He glanced over his shoulder to see Laura staring at his ass, her bottom lip caught between her teeth. The urge to nip at that plump lip tore through him and he was already turning around when she spoke again.
“You have to have a workout routine.” Her eyes move up, her gaze lighting his skin on fire as she took a tour of the front of him.
When her gaze finally landed on his, he grinned. “I do. But it isn’t what you think. And the last few days I’ve had a different program.”
She arched on eyebrow.
“C’mon, you don’t want to talk about my fitness plan.” He reached over and grabbed her ankle. With a yank, he pulled her toward him. “Let’s get some food in our bellies and take a look outside. I think the wind has died down.”
“It has?” She cocked her head and listened. “You’re right. It’s no longer whistling through trees.”
“Considering it was supposed to ease up yesterday, I’ll assume we’re seeing the tail-end of the storm now.” The idea of venturing outside, back into the real world, and giving up their little bubble made his stomach cramp.
It was one thing to be snowed in together, it was another to live their lives together. He had to have faith that Laura didn’t change her mind once they could leave the Inn and head into Winter Lake.
Nash had no doubts about his own commitment and he was pretty sure he knew she was all in but it had only been the two of them and when they left here they’d have to deal with both their jobs and the people in their lives.
“Why the frown?”
He shook his head. “Nothing. Just thinking about clean up around the lake,” he lied.
She gave him a look, one he recognized well. “Nash…”
He should have known she’d call him out on his lie. “Fine. I was thinking about what might happen when we can get out of here.”
“You’re worried I’ll change my mind.”
She was a cop, she could spot a lie and read a person too easily for him to hide his thoughts. Especially now she wasn’t ignoring him and was actually looking. Knowing he had no other choice he told her the truth. “Yes.”
Pushing to her knees, she moved to the edge of the mattress and placed a hand on his chest. Right over his heart. “I’m not going to hide the fact I’m scared about where we’re going. How fast we’re going there. But I won’t change my mind. I want to be with you. I want to date you and help you fix up the Inn. I want everyone in town to know we’re seeing each other.”
“Good.”
“And I don’t care what anyone thinks. There might be talk. People might think we’ve rushed into this because we were trapped together here, but that doesn’t matter. The only two people I’m worried about it us. As long as we’re in it together, nothing else matters.”
“I’m in.”
She grinned. “Good.” Pushing on his chest, she said, “Now feed me.”
“I’ll feed you.” He tumbled her back on the bed, caged her face with his forearms beside her head, his body pressing down on hers to keep her still. “I love you.”
Her eyes went soft. And the smile curling her mouth brought a smile to his own face. “I love you, too.”
“You love me as I am.” His smile turned to a grin.
“You love me as I am.”
“I do. Holy hell do I.” Dropping his mouth to hers, he kissed her.
Slow and deep.
His cock perked up but he ignored it. He’d lived with a hard-on for years for this woman, he could certainly live with one for however long it took them to make out then get some lunch.
He never thought he’d fall for someone like Laura. She wasn’t his usual type. And maybe that was why he was thirty-eight and never married. He hadn’t found the woman mean for him yet.
Pulling his mouth from hers, he stared down at the woman he was going to married, the mother of his children. “I hate that you were caught in the storm but I love that it brought us here.”
“Me too.”
