He grinned.“I was wondering if you might do exactly that.”
She used a finger to tap him lightly on the nose.“Smart guy.What made you think that?”
He shrugged.“From what you said, it wasn’t a long conversation, but I don’t think you or your sister were ready for it to end.She might be curious about you, and what you do here.”
Dani smiled.“I thought so, too.I hope I’m not imagining things.But if I am, and she’s not interested in making a connection, I’m no worse off than before.”
“Maybe try a video call when you’re out with Beatrice and the bees.”
“Good idea.Then I can show her how pretty it is.Evelyn always appreciated pretty things.”
“Show her your wildflowers and your fairy spinners.No one can resist those.”
She grinned.“Thanks.I need to finish more of those and mail them off.”
“I’d love to see you create them.Maybe you can put me to work.”
Some of the sparkle dimmed.“You don’t want me alone.”
He nodded.“For a few reasons.One, I’m worried about the person who set the fire returning.Until this mess is over, I’ll feel better if we’re together.”
She nodded.
Lawson continued to trace designs on her back, but he moved lower.“The second reason has nothing to do with keeping you safe and everything to do with you.”
A soft smile tilted her lips.“Oh, yeah?”
He reached her glorious ass and kept his touch light, making her squirm in the best way.“Yeah.I’m addicted, Dani.To you and your smile.Your flowery dresses and your massive dog.Your work ethic and your bees.I’m addicted to everything that you are.”
The sparkle returned, and she squirmed again.His body had been ready to go before she’d awakened.Now, he was granite hard, and if she kept squirming; he would go cross-eyed trying to maintain control.
“I’m addicted too, Lawson.”
Her quiet words, spoken with clear eyes and sincerity, tossed his control aside.
He flipped them and pressed her hard into the mattress, lips locked on hers.“Maybe we should do something about our mutual addiction.”
She laughed, and her hands roved.“Maybe we should.”
And boy, did they.
Dani had far more spring in her step than her hours of sleep should have provided.Who needed sleep when she had Lawson?
Her body tingled in the very best of ways from their wild lovemaking that morning.
Addicted was a perfect word for how she felt.
In love worked too.She was head over heels, work boots over floppy sun hats, in love.
With a spectacular man.A man she was pretty sure loved her back.
It hadn’t been much more than a month, but she was sure.She was as sure as she’d been when she’d bought this property and ordered her first bee colony.
Which reminded her that the first batch of new bees would be delivered today.They could set up the first of the new apiaries in the clearing.She’d ordered the other boxes to arrive with a few days in between each order.That would help the bees focus on their own hives and not drift away to another.
It would be a good project, and it would keep her and Lawson nearby.She knew Jolie, Thea, and Amber wanted to see how it all worked, so she imagined they’d have a few friends with them as well.
Maybe she’d call Evelyn from the field before the others arrived, or after they’d returned home.
