her and then chuckled.

She scowled because she knew he was teasing her. “Go,” she said. “Or I’ll never get anything done.”

She heard him chuckle as he walked away and couldn’t help but smile.

Tessa cleared everything out of the pantry and cabinets. There was so much that she’d had to set things on chairs and even the floor. She already had a pile of expired food. She also unloaded the rest of the top cabinets and decided to work on the bottom ones later.

She filled the sink with soapy water and climbed onto the counter to wipe the cupboards out. She bit back a scream when she felt hands grab her waist.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Dominik growled.

She looked over her shoulder at him. “Cleaning.”

“No. Why are you kneeling on the counter?”

“Because I couldn’t reach.”

He closed his eyes before he lifted her and set her on her feet. “Angel, I don’t want you to put yourself in danger.”

She almost snorted but didn’t want to upset him more than he already was. “I was being careful.”

He gripped her shoulders. “It doesn’t matter. You need to call me if you need something up high.”

“I didn’t want to bother you,” she told him.

“You’re never a bother. My main job in life is to keep you happy and safe.”

She didn’t like that he thought her so weak she couldn’t clean without him.

“I can see from the look on your face that you don’t agree, but please let me do that. I know we’ll disagree on things, but I want us to talk them out. I can compromise on some things. Your safety isn’t one of them.”

She sighed and nodded.

“Good girl, now tell me what you need.”

She explained what she wanted and concentrated on wiping the shelves down in the pantry. The food closet looked a lot bigger empty than when things were shoved in.

“Do you need anything else, Angel?”

She turned to him and shook her head. “No, are you hungry yet?”

“Yeah, but let me help.” He started to pull things from the refrigerator. “I don’t want to go to the site today. I talked to my foreman. I told him I’d stop by in the next few days.”

“I hope you’re not going because of me.”

He shook his head. “No. I’ve got a lot of paperwork to do, and I want to spend time with you.”

He put everything down as she made some space at the kitchen table.

She set plates and silverware down and then went back for glasses. “What do you want to drink?” she asked.

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