Page 29 of Only One I Ever Wanted

“Dad! I think Trouble ate another daffodil.”

I laughed. “I’m going to owe my mother a full week’s pay in flowers.” I rolled up onto my knees and dragged her up with me. “Time to tire out Danny.”

Her eyes sparkled as she kicked off her heels and ran ahead to help Danny get the bulb out of the happily munching Trouble’s mouth.

We traded a flower bulb for his favorite squeaker ball, and we played fetch with Trouble and it ended up with me and Danny sweaty and dirty by the end of it.

But I did, in fact, tire him out.

Nora ended up back on the blanket, watching us with pure happiness in her eyes.

It was one of the best days I’d had in years.

As the sun dipped lower in the trees and the chill of impending night hit, I packed them both up. My mom sent us over to my place with leftovers for both of us, as well as a pint of ice cream.

Nora followed me over to the house. Together, we went up the back steps to the deck and in through the sliding glass doors.

“Sorry, the place is...”

“Where two males live?”

I sighed. “I hate to be a stereotype, and yet here we are.”

“I’ll survive.” She looked around and I groaned inwardly at just how cluttered the table was. My laptop had been moved up here to do bills and now I had a bunch of things to look at before tomorrow.

It was a good problem to have—especially after the last few months, but not exactly the kind of seduction scene I would usually bring a woman in to.

“I have to make sure he takes a shower.”

“I can handle poking around your house.” She laughed at what must have been my shocked face. “I wouldn’t be that rude. Probably.”

Danny and Trouble thundered through the living room and down the hallway. “Taking a shower!” he yelled.

“Guess we have the shower part going pretty well, which lets me do this.” I caught her hand and pulled her into me. Her eyes went wide when I swooped in and took her mouth in a hot, hard kiss. I pulled away after my brains started to misfire. “I also don’t want to hear you’re rusty again. It just means I get to show you just how much I will worship this delicious body.”

I coasted my hands down her hips to cup her ass. The gauzy material making it abundantly clear that there was very little under that damn dress. I ground against her to let her know just how into her I was.

Hot breath hit my shin and I looked down to find Trouble staring at us, his tongue rolled out in his goofy way. His golden eyes were happy, and I wasn’t sure much else was going on behind them.

She laughed. “Will he be joining us later?”

“Nope. He sleeps with Danny.”

“Good.” She patted my chest. “I don’t think I’m into someone watching us. At least I don’t think I am. Guess we’ll see.”

I groaned and tipped my head back. “Killing me.”

She slipped a hand between us and cupped my shaft and blew out a breath. “Hope that patient part was true.”

I met her gaze. “It is. And if you don’t want?—”

She put her finger over my lips. “I want. Very much.”

I nipped at her finger. “Good.”

And before I couldn’t leave her, I stepped away. I patted Trouble’s head. “Keep her company, buddy.”

He licked my arm, and I took that as an affirmative.

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