We reached the door and I waited as she dug around in her purse for her keys. Once they were in her hand, I reached out and cupped her cheek. When she looked up at me, I kissed her.
She didn’t seem to be expecting it. I wasn’t sure what kinds of dates this woman had been on in the past, but I had a feeling they were somehow influencing how tonight had gone. Hopefully it was that, and not that she’d decided she didn’t like me.
She let out a little hum and then—praise everything divine—she opened her mouth a bit. It was enough.
I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her closer to my body, and sank my tongue into her warm wet mouth. Fuck. She tasted delicious. Sure, a bit like the chocolate cake she’d had for dessert, but something else, too. Something uniquely her. I promised myself right then and there I was going to kiss her as often as I could for the rest of our lives.
Forcing myself to let her go, I broke the kiss off and smiled at her. “I’ll see you soon.”
“O-okay. Thanks again,” she called out as I walked back to my motorcycle.
I waited until she was inside before I reached down and adjusted my hard-on so it wasn’t digging into my zipper. I doubted she knew how she affected me. She’d been breathing hard and had that glazed look in her eyes a woman got when you’d made an impact on her, so I knew she’d enjoyed our kiss, too.
Wondering if she was going to go inside and take care of what I started, I backed out of her driveway. I groaned as images flashed in my mind. That wasn’t going to help my dick behave. I tried to shove the images out of my head.
Soon. She wasn’t going to be able to redirect my questions and attempts to get to know her. I’d give her some time, but not much because I wasn’t nearly patient enough. The only time I was, happened to be when I was operating on someone. You didn’t rush it when you were cutting someone open or sewing them shut.
I let my mind wander, coming up with a plan for how I could win over and seduce my little reaper. My brows drew together. Where had that nickname come from? I mean, it fit, considering she ushered souls into their afterlives. In a manner of speaking. And it was way better than death chick. I wasn’t about to admit to my brothers that I’d given her a name though. I’d keep that to myself for now.
CHAPTER 12
Raeleen
Turning as I heard the shuffle of feet, I smiled at my friends as Harlow and Ainsley came into my examination room. “Hi.”
“Sorry to bother you,” Ains said. “This one couldn’t wait any longer.”
“Wait for what?” I asked.
“To see how your date went,” Harlow told me with a skeptical look.
Sighing, I sat down on my rolling chair. “It was wonderful.”
“Then why are you sighing?” Ains asked with a frown.
“Because it complicates things,” I admitted.
“How does liking the guy complicate things?” Harlow demanded.
I opened my mouth to answer, then shut it. How did I tell someone so sure of herself that I still wasn’t convinced theywere right? Sure, he’d taken me out. That didn’t mean the man wanted more.
“Explain it to us, Rae,” Ains said, searching my face as though she’d find the answer there. “Please?”
“Yeah. We really do want to help,” Harlow added, softening her tone.
I knew that my friends loved me. They only wanted what was best for me and they knew I wanted to find someone to love. Someone to spend my life with. It had been a hope I’d had since I was young. I’d always pictured myself being a wife. Having another person I could share all my accomplishments and adventures with. I just didn’t want to sacrifice who I was, just to become a wife. So I’d stopped dating about five years ago.
“We had dinner,” I explained.
“Where?” Ains asked.
Harlow waved at her. “Not important. How did it go between you?”
“The Copper Kettle,” I said, answering Ainsley anyway. Then to Harlow, I said, “It was perfect. He was a gentleman.” I made a face. “I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure if he would be or not.”
“Like you expected him to eat with his hands?” Ains asked with a laugh.And yes, I half expected him to eat like a caveman.“Or that he’d maul you at the end of the evening?”
“Maybe she hoped he would,” Harlow told her with a wink.
