"Well, like Alana said, you don't need to worry about her either.It's all good."
She rested her head against his shoulder."I'm glad.And you don't mind?"
She laughed when he made a little growling noise and said, "Papa Bear doesn't mind in the least."
He looked back over his shoulder guiltily and took hold of her hand.
"Come on," she told him."You can walk me out to the truck."
"I hate that you have to drive back to that cottage in the dark by yourself.I wish you could stay."
"I do too, but… do you really think that two weeks is long enough?"she asked once they were outside.
"I think it's too long, personally, but… you know what I mean."
"I do."
"All we can do is play it by ear.It was Alana's suggestion.We'll see how it goes."
When they reached her truck, he closed both his arms around her waist and leaned her back against it.
She raised her eyebrows."Your right arm seems stronger."
He nodded."Because it is.Blane's been helping me rehab whenever we have a minute between appointments."
She chuckled."He's a good friend to you."
"The best.But I don't want to talk about him right now.I want to talk about you and me."
Her arms came up around his shoulders."And what exactly is it that you want to say?"
He lowered his head and claimed her lips in a long, deep kiss that left her breathless.
"So, there's one part of this relationship that we haven't gone near yet."
"Only because I didn't want to pounce on you while you were incapacitated," she said with a chuckle.
He threw his head back and laughed."And here I've been worrying that it might be an issue."
She shook her head vigorously."No issues on my part.I've just been a good girl waiting for you to be up to it."
He rested his weight against her, and his hardness pressed into her stomach."I'm up for it right now."
She pressed a quick peck to his lips."And I'd love to do something about it right now."But her smile faded."I guess that's one more thing we're going to have to figure out, isn't it?It was easy when I was here before.You had to sleep on the sofa, and I had your bedroom."
"Yeah.But when you come back, you can have my bedroom on one condition."
"And what's that?"
"Do I get to share the bed with you?"
"I wouldn't have it any other way.Do you think the girls will be okay with that part?"
"I hope so.I'll talk to them about it."
She reached up to touch his cheek."They're lucky to have you.You know, I love that you're so open with them."
"It's my way," he said."I wouldn't know how else to do it."
