She whispered his name; that was it, just a whisper, and he was lost.
He needed this—her—to right his world again. Everything else could wait, but not this.
There was no easing into the kiss, it was like he was dying and reaching for a lifeline, and she was it. Her arms wrapped around him right before she hopped up and did the same with her legs. He grabbed her bottom and turned them toward the bed. Placing her down, they continued to kiss, but as much as he wanted to worship her and do all the things he knew she loved, he was going to be a bit selfish right now.
“You’re thinking too much,” Lexi said against his lips.
It was crazy how well she knew him.
“This time’s going to be fast, but I’ll make it up to you later,” he promised.
Her hand snaked through his hair. “Less talking, more doing.”
This girl…
Rolling around they awkwardly finished undressing, and then he followed her directive and did all the doing.
Breathless and a little sweaty, Connor turned his head on the pillow to look at Lexi—who was equally breathless and sweaty.
She looked at him. “What? What are you smiling about?”
“Just looking at you makes me smile,” he told her. “Not to mention what we just did. Twice.”
Grinning, she giggled. “I can’t believe you went and asked Walker for a room. I want to say I’m embarrassed, but right now I’m too satisfied to care.”
Rolling onto his side, he studied her. “Yeah, he wasn’t too pleased about it, but I didn’t care. I’m one of the owners and it was an emergency.”
She rolled over too. “An emergency? Connor, come on. Be serious. I mean, there was a sense of urgency for sure, but we could have found another way.”
“Nope. It would have taken too long.”
“Maybe. But now everyone knows what we’re doing.”
“Walker mentioned that it wasn’t a good look for the management…”
Groaning, Lexi rolled onto her back. “Any chance we can just move into this room and never leave?”
“Stop,” he teased. “It’s fine. Everyone knows we’re together.”
“I get that, but they don’t have to know when we’re doing it,” she countered. “Which reminds me, what time is it? Slater needs to leave by noon, and I really need to get to work.” Another groan. “If this were any other job, I’d be fired.”
When she went to roll off the bed, he gently tugged her back and waited for her to look at him. “No one’s getting fired, and you need to relax. It’s not like we do this all the time. Every other time we were on our lunch break and down in the cabins. I think we’re okay this one time.”
Sighing, she said, “Maybe. But I’m still a little self-conscious. I like our staff, and I don’t want anyone gossiping about me. Us.”
“There’s a solution to that, you know.”
She eyed him warily. “Please do not send out a memo telling people not to gossip. That would be the worst.”
He chuckled. “Um…no. I would not send out a memo.”
“Oh. Okay. Then what’s your solution?”
“Marry me. Soon. Today. Now,” he said, knowing it was ridiculous to suggest, but he’d never been more serious in his life.
“Connor…we just started talking about that. And we can’t get married today.”
“Fine, maybe not today, but we can go and get a license and be married the same day.”
