Page 39 of Heartbeats & Highways

I nodded eagerly.

“Not right now,” he murmured, dotting my skin with his lips. “Not this morning.”

“Why not?” I panted as his hands skated across my body.

“Because I want time with you. Nice and slow. Not a quick fuck.”

“Savage—”

“Yes, I am a savage. An animal. But you deserve to be fucking worshipped. You don’t deserve a quick roll in the hay.”

“Rolling in hay can be fun,” I purred.

“You’re a vixen.” He laughed softly. “Plenty of time forrolls in the hay. We’ll get there. Trust me.”

I sighed in remorse, my ardor cooling despite the heat of his body near mine.

He kissed me on the lips, quickly, and then pulled back. “So, let’s drink some coffee and in a few hours, I’ll drive you to work. And tonight, I’m taking you out to dinner.”

“Dinner?”

“Yeah, babe. It’s called a date. And I promise it won’t be at a taco truck.”

Chapter 11

“Evie? Earth to Evie.”Virgil waved his hand in front of my face.

I snapped to attention. “Sorry, what did you say?”

“I asked if you could move my three o’clock to four, and you didn’t even reply because you look all comatose. What were you thinking about?”

Savage—naked and inside me.

“Uh, groceries,” I lied. “Sure, I can change that for you. No problem. Sorry.”

“Great. Hey, me and the guys are going out tonight for darts and beer. You wanna come?”

Joy fizzed through me at his invitation. Despite my resolve to remain aloof, his smile was so affable, so open, that I found myself nodding. “Yeah, that sounds great. Except I can’t drink.”

“What do you mean?” His brow furrowed.

“I mean, I’m only twenty.”

“Holy shit, you’re only twenty?”

“Well, yeah.” I frowned. “Why? Is that a problem?”

“Nope. My crush is cured,” he stated.

“Crush? What crush?”

“My crush on you,” he explained with a grin. “Don’t worry, I won’t let it get in the way of our working relationship.”

I snorted. “I’m glad to hear that.”

“Plus, I’m pretty sure Savage would’ve punched my lights out if I made a move on you considering he’s already claimed you. So this is good, actually. We’ll be friends. Yeah, friends . . . I can have female friends.”

Claimed me?

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