Page 64 of Stuck Bayou

Something flickered in Theo’s eyes and suddenly Savannah found herself being hauled up on tip toe by his big hands wrapped around her upper arms. His mouth met hers in a deep, full kiss.

She moaned. It had been too long since they’dreallykissed.

With the way he was holding her, she couldn’t wrap her arms around him though, so she just had to let him kiss her.

And he did. He really did.

When he finally let her go, she was breathing hard and her whole body was tingling.

“I know you can do anything, and that you’re fully competent and independent, and you don’tneedme. But the idea that you mightwantme anyway, is the biggest fucking turn-on I can think of, City Girl.”

Savannah stared up at him. “Talk about saying exactly the right thing to get me to take my clothes off for you.”

He gave her a lazy grin. “You were absolutely going to take your clothes off for me even if I hadn’t said that.”

Cocky. He was so cocky.

But he was also right.

“Well, yeah, to change into something warmer than this.” She waved a hand down her body to indicate theveryweather-inappropriate pencil skirt she’d stupidly worn just because he’d told her to.

But he called you a good girl for it…

“You’re not really worried about stayingwarmwhile we’re here are you?” Theo asked, taking a step closer.

She fought her grin. “I don’t know. It’s pretty bad out there.”

“Bet I can make you sweat even in the middle of a snow storm,” he said, reaching for her.

But before he touched her, the lights went out.

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“Oh, my god!”

Theo agreed. But he still reached for her. He caught her arm and tugged her close. “Guess we’re gonna have to go by feel.”

He heard her huff out a short laugh. “Darn.”

“You have to admitthisis definitely more fun with me than by yourself.”

“I don’t need light to use my vibrators,” she said.

He cupped her face. “Your vibrator—or vibrators—are out in the car. You’ve only got me. Or your fingers. And I need to preserve my phone battery.”

There was a pause. “What’s that got to do with your phone battery?” she finally asked.

In the dark, he grinned. “Well, I’ll definitely be turning my flashlight on to watch you get yourself off.”

She laughed and the sound, especially in the dark, was husky and sexy as fuck. God he loved making her laugh.

“So how about you just let me do it?” he asked, stroking his thumb over her cheek.

“Well… I guess in the spirit of resource conservation…”

Just then there was a knock at their door. Theo frowned and reached for his phone. He did turn on the flashlight. He didn’t know the room well enough to walk to the door in the dark.

He opened the door to find a man in his mid to late fifties, dressed in gray cold weather overalls under a thick coat, stocking cap on his head, and tall rubber boots on his feet. “I’m Henry. Got your car pulled up by the house.” He handed over the key fob to the car. “Here are your bags. Generators will be on in a bit. Let us know if you need anything else.” Then with a nod, he turned and left.

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