I bite down a smile before saying, “he’s this entirely different person when it’s just the two of us, and it’s really,reallyhot.” I bite my lip, thinking about the other night. “He does things that I never imagined he would do.”
I feel my toes curl just thinking about it. All it took was that one thought and now I need to leave this diner and go straight to him. I know he’s at work, but I don’t care. I need to touch his warm skin, hear the way he moans deeply, the way he fits so perfectly inside of me.
I squeeze my legs together and pull out my phone.
Ellie: Can I come to see you?
Rowan: You don’t need to ask me. I will always want to see my beautiful girl.
“I need to go. I’ll talk to you guys later,” I tell them as I slide out of the booth.
“Where are you going?” Riley whines.
Hailey looks at me with a devilish smile. “Probably to go sit on Rowan’s face.”
My eyes roll so hard they get stuck in the back of my head. Although, she isn’t wrong.
fifty-six
ROWAN
I heara knock on my office door while I’m setting up new ideas for flavors I want to play with. We’re starting to go into the fall season, and I like to mix things up and bring some new flavors that complement the crisp air and warm meals.
“Yeah,” I shout.
The door opens, and when I look up, I see the one woman who can always make my heart gallop out of my chest. Her smile brightens my entire mood when I watch her walk in. Her tan legs show off under the shorts she’s wearing. The white, low-cut top makes her breasts look incredible.
I’m drooling, and I’m not ashamed.
“Hey,” I say, getting up from my chair and walking over to her.
I pull her in for a hug, and my body melts when her arms wrap around my neck, pulling me down to her. She kisses my neck and then looks at me.
“Hi,” she says warmly.
“Hi.” I look into her blue eyes, and right now, it’s just me and her, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.
“Watcha doin?” She gestures to my desk.
“Getting some ideas for new beers to brew. With the season changing, I want to swap out some summer tastes for some fall ones.”
Her smile fades and stiffens around me. I furrow my brows in confusion.
“What’s wrong?” I stand up straight and guide her to the couch in the office.
When she sits next to me, she brings up her legs and tucks them against her, wrapping her arms around her knees.
“I didn’t get to tell you this, but my job called me when I was at the beach with Riley and Hailey.”
My stomach drops. We’ve been so wrapped up in each other's arms, forgetting the real world, that I forgot all about her job back in New York. And after the bombshell I dropped on her a couple of nights ago, my mind has been occupied, to say the least.
“What happened?” I grab her soft hand in mine while I listen.
“My boss called. She was checking in on me, seeing how I was doing, but also asked if I was still thinking about the new position. I told her I would have an answer for her soon.” She rests her head on the side of the couch, still looking at me.
I nod my head slowly while my mind runs a mile a minute. I need to rip this fucking band-aid off and just ask her what she plans to do. About work, about us. Where her mind is after telling her about the proposal I had planned.
“Do you have an answer for her?” I ask.
