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Naomi’s grin was so bright it nearly hurt to see.“Pick a day, dude.Any day.”
* * *
It wasafter nine when I got the courage to call Ambrose.
“Hey,” he said after just one ring.His voice sounded scruffy and deep.Fabric rustled and there was the soft click of what I guessed to be a lamp coming on.“To what do I owe the honor?”
“I’m sorry,” I blurted.“I forgot you have to get up at the crack of dawn!I should’ve texted.”
“It’s okay,” he assured me with a chuckle.“I wasn’t able to get to sleep just yet anyway.”
“You okay?”
“Mmm.Lot on my mind,” he admitted.“I’m not her parent but raising a teenager is hard.”
“Remind me to ask you for tips when Edward is older,” I muttered.He chuckled and I felt the warmth of it spread through me, settling in my belly like an embrace.“So, I, um… I’m free for dinner tomorrow or Friday, if you’re still interested.”
“Hell yes, I’m interested,” he said, sounding less tired.“Any place you particularly like in town, or should I just surprise you?”
“I’m good with surprises,” I murmured.“Which day is better for you?Full disclosure: If you pick Friday, there’s a chamber of commerce meeting at eight I’m supposed to attend so we might have to have an early dinner.”
He hesitated, then said, “Well, what if I go with you?I’ve been trying to get them to let Nice Buns join after all.”
“You want our night out to include an RCC meeting?Weird kink but I won’t yuck your yum.”
His startled, pleased laugh was entirely too much of a turn on I decided, squirming as my cock gave an interested twitch.“I can’t say it’s a kink but I’m willing to give it a try if you are.”
“Tomorrow then,” I said.And he murmured agreement.“I should let you go—it’s late for you.”
“No, it’s alright.What’d you get up to today?What does a funeral director do between funerals?”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah.You’re the first one I’ve spoken to outside of the necessary conversations so… Tell me.Thrill me with a day in the life of Leo Morris.”
“Sure, but I guarantee you’ll be asleep before I get to my lunchbreak.”
“I might surprise you again.”
I sincerely hoped so…
CHAPTER6
AMBROSE
Wasit ridiculous to be excited about a chamber of commerce meeting?It had to be.
Of course, it was also ridiculous that I was lying to myself, saying it was themeetingI was all hot to trot over and not Leo.
We’d stayed on the phone for far too long the night before, even though I knew damn well I had to be up at oh-god-o’clock to get the bakery open.I’d managed to stagger into my office with one eye open and the other considering functionality with a few minutes to spare on my already tight schedule.The day had taken off at a sprint from there, but I couldn’t be mad at myself about my piss poor time management, not when it meant Leo and I spent hours on the phone talking about… Well, about everything.
Almost everything, anyway.
No matter how desperately I wanted to whisper in his ear the very dirty thoughts I’d had about him, I’d bitten my tongue and kept the topics less risqué, much to the disappointment of my libido.
I had a good, long talking to with it after we’d hung up, falling asleep with my pajama shorts around my knees and my shirt rucked up under my arms, a combination of sheer exhaustion and an amazing orgasm leaving me absolutely boneless.
I’d woken up just a few hours later, furious at past me for deciding to work in a field requiring early hours but not enough to blowtorch my entire career just for the sake of more sleep
