“Ya hafta repeat that, lad. M’ears are in m’bedroom.”
Might as well cut to the chase. “SHE’S HAD TWO ORGASMS SO FAR!”
“Fair play, boyo! Had to check. Tis always grand fer the fella, y’know. Ya have ta give her a good time, too.”
“I PROMISE I WILL!”
“Good. Ya be needin’ ta stay hydrated, then.” She spun around and made for the kitchen.
When she flipped on the light she didn’t spare a glance for the dishes stacked on the counter. Taking three large glasses from the cupboard, she quickly filled them from the tap and handed him two.
“Thanks.” Even if she couldn’t hear that, she’d probably read his lips.
“You’re welcome.” She flapped her hands at him. “Go on, now. Keep it up.”
He choked back a laugh as he left the kitchen. She hadn’t meant it the way his lust-filled brain had heard it. Or maybe she had.
He'd worried that he’d shock her with the explicit sex scenes in his book. She might be more informed on the subject than he was.
Would Lani be mad at him for his detailed answer to Granny’s question? Clearly that was the info she’d been after. She should have given him more credit. Then again, she hadn’t read his book yet.
Lani greeted him with a big grin. Not mad at him.
“I’m glad you thought it was funny.”
“I just wish I hadn’t left my phone in my tote. I would have stood by the door and recorded it.”
“For what? Blackmail?” He passed over a glass of water and set his on the nightstand so he could shuck his jeans.
“No, just for me.”
“A souvenir? Something to remember me by in your twilight years?” He wanted to spend those years with her, which wasprobably why he’d said it, pressing on a tender place in his heart to see how bad it hurt. He climbed into bed.
“I won’t have any trouble remembering you.”
“I can’t tell if that’s a compliment or not.”
“It’s simply a fact. You’re not going anywhere and my whole family is here. We’ll see each other at least once a year, probably twice, for the rest of our lives.”
He stared at her. How had he managed to ignore that eventuality?”
“You haven’t thought about that, have you?”
“No, damn it. Have you?”
“Not until you said that thing about twilight years.” She held his gaze. “And guess what? I’ll probably spend mine right here.”
“In my bed?”
“This isn’t a joke. You know what I mean. Here. On Rowdy Ranch.”
“Aw, hell. Are you saying you’llretireout here?”
“It’s logical. I don’t see Kieran and Sara going anywhere. My folks look healthier than they have in ages. They might still be around, too.”
“So I don’t stand a chance now, but in forty years, it’ll be clear sailing?”
“It’s not funny, damn it.”
