Page 66 of Purr For Me
Chapter Twenty-One
After work, Lexie got in her Jeep and took her phone out of her backpack. She drummed her fingers on the steering wheel as she tried to decide whether to call Kade or pop by his place.
She missed Kade. Silly really, she’d only seen him that morning.
A smile spread over her face as she realized that falling in love again didn’t scare the shit out of her anymore. She wouldn’t rush into it, but there was no reason not to enjoy being with Kade in the meantime.
Her smile faded when she thought about the fact Jason would not sign the papers, yet he wasn’t coming at her for anything. He wasn’t begging her to come back to him. He wasn’t asking for money. What was he up to?
His silence made her nervous. Perhaps he was expecting Kade to pay up. He had the money. And really, brothers looked out for each other. She could hardly blame Kade for wanting to help Jason get back on his feet. Kade wasn’t stupid enough to give Jason money without ensuring he didn’t go back on the drugs.
She’d go home and have a long, hot bath and plan a surprise trip for Kade up to her cabin. He should have paid back the money this afternoon. With her recent promotion and the chance at commission on her work, she’d make a plan with Kade to pay back every penny. It would be easier with no interest. A trip to the cabin would be good for both of them. It would be wonderful to share her memories of the only happy place she’d lived after her mother got out of rehab.
She’d been fifteen, and they’d moved up there after they’d released Lexie from foster care. They had a wonderful twelve months living by the lake before her mother got sick. Nick, her mother’s partner, the man who’d helped her get clean, had stood by them both.
It had taken her mom another twelve months to die. Only Nick kept Lexie sane, and he helped her get a job working on cars. He’d given her the bug by letting her work on his Chevy. He was the one who’d told her she had a natural talent with engines and helped her get started. It was Tom who got her a job working on the racing circuit.
She smiled at the memory. Tom had thought she was hot, and he’d only given her a job because he’d wanted to get into her pants. But they soon realized their friendship was more important than a quick fuck. Plus, Tom said he didn’t want to lose a great mechanic.
Nick died in a car accident two years ago, and now the cabin was hers. She couldn’t wait to share the beautiful spot by the lake with Kade. She hoped he wouldn’t think the cabin too rustic.
Suddenly, she didn’t want a bath. She wanted Kade. She wanted to share today with the man who was slowly owning her heart.
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“This is a nice surprise,” he muttered as he opened the door to her. She merely launched herself into his arms and kissed him. He kissed her back, and the urgency in his touch sent her pulse racing.
With a primal growl that sent shivers through her, Kade claimed her lips, urging them apart as he slammed the door shut behind her with his foot. Lexie gave in, gliding her tongue against his in a sensual dance. She moaned when he pulled her hips tight against him, fitting her body to his.
His growing erection rubbed against her stomach, and the urge to touch him was too much to resist. Slipping a hand between them, Lexie found the button on the waistband of his jeans and undid it.
When his hand halted hers, she looked up in surprise. “I have something I need to tell you first.”
She pressed a kiss to his lips to silence him. “It can wait. I need you.”
She slid her hand inside, fondling him through his underwear. Sex with Kade was amazing, but feeling and seeing the evidence of how much she excited him was one part she loved most. She didn’t like to admit it, but she needed that validation.
“Wait. We have to—”
“It doesn’t feel like you want to talk,” judging by how hard he was. His cock jutted towards her as though it yearned for her touch. She supposed it did, because the rest of Kade seemed to. On a groan he gave in.
His hand fisted in her hair and the other was working its way up under the back of her t-shirt. Her skin broke out in goose bumps and her nipples pebbled against his chest when she felt his warm palm connect with her bare back.
Kade dragged his lips from hers, leaving her dazed and breathless. “I want you. Now.”
Her arousal grew stronger as she stared at him. Her breasts felt heavier, and she ached with desire. She wanted him as much as he did her, so she settled for committing the moment to memory. The hot glint in his eyes, the rapid way his chest rose and fell, and his proud, erect penis—all burned into her brain.
“You’re overdressed. Let’s fix that.” And he lifted her t-shirt over her head. “You are so beautiful it hurts.”
Never had Lexie felt so wanted, so needed as a woman, as aperson. No other man had ever said that to her, had ever felt that way about her, but Kade did. And he might have a granite-like hard-on at the moment, but it was easy to see that he was talking about more than sex.
“How am I supposed to get naked with you latched onto me like that?”
The barest hint of a smile played around Kade’s mouth before he kissed her hard and then released her. She pulled off her shirt and got rid of her hot-purple yoga shorts. For a moment, Lexie wished she was wearing a sexier bra and panties instead of her white sports bra and boy shorts. Then she caught the way Kade was looking at her and realized she didn’t need fancy clothes to make him want her.
She ran her fingers under the bottom of the bra, teasing Kade by not lifting the bra quite all the way up. His nostrils flared and he shifted on his feet. She toyed with her bra a little longer, but the sight of his delectable body made her as impatient as he was.
She rid herself of the bra and the panties soon followed. Standing bared to the elements with Kade was a huge aphrodisiac. The breeze caressed her, a hint of erotic contact, and the lingering sun kissed her skin. They were a tiny prelude to what she knew was in store for her.
