“Because that means I get to watch the caterpillar turn into a butterfly.” He pointed to my collarbone where a bright purple butterfly was inked into my skin. “Don’t worry. I’m not this sappy all thetime.”
With a wink he slurped on his milkshake as our meals were placed on the table. The rest of breakfast went on with light conversation as I picked at the huge omelet that was like another orgasm in my mouth. I could definitely get used to how good the food was in this town. To say the least, I’d freaked out for nothing. Abel was easygoing and sweet with a deep, gruff side that made my heart flutter and my panties wet every time his deep drawl cloaked over a sexual innuendo followed by him biting those sexy-as-hell liprings.
“Well, your car does need a starter. I was hoping I was wrong, but oh well, it’ll be taken care of.” Abel sighed as he shoved his phone back into his front jeans pocket. “Did you have plans other than work fortoday?”
I shook my head, taking my seat on the back of hisbike.
“Good, ’cause she isn’t gonna be ready until the morning. One of my guys has to run to grab a part for it and I’ll probably head that way tonight to make sure she’s doneright.”
“I feel bad that I’m causing all this trouble.” I rested my head on Abel’s shoulder, way too intimate of a move for someone I had just met, but damn I was drawn tohim.
“Wanna hang with me for a bit? I just have to grab Raine from school in a few hours, but I can show you around town, maybe convince you to stick around while you’re trying to find whatever it is you think you’re missing in yourlife.”
“Raine?” I asked as Abel guided my arms around hismiddle.
I could feel him take a deep breath in before he answered, “Mydaughter.”
* * *
After Abel showedme around the small town of Vilas, playing tour guide from the front of his bike, we made our way up a long gravel road off the side of amountain.
“Where are you taking menow?”
We slowly pulled up a driveway to a large two-story old farmhouse without a neighbor in sight. Abel hit the kickstand and let me get off thebike.
“We gotta get Raine here in a few minutes so I needed to stop in and grab mytruck.”
It took me by surprise that he wanted me to go with him to get his daughter from school. “Abel, you can just take me back to the motel. You don’t haveto—”
He held his hand up, cutting me off while he shook his head. “You’re going to love her and she’ll get a kick out of being around another girl foronce.”
I could feel curiosity starting to get the better of me about why Raine’s mother wasn’t in the picture and why there wasn’t a ring on this gorgeous man’s finger, but I left it alone. If he wanted me to know what happened to her, he would tellme.
He grabbed my hand and a chill raced from my fingertips to my pussy, which immediately woke up and begged to say a very intimate hello to Abel. He led me over to a brand new lifted Ford F250 and my panties soaked on thespot.
“That’s one gorgeous truck.” I blushed as his hand gottighter.
“Like trucks, do yaCrickett?”
I bit my lip and nodded. There was no way in hell that this guy could get anysexier.
Theeyes.
The piercings on hislip.
The sleeve of tattoos that covered his hard-as-heckmuscles.
The slow, deepdrawl.
The bike, the boots, the truck. The soft side that bit back under his tough as nailsexterior.
I was fucking infatuated in one fell swoop, right as our lips touched as he pressed me up against the shiny white paint of his Ford. His fingers gripped my hipbones as a low moan escaped my throat. Slowly our tongues met as his soft lips parted mine. By the end I was practically gasping for the breath he had taken away fromme.
I sighed, leaning into his chest as he rested his chin on the top of my head. “There’s something so perfect about you,Crickett.”
I pulled away from him, locking eyes with his smoldering ocean gaze. “You don’t even knowme.”
“I have never wanted anything more than to know you.” He kissed my forehead. “C’mon. I don’t want to keep Rainewaiting.”
