He frowned. “Did I hurt you?”
She couldn’t stop a smile. “You were amazing.”
His wide shoulders relaxed. “That’s good. Better than good. I’ll be right back.” He was wearing a condom, she realized, and couldn’t believe this was the first time she had thought of protection.Oh. My.God.
The good news was, thanks to Damon, she was on a tiny birth control implant called Nexplanon that lasted for up to three years.
Josh returned a few minutes later, grabbed her panties and jeans off the porch, and handed them over. “I came here to talk. I guess it’s too late for that now.”
Her face colored. She couldn’t believe she had actually had sex with Josh Cain against the wall in front of her house.
She didn’t know whether to apologize again or just leave before he fired her. Instead, she put her panties back on and pulled on her jeans, put on her blouse without the bra.
“I can see your mind working,” Josh said as he dragged his T-shirt over his head. “What’s going on in that female brain of yours?”
“I don’t know. I can hardly think.”
His mouth edged up for the first time that night. “In this particular case, that’s not a bad thing.”
“I don’t understand how it happened. I couldn’t seem to help myself. It was like I went a little crazy.”
“I know the feeling. How long since you’ve had sex?”
“If that was sex, I’ve never had it before.”
Josh laughed and the sound turned her inside out.
“This is not how I saw this going down,” he said.
“How did you see it going down?”
“If you want the truth, I didn’t see it happening.”
“Ever?”
“No, but now that it has, I’m not sorry.”
“We can’t do it again.”
His jaw locked and he glanced away. “I know.”
“You’re my boss and it wouldn’t be right.”
He just nodded. “That’s what I came here to tell you.” He sighed. “If you still want to stay, I give you my word it won’t happen again.”
She believed him. If a man like Josh Cain gave you his word, he kept it. Sex with him would never happen again.
That was what she wanted, wasn’t it? She didn’t want to be the kind of woman the sheriff and the fire chief thought she was. Add to that she didn’t believe in strictly physical relationships—friends with benefits—and she knew that was all this was.
On the other hand, she was a grown woman raising a child. She was a woman with needs like any other woman. She could do whatever she wanted. And she wanted more of Joshua Cain.
So why the hell not?
She heard the words tumbling out of her mouth even before they completely registered in her brain. “On second thought, we’re both adults. Why not enjoy ourselves for as long as the attraction lasts? Eventually I’ll be leaving, moving somewhere Ivy and I can make a new life. In the meantime, as long as I’m what you want and you’re what I want . . .”
She let the words trail off. The next instant, she was pressed against the wall, with Josh’s mouth crushing down over hers. The kiss went on until her head spun and her knees went weak.
Finally he let her go. “You sure about this?”
