“I’m glad Lyric’s crew is coming this weekend to do the bulk of the filming,” I confessed then waggled my eyebrows. “Especially the nighttime stuff.”
Maegan giggled and patted my chest. “There are definitely things bumping in the night around here that don’t need to be recorded. Let’s eat the chicken while it’s still hot then we can finish packing.”
“I’m all packed and ready to go,” I boasted. “I’m willing to help you pack the essentials if you want some help.”
“Elijah, I’d end up with a bag full of lingerie and nothing else.”
“Not true,” I said, shaking my head. “I was thinking you’ll only need a toothbrush.”
“You’re going to keep me naked for four days?”
“Well six hours of the first day will be spent driving, so three and a half.” I dodged her quick hand when she tried to pinch my nipple. “Okay, I plan on taking you on my favorite hiking trails, so you’ll need appropriate clothing for hiking and a toothbrush.”
“Different trails than the ones we took in the spring?”
“Yes and no,” I replied. “Some of the trails are the same, but they will look completely different now that fall has arrived. There is one trail I saved especially for this trip.”
“You were sure there’d be another trip back then, huh?”
“I hoped,” I replied, smoothing the curls away from her forehead then cupping her face. “The cabin is my favorite place on earth, and you’re my favorite person. Plus, I made some secret upgrades to the cabin since we were last there.”
Maegan narrowed her eyes. “I’m not sure what to think about your ability to keep secrets from me.”
“Freckles, the only secrets I keep fromyouare surprises foryou. You’ve seen all my skeletons.” My brain chose that moment to interrupt my happiness by reminding me Axel Washington was still out there, and I wasn’t falling for his “going clean” act. It was a matter of time before he returned to his old ways, and I could be at the top of his revenge list. I trusted my former police captain to let me know when, or if, I needed to go on high alert. Until then, I wanted Maegan to have maximum joy in life because there was no need upsetting her about something that hasn’t happened and may never happen.
“I’m just teasing you. I can’t wait to see my surprises,” Maegan said then rubbed her hands together. “Okay, dinner then packing.”
Dinner went off without a hitch, but things went a little sideways when I followed Maegan upstairs to help her pack because her newest delivery of lingerie had arrived in the mail. She wanted to wait and show it off at the cabin, but I didn’t want to wait another day to know what she received.
“You have your surprises, and I have mine,” she teased, tossing the unopened package into the bottom of her small suitcase. I wanted to snatch it out of there and rip it open, but she had a point. Then she went to the closet and carried out an opened box she’d apparently hid in there.
“What’s that?” I asked.
“More surprises.”
“Can you at least give me a hint?”
“Only if you give me a hint first.” Maegan raised her chin to challenge me.
We stared each other down like two gunslingers squaring off in the center of town. I expected a tumbleweed to roll by and a familiar tune from one of the old western movies to play. “Are we practicing a scene for The Hot, The Hard, and the Horny?”
Maegan was the first to blink, and I was on her in a flash. “I’ll tickle it out of you,” I said, wrestling her onto the bed and gently digging my fingers into her ribs, making her shout with laughter as she tried to wiggle free.
“I’ll never tell my secrets,” she said dramatically like she was performing in one of her mother’s favorite soap operas. “There’s nothing you can say or do to make me talk.”
I raised my head and smiled into her twinkling eyes and daring smile. “Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
Maegan’s packing was delayed for quite some time as I took my time trying to wheedle the secrets from her with my mouth, tongue, hands, and cock. I still had no idea what secrets her luggage contained but neither did she know about mine nor the surprises awaiting her at the cabin.
The next morning, I woke up earlier than Maegan which was completely abnormal. She could easily be cast in a Disney princess role with woodland critters dancing about her feet or flying overhead as she made her way to the coffee pot while I grumbled and growled until I consumed a second cup of coffee. Maybe I was anxious to get on the road to avoid traffic or excited about being one day closer to making Maegan mine forever.
I kissed Maegan’s nose, and she wiggled it in irritation. “More sleep,” she whispered, rolling over and burrowing deeper in the covers. “Just fifteen more minutes.”
“Okay, but then you have to get in the shower or you’ll be late for school, dear.”
Maegan rolled back over and cracked open her eyes. “Not funny. I wouldn’t go back to high school for a billion dollars. Just fifteen more minutes, Elijah.” It was so unlike her to lounge around in bed, but we were on vacation, and fifteen minutes really wouldn’t cause much of a delay.
