Page 69 of Irresistible Love

Noah wouldn’t go that far, but he knew Jax had genuinely enjoyed their laid-back time together. As soon as he’d landed in New York, his schedule was filled from noon to midnight. There was no way he could live like that, even temporarily.

“We had fun and I’m glad he could come and hang out with me. We were going to call Simon, but decided to let it just be us this time. The tour’s coming here next month, so I’ll get to see him then.”

“Oh, that’s right! How fun!” She smiled at him, batting her lashes. “Any chance you’ll have an extra ticket?”

He chuckled. “I thought we already covered this at some point. Of course you’re coming with me. I wouldn’t dare go without you.”

“Yay! My sisters are going to be so jealous! Ha!” She rose and began clearing away their dishes. “Any chance you want to hang out in the hot tub with me? I’m a little sore from today and want to make sure it’s not going to be worse in the morning.”

“Yeah, sure,” he agreed, rising to help her clean up. “Although…I don’t have anything to wear. I know your grandfather isn’t likely to come down here, but…”

“Oh my God!” she said with a hearty laugh. “I can pretty much guarantee that he’s not going to come down, but if you’re that paranoid, keep your briefs on.”

That was the logical thing and now he felt like a complete idiot for saying anything, but he figured he could turn it around. Walking up behind her, his hands grasped her hips and pulled her close. “What about you, beautiful girl?” he murmured against her throat. “What are you going to be wearing?”

Her moan was low and throaty and a complete turn-on.

Lily squirmed against him, her very grabbable ass grinding against his growing erection. He’d be happy to skip the hot tub all together and just take her to bed right now, but there was something to be said about a little water-related foreplay.

“Mmm…leave the dishes,” she said huskily. “Let’s get undressed and head outside.” Then she spun around and kissed him hard as her hands snaked under his shirt and began pushing it up.

Well…if she’s going to do it…

And then he mimicked her move and soon they were down to their underwear in the middle of her kitchen before Lily pulled away. “I’m going to put on the tiniest bikini I own. Why don’t you go out and get the jets going? I’ll be out in a minute.”

Noah readily agreed, but had a moment of uncertainty right before he stepped outside in his boxer briefs.

Please don’t let William stop by…

The sun was down and the air was cooler than he was comfortable with, so he made quick work of pulling the cover off, turning the jets on, along with the heat lamp, before sprinting back into the house. Lily was stepping out of her bedroom in a white bikini that was definitely the tiniest thing he’d ever seen.

“Wow,” he groaned and loved the sexy grin she gave him.

“I’ve got the towels. Why don’t you grab our wine?”

He topped off their glasses and then followed her out the door. Within minutes they were under the water and sighing at how good it felt.

“My parents don’t have a hot tub at home, but I might have to ask if they’d consider buying one, because having this right here is positively decadent.”

“Does that mean you’re going to be staying for a while? Have you made any decisions?” And he really hated having to ask. The last thing he wanted was to sound needy or like he was another person trying to force her into figuring out her life. She was obviously working through some things, and he didn’t want to add any pressure.

That didn’t mean he wasn’t curious as hell.

“I’m going to be here for at least a little while,” she replied vaguely. “And now that I can rent space at Kiki’s, it makes my life a lot easier.” Humming softly, she sank a little lower under the water. “I got to dance with this little girl who was begging her mom not to make her dance.”

“Why didn’t she want to dance?”

“She didn’t think she was good enough and felt like the other kids were making fun of her.” With her head thrown back and her eyes closed, she frowned. “The thing is, back when I was her age, I probably teased someone who didn’t dance as well as I thought they should. Kids are just mean. But I was walking by and heard her and just felt like…I don’t know…I just knew I could help her.”

“So you danced with her?”

“Yup. Went and grabbed a pair of tap shoes and danced in the lobby with her.” Turning her head, she smiled at him. “She knew exactly what to do, but she’s a little shy and unsure of herself. I’m hoping she went into class when we were done and killed it.”

“That would be awesome.” Mimicking her pose, he smiled back at her. “That was a really cool thing you did today. I bet that girl is going to remember you for a really long time.”

“Well…I don’t know about that. It was actually kind of fun.”

“Maybe that’s something you can do. I’m sure if you wanted to teach in between dancing gigs or even right now while you’re figuring out what you’re going to do that Kiki would welcome you.”

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