With a glance toward the kids, who had already made it to the car, River whispered. “The books. Alley says they are like sex manuals.”
Now it was my turn to choke.
Holy shit.
Yup, the ladies were definitely corrupting my lady.
Only I was pretty sure it was in a good way.
Chapter Forty-Five
RIVER
The ladies had toldme I’d know the moment I was ready.
When desire would slam into me like a tidal wave and love would surge through me in epic proportions.
That moment had come a couple of weeks after the sleepover.
Bre was on partial babysitting duty over at her Auntie Lake’s. Bronson had to work and didn’t want his wife home alone being a week from her due date. Lennon offered to watch over all of them, leaving the house to Huntley and me. Heck, even the dog had gone—we were truly alone.
He’d just gotten home from work, planted a kiss on my lips, and smiled like a loon when I told him we had the house to ourselves. Then he proceeded to tell me he was going to shower and that after he got out, he was going to make me dinner before we cuddled on the couch to watch something.
As he walked toward the bedroom, he looked over his shoulder and said, “I’ll even let you pick the movie.”
He gave me a sexy wink, then he was gone.
But I found myself following him, wanting to be near him and I walked in to find that…
The ladies were right.
When I made it to the bedroom doorway, Huntley was making his way toward the master bath. One arm stretched over his shoulder as he grabbed the collar of his T-shirt behind his back and with one hand, pulled it over his head. With the move, the muscles in his back bulged and his smooth, tan skin glistened.
I gasped and Huntley twirled around, his white shirt gripped in the palm of his hand.
Ripped.
Yup, the man had abs for days. I already knew this, but for some reason after the little show he just put on—unintended on his part, but lucky for me—it all hit me differently.
“The ladies said it would be sexy,” I mumbled.
His brows raised in question as he moved toward me. “Huh?”
Shaking my head, I tried to focus, but my attention was clearly on the gorgeous man in front of me and his body that was to die for.
“What’s this about the ladies?” he asked.
I blushed as I replied, “They told me that there was something seriously sexy about a man taking his shirt off the way you just did.”
“They did, did they?” He took another step closer.
I nodded, words eluding me as he cupped my cheek and brushed his thumb across my lower lip.
“And do you agree?”
More nodding.
He chuckled and then leaned in and pressed his lips to mine in a feather-light kiss. Then he moved back and gave me a heart-stopping smirk before heading toward the bathroom once again.
