“Well, you did leave Tabitha in charge. And her backup is Katy, so we’re all a little worried.”
There is definitely no way I’m going to tell him I was thinking that exact same thing just an hour ago. “You don’t give them enough credit.”
Bennett pulls on the edge of my towel causing me to grab it at the top so it doesn’t fall off. But I take a few steps toward him.
“Do I need to spank you again?” he comments with a smile, but there’s a small wicked glee in his eye that tells me he’s not joking.
I take another step closer until our knees touch. My lower half heats, excited about the prospect, as little butterflies bloom in my stomach. I’m a mess of excitement and expectation.
He pulls me into his lap until I’m straddling his legs on the edge of the bed. “Fine, I’ll do it myself.” He pulls back the edges of my towel. The tips of his fingernails work against my skin causing shivers up and down my chest and arms.
He drops the towel to the floor, freeing my breasts to the room’s chilly air. He strokes a hard nipple with his thumb the rest of his hand cupping my breast while he takes the other in his mouth. Then he sucks and I gasp, pushing myself closer and giving him more. When he pulls back his smile has grown into a sly smirk.
“I need to take things between us slower than most men because I have to think about Liam in every decision I make. But you and me? The two of us are a done deal. You never have to question my commitment.”
“Even though I made you reorganize your Tupperware cupboard?” It’s not my fault. The lids were in a different area than the bowls. Nothing was stacked properly. I did him a huge favor by organizing the area and making it useable.
He laughs, the word yes following around another pull on my nipple. I moan and arch my back using his shoulders the stabilize me.
“You can rearrange the whole damn house.”
Could he say anything more perfect? It’s true love.
CHAPTER TWENTY- FIVE
“Are you sure this is what you want to do?” Bennett asks as his truck idles in the parking lot behind the bakery.
“Yes.”
“It’s supposed to be a day off, Anessa.”
“Yes, but you need time with Liam.” Bennett spent a lot of time the last few weeks saving me from bad guys and chasing down drug dealers. With Kevin on the run and none of Ridge’s team or the local police departments able to track him down, there is still a lot of work to do. He should spend a day off with his son. “Plus I want to visually confirm that Tabitha isn’t cooking.”
“I’ll be back to pick you up in three hours,” he says leaning across the cab to give me a quick kiss. “Three hours.”
When he deepens the kiss, it’s time for me to go. Even after what we did an hour ago, kissing Bennett is never enough. Unfortunately, I have responsibilities and he has a child, so realistically we can’t spend an entire day in bed having sex.
I stop in my back door and turn, watching his truck in the parking lot before waving goodbye. Bennett promised Spencer was here on the afternoon shift and would stay until I closed the bakery tonight. I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t have dropped me off so casually with the little fight he put up if it wasn’t the case.
The back door opens, the alarm beeping. I hurry to punch in the code to silence the sound. Ridge and Bennett’s number one rule was any time anyone even looked at the bakery, walked by the bakery, or stopped in the bakery we had the alarm set. There’s no more opening the door for random people around here. Another rule I have no plans to argue.
“Oh it’s you.” Tabitha drops her arm and set the frying pan she was wielding on the prep table.
“Were you going to hit me with a frying pan?”
She shrugs, but her cheeks heat. “You could’ve been a robber.”
I eye the pan for a second. “Where did you get a frying pan?” There’s no need to carry one the bakery and I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen one since I moved in.
She shrugs again. “We went upstairs to get it.”
I stare at my new best friends not even sure what to say. “Why? Never mind. I don’t want to know.”
“We didn’t think you’d be in today. I can’t believe Bennett let you out of the house.”
“Yeah, well I stopped by to check on sales and see if they found Kevin yet?” If Tabitha even senses even a hint of excitement from me about Bennett, she’ll begin the nonstop questions. Some I’m not quite ready to answer myself.
She sighs. “They’re looking. They can’t believe he isn’t showing up at a hospital yet.”
