I grinned, partly from Penny’s comment and partly from my handsome guy on the opposite side of the door.
“Yes, they are quite addictive. Peep-holing is one of my favorite pastimes.” I opened the door.
“Oh sweet Jesus! You’re Cage Monaghan.”
Cage’s eyes flitted between me and Penny.
“Yes, Penny, this is Cage. Cage meet Penny, my new neighbor.”And slut extraordinaire that I have a girl crush on.
“Oh my Lord… it’s a huge pleasure. I follow football like a dog’s nose to a cat’s ass. Would you mind if I asked for your autograph?”
Cage looked at me again. I shrugged.
“I’ll get a marker.” I grabbed a Sharpie from the kitchen drawer. “Do you want a piece of paper or something, Penny?’
“Nope.” She continued to gawk at Cage.
“Here.” I handed the marker to Cage.
“Right here, doll, if you wouldn’t mind.” Penny pulled up her shirt about four inches, pointing to her lower back. “Right above my heart and wings tramp stamp would be perfect.”
Cage looked at me again. Again, I shrugged. He signed her back and capped the marker.
“Ah, perfect. Rupert and I are going doggie-style tonight so he can stare at it. Nothing better than a guy who’s a little jealous. Makes them up their game if you know what I mean.” Penny winked then headed down the hallway.
Cage still had not said a word.
“She’s great, huh?” I snatched the marker from him and walked back inside.
“I really have no words forPenny.”
I shut the drawer and leaned against the counter. “But you have a few for Jamie, right?”
“Who’s Jamie?” He slid his hands behind me, palming my ass while pulling me into his body.
I closed my eyes as he kissed the skin below my ear. “He’s Shayna’s nanny.”
Cage stood straight, peering down at me with narrowed eyes. “So the picture wasn’t a joke?”
I grabbed his ass as well, giving it a tight squeeze. “So the ‘no fucking way’wasa joke?”
“Yes. No… I don’t know. You seriously hired a male nanny for Banks’s sister?”
“I hired themost qualifiednanny who just so happens to bea guy. Please don’t show me your sexist side if you have one. I don’t want to see it. Yes, it’s official: women can be pilots and doctors, and men can be nurses and nannies.”
“Whatever, it doesn’t affect me.”
“True. Now kiss me so I can see ifIstill affect you.”
Cage grinned as his lips showed mine that I did indeed still affect him. “I missed you in my bed this morning,” he murmured over my lips while his hands slid up my shirt.
I pressed my hands to his chest. “We can’t do this.” I glanced over at the clock on my microwave. “Shayna is coming over while Everson does whatever the hell it is he does this time of year.”
“Now?”
“Ten minutes.”
“I can work with that.” He kissed me hard, backing me to the counter as his erection pressed to my belly.
