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I shook my head. “I never had anyone to help run a test.”

“And you want me to help?”

I nodded while my bear leaped and pranced. “I do. If you were okay with that.”

“Hmm. Going home with a stranger…” She tapped her lips.

“A stranger?” I motioned to the ax heads we’d made, stacked neatly on a shelf. “After sweating through all those with you?”

Her eyes twinkled, and she ran a hand over my hip. “Sweating, huh?”

My cock twitched.

“I guess we’ll have to test that too,” I said.

I kissed her, then turned away to grab the clothing we’d left littered around.

“Promise me I get to take this off next time,” I said, handing over her bra.

“I promise.” She grinned.

Thirty seconds later, we were speeding down the road toward my place.

Chapter Twenty

ABBY

It had been a long time since I’d had a night to myself. I was giddy with delight but riddled with guilt too. Shouldn’t I be at home, missing my daughter?

No, I told myself firmly. I should be enjoying the best night I’d had in years.

Cooper, in the vehicle ahead of me, waved. I could just make out his silhouette.

I grinned and flashed my lights in reply.

Yes, I’d insisted on taking my own car — and going to his house, because I wasn’t ready to bring a man into Claire’s and my private space. And as for taking my car… Well, a smart woman kept an escape pod handy, no matter how nice a guy seemed. Still, it was hard to imagine Cooper as anything but sweet and sensitive. If there was any problem, it would be me.

My knuckles turned white from my tight grip on the steering wheel.

Don’t ruin this,I ordered myself, again and again.Just loosen up and have fun.

But I was out of practice and scarred by past mistakes.

What I needed was a pep talk, and now. I grabbed my phone, hit a button, and waited for my sister to reply.

“Hello?” Erin’s voice crackled over the speakerphone.

“Hi. It’s me.”

My sister, bless her, went right on high alert. “Is everything okay?”

Very okay,my girl parts sighed happily.

“Yes. Claire is at her sleepover, and Lana texted to say they’re having a great time. I just wanted to ask if you could…um…uh…”

Erin waited as I stuttered, then finally cut in. “Are you sure everything is okay?”

“Yes! It’s just that I might need you to feed the animals tomorrow morning, in case I’m…um…uh…not home.”

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