Page 37 of So in Love
“And his son, yes.”Crystal sent a quick glance toward Jamie but focused on dishing up her food and passing it along.
“You know quite a bit already, then.But probably not everything.”Mom winked at Crystal.“I’ll grab the boxes from downstairs, and we can look through them after dinner if you like.”
“That would be great, thank you.”Crystal took a bite of chicken and a moment later said, “This is terrific.Thanks again for having me over.”
“It’s our pleasure.We’re always happy to entertain our sons’…friends.”
Jamie rushed to cut off that line of conversation before Mom drove Crystal running from the house.He brought up the forecast for snow, which took them through most of dinner, thank goodness.It didn’t snow in Crystal’s town so she was as keen to see it as the kids in Dad’s school.Mom and Dad happily shared stories of snow days in years past.
“Do you ski or snowboard?”Dad asked Crystal.
She washed down a bite of potatoes with her last splash of wine so Jamie poured more into her glass.“Thank you,” she said to him before looking toward his dad.“Both, actually, though I’m pretty bad at snowboarding.I usually spend at least a couple of weekends a year in Vail or sometimes Telluride.”
“How posh,” Mom said.“Do you own a place there?”
“No, I just have my house in LA.Alaina has a place in Vail, and another friend of mine has a condo in Telluride.”
“Vail sounds fun,” Jamie said, thinking he’d like to spend a day on the slopes with Crystal followed by a night of incredible high-altitude sex.
“You should ski Mt.Hood, if you haven’t,” Dad suggested.
She nodded enthusiastically.“I have.It’s amazing.I love Timberline Lodge.I’d like to go to Bachelor next.Have you been there?”
Mom waved her hand.“Of course.”We took a few trips there when the boys were young—to Sunriver, which is a big resort community near there.It’s beautiful year-round.Lots of pine and beautiful red soil.”
“Sounds pretty.”
They finished dinner, and everyone helped bus the dishes into the kitchen.
When everything was stacked in or near the sink, Mom turned to Crystal.“Boxes first or dessert?”
“Boxes, if that’s all right.”
“Boxes it is!Sam, give me a hand, please.”
He joined her at the stairs and slipped his hand around her waist before giving her a quick kiss.“You got it.”
As soon as they’d descended out of sight, Jamie reached for Crystal and pulled her hard against him, his hands encircling her waist.His lips crashed into hers, and he kissed her with all the lust currently bottled up inside him.
She kissed him back—wildly—but only for a moment before tearing her mouth from his.“We can’t do this here.Your mom will have us married in no time!”
He squeezed her waist and kissed her jaw, running his tongue along her flesh.“Nah.”
She pushed at him.“Are you serious?You warned me.Kelsey and Brooke warned me.And now I’ve seen her firsthand.I wonder if she isn’t brewing up a love potion downstairs right now.”
He laughed but quickly sobered.“Yeah, maybe.But I can’t help myself.You’re fucking irresistible.”
She narrowed her eyes at him, but she didn’t look mad, she looked horny.“Resist.”
“Stop wearing those damn boots, then.”
She pointed her toe, flexing her leg to great effect.“What, these?”
He reached for her again and moved close, their chests touching.“Tease.”He kissed her one more time, hard and fast, his tongue diving deep into the heat of her mouth.God, she turned him on.
The sound of feet on the stairs drew him away from her.
She frowned.“You totally distracted me.I wanted to tell you something before they came back.”
