Page 59 of Off Season

“That view is what sold me on the place.”

She turns her head enough so that I can see her softly smiling profile. “It’s stunning. I like that the city is still bustling with excitement yet it’s peacefully quiet up here. I almost feel like a voyeur.” Her smile widens. “Now I know why you like it here so much.”

“You know I like to watch.” I walk up to her and rub her arms from behind. “Can’t sleep?”

She turns her face back toward the window and mutters, “I never sleep. Not since I was a little kid.”

“Why?”

She’s quiet for a brief moment before saying, “I guess my mind is always churning. It’s hard to turn off.”

I wrap my arms around her and kiss her shoulder. “It must be exhausting. Anything I can do to help?”

She leans her head back on my shoulder and looks up at me. “I wish. Sometimes it feels like I’ve been tired for eighteen years.”

I wonder what happened eighteen years ago.

“What do you think about when you’re awake?”

She lifts her head and stares out the window again. “It’s not what I think about when I’m awake. It’s what I dream of when I’m not.”

“And what’s that?”

She turns around and wraps her arms around my neck while pulling me close so her soft body is flush to mine. She shakes her head. “Nothing I care to talk about.” She softly kisses my lips before her uncharacteristically softened eyes meet mine. “Thanks for reminding me that there are a few good guys still out there.” She pats my chest with her hand. “But I should leave and let you sleep.”

I catch sight of the time on the clock in my kitchen. “It’s after three in the morning, babe. I’m not letting you leave alone in the middle of the night.”

She raises her eyebrows. “Letting me?”

I rub her back. “It’s not safe. Don’t go. Please. I’ll make us a fire.” I smile. “I’ll even build a fort. I happen to be a great fort builder. Professional-level fort engineering is my specialty. You know I have six siblings and seventeen nieces and nephews, so creating mansion-quality forts comes easily to me.”

Her eyes light up. “Well, I suppose I need to see what professional-level fort engineering looks like. I’ll grab us some clothes.”

“Ooh. That’s a no-no. My adult forts are nudist forts. No clothing is allowed, and cuddling is mandatory. Oh, and there’s a confidentiality clause. Whatever is said in a fort stays in a fort. No exceptions. It’s like a mafia fort.”

She lets out a laugh. “There are a lot of rules in your nudist mafia fort. I’m not much of a rule follower.”

“What if I were to tell you that naked fort dwellers are permitted to make s’mores, but at the Gonzales nudist colony fort, we make s’mores with dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate?”

She runs her bottom lip through her teeth, and I have to will my cock not to ruin our moment by poking his head out. She’s just so damn sexy.

Her eyebrow then lifts slightly. “I suppose most nudist colonies prefer any food overweenieroasts.”

I chuckle as I nod in agreement. “True. And most nudist colonies screenFree Willy.”

She silently shakes in laughter. “Alright, kitten. Let’s see your fort and fire-building skills. They better be top-notch. I’ll be leaving a review online.”

Fifteen minutes later, a gigantic fort and a roaring fire are built. I used the all-white bedding from one of my guestrooms. The floor is covered in blankets and pillows. I have the white sheets hanging from chairs so that everything is covered except the opening facing the fireplace. I even found some LED fairy lights that I hadbought when my nieces visited last year and strung them along the top of the fort. I’m happy with my finished product.

I grab the s’mores’ necessities as I join Kam inside the fort. She’s happily facing the fire, lying with her hands behind her head on the bed of pillows I created. I love how she’s completely exposed but confidently lays there as though she isn’t. I can see the reflection of the fire in her big, light brown eyes. It makes the gold flakes come out in full force.

I crawl into the fort with my hands full of food. “Impressed?”

She shrugs. “Only a little. Being naked while carrying two hot chocolates and twelve donuts at once,” she looks at my semi-hard dick, “thatwould impress me.”

I let out a laugh. “Fair enough. I’ll be sure to keep more donuts on hand if you promise to come back again.”

I place everything on the blanket and lie down next to her. Our heads and shoulders are touching but the rest of our bodies aren’t. We both quietly stare into the fire for a minute or two before she sighs. “Why do you want me to come back?”

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