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Only this time, when I put my head down on his chest again and let him cuddle me close, I no longer thought of that charm as a bad thing.
Not at all.
ChapterThirteen
Ethan
When I woke, she was still in my arms, her chest rising and falling with each soft, slumbering breath.At some point in the night, we got off the floor and moved to Delaney’s bed in the back of her apartment and piled the blankets high over top of us to keep us warm.
Not that we’d needed them.The heat between us was more than enough to ward off the cold.Even with the power outage keeping the heat off for most of the night.
I watched her for a few minutes, memorizing how peaceful and absolutely stunning she was.
Outside, the storm had stopped and the sun was trying to shine through the clouds.The last thing I wanted to do was look outside to see what kind of mess Mother Nature had left for us to clean up.In a perfect world, I would stay exactly where I was—in Delaney’s bed, with her cuddled up on me, all day.
Sadly, that wasn’t reality.
She must have sensed the shift in me, because before I could slip away, leaving her undisturbed, Delaney’s eyes fluttered open.I watched as a look of surprise crossed her features, before melting into a smile as she remembered the night before.
Her beautiful, sleepy smile stirred me to life when she looked up at me and said, “Good morning.”
I pressed my lips to hers.“Good morning, beautiful.Did you sleep well?”
Her answer was a contented moan, and she wiggled closer to me.
My cock stiffened in response to the feel of her hot, bare skin on mine.
It was my turn to moan.As much as I wanted to give in to my urges—and I very much did—I’d already heard my phone binging with messages from the other room.I needed to get up and check on things.It was bad enough I’d completely forgotten to go back to the brewery and check on the tanks one last time before going to sleep.I’d been more than a little distracted.In the very best way.
But still.
I couldn’t completely ignore my responsibilities.
“Looks like the storm stopped,” Delaney said without lifting her head.“How bad do you think it is out there?”
“I’m not sure,” I answered honestly.“But unfortunately, I’m going to need to find out sooner rather than later.”
She sat up, her long, dark hair falling over her bare shoulders as she pulled the sheet up to cover her breasts.Mussed from sleep and sex, she’d never looked more beautiful than she did in that moment.
It took all my self-control not to pull the sheet down and ravage her all over again.
I swallowed hard and forced the thoughts from my head.
“You need to go check on your tanks.”It wasn’t a question.Delaney bit her bottom lip and nodded.“Do you think they’re okay?”
“I sure hope so.”Reluctantly, I flipped the cover back.Before I moved, I leaned over and gave Delaney a long, slow kiss.
“Oh.I should brush my teeth.”
I chuckled.“I love the way you taste.”I wiggled my eyebrows, and she blushed a very pretty shade of pink and swatted my chest as I slipped from the bed.
“You’re leaving?”
“Not for long,” I said, my voice low.“But I do need to make sure the tanks are okay and check in with Quinn.”
Quinn.
Saying her name out loud brought the reality of my daughter sharp and pressing to the front of my mind.
