Page 33 of Confined Space

"What do you mean?"

"Yesterday she bought that bouncy seat and a high chair. I recognize that brand of baby furniture. How am I ever going to pay her back?"

"She doesn't expect that. She's helping you out, and she loves spoiling that little guy."

"I swear I'm not taking advantage of her."

I laugh out loud. "She's taking advantage of you, little Mouse."

I lift the larger of the boxes and head for the spare bedroom. I hear her gasp and turn to see my girl with hooded eyes taking in my body. Fuck, today is going to be hard.

I move the boxes into the room and then guide her out to the pool. From a bench under the covered lanai, I lift the seat to reveal a storage area and remove several towels and hand them to Coral. I carry the baby bouncer into the fenced area around the pool and under one of the umbrellas so Archer is covered. I watch her put baby sunblock on him and then she proceeds to rub it all over where she can reach on her upper body. She drops her shorts, revealing matching bottoms that have high leg holes. The waistband sits at her waist and is belted with a matching belt. She's sexy as fuck. All of her skin is exposed. She pulls the Velcro on her brace and slips it off her arm. She only has a couple more weeks until her next checkup, and she can't wait.

"Could you put this on my back?" she asks as she hands me the sunblock after she rubs it all over her long, sexy legs. I stare at her, trying to get control of my body. "Rowdy, did you hear me?" she asks, and I nod, my tongue too thick to respond to her.

She turns, showing me her back. As I rub the lotion into her skin, I check out the mostly black tattoo. It’s made up of two heart-shaped dream catchers, butterflies, and script saying, “Always listen to your heart because even though it's on your left side, it’s always right.” The butterflies are the only color to the tattoo. The largest being the most colorful.

"I love this."

"My grandmother heard it somewhere and always said it to me. I got this one right after I moved here before the accident and my money problems." She lifts her left arm to show me the watercolor tattoo on the inside of her forearm. It’s done in red, blue, and black of a mother holding a baby and Archer's name. I never noticed it before because of her brace, and during the accident I couldn’t see her arm.

"That's beautiful. I have a couple, as you can see." I chuckle and turn so she can see them all.

"I saw them before, except for the back piece."

I have my US Army one on my left shoulder, my full sleeve on my right, and my back is the firefighter angel I got in memory of my dad.

"That one is for my dad and all fallen firefighters."

"I like them all. My parents wouldn't approve, but as soon as I moved to LA, I got the one on my back in honor of my grandmother. And well, this one is for Archer." She laughs, and the sound is light and full of life.

"That is one of my favorites sounds you make. Well, other than when you moan while I'm kissing you. I can't wait to hear the sound you make the first time we make love," I say as I wrap my arms around her body.

"Stop teasing me." She pulls away from me and cannonballs into the deep end of the pool. Her splash is on the smaller side. I know she's trying not to splash too much because of Archer. I turn to check on him and see he’s asleep. I dive in behind her and chase her down. When I catch her, I pin her to the side of the pool, her legs wrapping around my hips. I take her mouth and we kiss for quite a bit. Both of us sliding our hands across each other's bodies. My cock is so hard even in the cool water. I just want to slide it into her body, but again, I can't rush her. I want her to lead the way as much as she will.

After a bit, I need to stop her because she's grinding down on my cock and I don't want either of us to come yet. I throw her into the middle of the pool, and she squeals.

We wrestle around for about an hour until Archer makes his presence known again. She climbs out, dries off, and sits on one of the lounge chairs as she plays with him. When her phone timer goes off, she heads into the house to shower and get ready for the visit with CPS. I watch Archer until she's done with her shower, then I slip on my shoes and head over to my house to shower and change so I'm ready for our date.

When I return, she's in a pale pink-and-cream spaghetti strap dress with buttons down the front. Her hair is in loose waves around her face. The dress has a prairie western kind of look, but the material is so thin it’s almost see-through. She is breathtaking.

"Mouse, you're beautiful." I pull her into me and kiss her softly on the lips. Her dress goes past her knees and she's barefoot.

"I hope Ms. Dunlap is okay with me being dressed up. I didn't want to get dressed in one outfit just to change out of it."

"I don't care. Like I said, you're breathtaking."

"You said beautiful."

The driveway alarm goes off, and we turn to see a car pulling up. I watch as Blu greets the lady, and I head out to get control of my big dog before he scares her.

Chapter Nine

CORAL

"Hello, Ms. Pierce," Ramona says when Rowdy directs her into the living room.

"Hello, Ms. Dunlap." She takes in my outfit and now I wish I had worn jeans and a T-shirt.

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