But as she rounded an S curve, she had to slam on the brakes. A massive tree was lying across the road. There was no way to go around it because it was a forest on one side at the base of a mountain, and more forest on the other side that led down to the lake. Even turning around was going to be difficult, but there wasn’t a choice. With another storm coming in, it was either stay here in the truck and potentially have another tree fall on her or awkwardly maneuver so she could turn around and head back to the resort.
And Axel.
Good Lord…Axel.
In the tiny cabin. Close quarters. Just the two of them.
She wasn’t sure she’d be able to resist him another night. But for all she knew, now that they had officially offered her the job, he wouldn’t even try to pursue anything physical with her.
“Now that’s a depressing thought…”
But she pushed it aside so she could focus on getting the truck turned around.
It took longer than she had thought it would.
The good thing was that now she knew what to expect on the road on the way back, she could relax a bit.
When she pulled back through the resort gates, she noticed that Axel’s truck was still in the parking lot, but closer to the cabins. She’d been gone almost an hour, so she assumed that he’d be safely back inside his place by now. When she parked her truck next to his. She looked around the interior to see what she might bring that she hadn’t thought of yesterday.
“The robe, the dress…” she murmured, swapping out the work supplies from the duffel bag and replacing it with the clothes. Reaching behind the seat she found a hoodie, a phone charger, a pair of sneakers, and a brush. Thankful for the sneakers, she quickly kicked off her muddy shoes and put them on.
Although…now they were going to get muddy, but they were still better to run to Axel’s cabin in.
Zipping the bag shut, she put on the hoodie and grabbed her phone and purse and climbed out of the truck just as the rain started to fall. Muttering a curse, she slammed the door shut and made a run for it.
The ground was saturated, and every step was a struggle, and the squishing sound was awful. Axel’s cabin was the furthest away, and she was breathless by the time she jumped up on his porch.
Huffing and puffing, she raised her hand to knock just as the door opened.
“Thank God,” he said, pulling her into his arms and kissing her.
Chapter Five
Ever since he watched Maisie drive away, Axel had been mad at himself.
Yes, he’d been respectful, and yes, he’d done the right thing.
But sometimes the right thing totally sucked.
He had played it safe—because he respected her—but he swore if she came back he’d kiss her. Just once. That was all he’d allow himself. And now that he was doing it, he wondered if maybe he should have asked her if it was okay first.
But she dropped her bags on the porch and wrapped her arms around him, pressing those glorious curves up against him, so he figured she didn’t mind.
His hands were cupping her face, and she was holding him so tight as if he were vital to keeping her upright.
Her lips were soft, and she kissed like a damn dream—alternating between slow and sweet to deep and wet and then back again. Lowering his hands, he gripped her ass and hauled her inside. Kicking the door shut would have been awesome, but her things were out there, so he had to pivot and put her on her feet and break the kiss.
“Don’t move,” he gruffly demanded before grabbing her bags and placing them inside so he could kick the door shut with a clear conscience.
No sooner was the door closed than they reached for each other again, and the kiss was even more frantic than before. She clutched the front of his shirt, his hands grabbed her long hair and gave it a gentle tug, which caused Maisie to let out a low moan that turned him on more than it should have.
His cabin was small and kind of a mess, so he was afraid to maneuver them across the room without breaking the kiss, so for now, he was content to just stand here and kiss and touch her.
And he’d been dreaming about touching her.
Releasing her hair, his hands smoothed down her back until they gripped her bottom and gave it a not-so-gentle squeeze. Maisie hummed again as she pressed even closer, zeroing in on his growing erection.
It felt so good, but his self-control was slowly slipping away.
