Page 31 of Spotlight on Poppy

"Hey Poppy, what are you doing here?" he asked as he closed the distance between them. Her mouth was still open, and she appeared to be having trouble finding words. "Don't tell me you're speechless. I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen you speechless"

"I didn't know you could do that," she said in a breathy voice.

"Oh that? I do that a few times a week," he said with a slow smile.

"And twice on Saturdays," the waitress from behind the bar chimed in.

"Hey Jess, I'm gonna take my break now, you got this?"

"Yep, I got it covered."

"Come out back with me," he said to Poppy. He put his hand on the small of her back and guided her out onto the back deck.

"I'm happy to see you, but what brought you out all this way Poppy?"

She seemed to have gained some equilibrium. "I brought you these," she said as she shoved a Tupperware container of muffins into his hands. "I made some for the store today and I had some leftovers. I went to the inn to take them to you, but your sister told me you were working out here today. And since I have the rest of the day off, I thought I would bring them here to you," she said all in one breath.

"Thank you, that was very thoughtful of you." Josh smiled and took the container from her arms. His stomach gave an appreciative rumble at the sight of his favorite muffins.

"Where did you learn to ride a mechanical bull like that?"

"I've been working here for a couple years. We have to take turns riding every shift. It's a good time."

"You are really good at that.... likereallygood."

"Thank you," he answered back with a chuckle. He wanted to scoop her up and kiss her, but they hadn't talked about anything since their mind blowing kiss. Josh wanted more, but he didn't want to scare her if she wasn’t sure how she was feeling. But the way her eyes were perusing his body, he thought she might just feel the same way.

He got a muffin out of the basket and peeled off the paper and took a bite. These really were the best muffins he had ever had.

"I really appreciate this, Poppy." And he wasn't lying. Growing up it had really kind of been him and his sister against the world. When someone went out of their way to do something nice for him, it meant so much.

"What time are you off?"

“I'm working a double shift today, so here till close tonight."

Poppy sat down on the picnic table next to him. She sat close enough that her thigh pressed into his. Hers was soft and giving, if felt good against his hard thigh. He let his hand rest on her mid-thigh, careful not to go too high, but oh how he wanted to. After last night he couldn’t stop thinking about her. He had made it through the cast party on his best behavior, but barely.

"Are you busy tomorrow?" she asked.

"Nope, I was planning on taking the day to just relax and recover. Do you have plans?"

"Nope," she said as she turned to look at him. She licked her bottom lip, and Josh would almost swear she did that on purpose. Then those beautiful soft lips turned into a small smile.

"Let me take you out," he said, as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. The smile on her face turned into a bigger smile and shone so bright it warmed his heart.

"Okay."

"Tomorrow, I will pick you up at one and take you on a picnic. How does that sound?"

"That sounds amazing, I'll bring dessert."

‘I'm sure you will,’thought Josh, hoping maybe Poppy could be dessert.

CHAPTER16

Poppy

Poppy's heart had been all a flutter since she went to see Josh at work. She had no idea he could ride a bull like that. It was impossible to watch him ride that thing and not think about what it would be like to sleep with him. She was a wreck. The vision she had of what his hips would do on top of her had her constantly wet. In fact, last night she got out her vibrator and gave herself multiple orgasms at the thought of those hips of his. She even envisioned turning the tables and riding him.

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