Tanner sits up, his arms wrapping around my back, hands gripping the back of my neck holding me in place. Faintly I hear the sound of water splashing on the tile floor but I’m lost in a torrent of pleasure as he holds me still and fucks me from underneath.
“Yes…Tanner…god, yes.” With his next thrust, I come. I’m falling to pieces and being remade in his arms. Muscles shudder and contract, my cries of pleasure echoing throughout the room.
“Oh, fuck!” His hips hammer into me as his cock jerks with his release.
We’re both sweaty, panting messes by the time the water stills.
Chapter 2
Tanner
“See you guys on Monday.” Doing a final walk-through of the job site, I wave to the last workers as they trudge to their cars.
We’ve been hard at work for two weeks and finally have everything demolished and level. The hard part about the demo is cleaning up afterward but we managed to get the last chunks of debris removed. Now begins the building.
Adjusting my hard hat, I survey the area before me.
Mr. Hammer has checked in several times throughout the weeks, and everything is going according to plan. We’re right on track. We might even be able to finish the project early.
Don’t jinx it, asshole.
I’ve got this. It’s no big deal. Every job I’ve worked on previously has gone smoothly, so why would this one be any different? It shouldn’t matter that there’s a big promotion with my name on it at the end of this thing. Just do the job I was hired to do with the same precision and attention to detail that I’ve always had.
It’ll all work out.
It’s all for Kate, of course. Everything is for her. There’s nothing I can’t achieve when it comes to her. She’s my reason for being.
Goddamn, I love that girl.
There’s a nagging in the back of my mind that I need to man up and tell her about the promotion. Not telling her about it was something I decided the moment my feet hit the concrete outside Hammer and Stein’s building. There’s no need to tell her about the possibility of something happening. No need to get her hopes up. Or mine, for that matter. I’ve just got to focus and everything will work out.
The sound of my phone ringing distracts me from my thoughts about work.
Fishing the buzzing phone from my flannel chest pocket, Kate's face lighting up my screen as I walk to my dust-covered truck. "How’s my girl?” Kate sighs on the other end of the line.
“I’d be better if you’re on your way home. Have you left yet?” I can hear her blinker in the background and check my watch. It’s almost six and we’re supposed to be meeting up with Melissa and Gabe in an hour.
The hard hat bounces off the passenger door as I toss it to the side and start the engine. “I’m leaving now. I should be back at the apartment in thirty minutes. All I’ve gotta do is take a quick shower and I’ll be ready.”
“You’re infuriating.” Her tone is light and teasing.
“You love me anyway.” Her bright laugh is music to my ears.
“Yes, I do. Hurry up, babe. You know I hate being late.”
When I walk through the door of our apartment, Kate is lounging on the couch watching HGTV. The only time I saw her today was when she was still curled up under the covers when I kissed her cheek before leaving.
She’s absolutely stunning.
“Hey, babe.” It takes four long strides to get from the door to the couch. Placing my weight on the back of the couch I lean over her doing my best to keep my dust-ridden clothes away from her clean outfit.
“You look beautiful.” Her lips are soft against mine when I finally get to kiss my girl properly. Content, she hums when I snake my tongue into her mouth. She tastes divine too.
“Babe, you’ve got to get ready.” She pulls away from me after a moment and playfully pushes against my chest. “Dirty man.”
Smiling, I wink at my girl as I walk down the hallway and towards the shower.
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