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“Believe me, darlin’,” he murmured against my lips, “whenever you’re with me, you’ll only ever find pleasure, even when it hurts.”

Mouth gaping, I blinked at him as he kissed the tip of my nose and left me alone in the bathroom. My head spinning at Ethan revealing yet another side to him he’d never shown before, I turned slowly around, shut the door and faced the big shower hidden behind a frosted glass door in front of me.

What the hell just happened?

18

Utter Cuteness

“Want to help me get a dog today?”

“Today?” I beamed down at Ethan from my place on the table top. He’d been adamant about clearing the table himself before he proceeded to kiss me stupid. I’d turned into a big puddle of goo in his arms, and was in danger of falling into a heap on the floor then and there. Thankfully, he held me up and then proceeded to plant me on the cold table, demanding that I stay put.

The shy smile that crossed his lips made my heart turn to mush.

“Yeah, it’s time. Plus, a co-worker from the animal shelter texted me while you were in the shower. Seems someone dropped off a litter of pups – five of them – late last night and she asked me to come in today and do a check-up on them.” He clenched his jaw. “She found them tied up to a tree on the side of the road.”

I gasped. “That’s horrible! Why would anyone do that?”

“I don’t know.” He straightened from loading the dishwasher. “You don’t mind that I have to go in, do you? I know it wasn’t part of our plans, but…”

“Don’t you worry about that,” I waved him off. “Sounds like the perfect kind of day to me.”

The warmth in his eyes made my tummy do another round of excited flips. I really needed to get that under control, or he’d soon learn that he only had to look at me like that and he’d be able to convince me to do anything he wanted.

He stepped in front of me, caging me in. On a low sigh, he leaned closer and brushed his lips over mine. My breath hitched when his teeth pulled on my lower lip, setting my skin on fire, and I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer until he nestled between my legs.

“I love the way you respond to me,” he murmured as his mouth explored my face. “Always eager. As if you crave the taste of me as much as I crave yours. I could spend hours, no days, kissing you.”

“We already have,” I chuckled, squirming when his stubble tickled me.

His eyes sparkled with mischief as his big palms rubbed up and down my thighs. “I know. Doesn’t mean I ever want to stop.”

“But we have to stop, or we’ll never get out of here.”

“Very true.”

Still, he took his time, just like always, and kept kissing me until my body was tingling with need. And my body wasn’t the only one feeling needy.

“You always make me hard, darlin’,” he rasped, pushing his cock into my crotch. “Let’s get going, and when we get back, I’ll fuck you in the shower.”

His words sent a delicious shiver through my body and I nodded against the crook of his neck. “All right.” I nipped the sensitive skin behind his ear. “I can’t wait.”

“I fucking hope not.”

He brushed my hair away from my face and gave me one last kiss, his tongue sweeping in to play with mine in one slow, commanding dance, and then pulled back. His nostrils flared as his dark eyes perused my face for the longest time.

“What is it?” I whispered.

“Nothing. I’ll go get dressed and then we’ll take my truck.”

I nodded and watched him go through his loft, up the three steps, and licked my lips at the sight of his ass hidden behind gray sweatpants.

Then I hopped down from the kitchen counter and ran my hands through my hair. Looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows to my left, I quickly tied my hair back and up into a messy bun and thought about what we were about to do. Excitement at getting to see Ethan examine the animals at the shelter made my smile widen.

A hot guy taking care of a bunch of adorable puppies?

It couldn’t get more perfect than that.