Page 56 of Playing with Fire

My core throbbed from anticipation of what that could mean. “Like on a date?” A date that could end in his bed since he wouldn’t have the girls here, he was off, and I wasn’t needed at Maggie’s until tomorrow morning.

“Yeah, a date.” He unlaced our fingers and ran one knuckle up the inside of my arm. “Anywhere you want to go.”

Sensations shot through my body, starting with the path his finger made up and down my arm, and landing between my thighs. I squeezed my legs together and pulled my bottom lip into my mouth, fighting the urge to tell him I didn’t care where we went as long as it ended with me spending the night with him.

“I love sitting on the back patio area of The Dock.” The view of the lake was breathtaking.

“Sounds perfect.” He leaned down close to my ear. “Wherever you choose will be perfect, as long as I’m there with you.”

He laced our fingers together once more and tugged me closer as he leaned back and laid a quick kiss on my forehead. Warmth spread through my chest and up my neck as a feeling of utter happiness settled deep in my soul.

After he’d spent a little bit more time with the twins, he went upstairs to bed. I had to admit the thought of climbing in with him after Maggie picked up the girls a few hours later crossed my mind. But I wanted tonight to be special. To wear something that would drive him crazy with lust, so there was no way he could resist. Not that I thought he would.

Heading back to my apartment, I stood in the middle of my bedroom and picked up my phone, opening my text thread with Nicole and the girls.

Me: He’s taking me on a date tonight. What should I wear?

Mia: Depends. You want this to end with sex?

Lyla: Can you show us options?

I laid three dresses out on my bed and snapped a picture.

Nicole: The black one will be super easy to get out of

The short dress tied around the neck and was cut low in the back.

Lyla: The blue is really pretty though. But the halter will probably drive him insane.

Nicole: How did yesterday go?

Me: Well… we kinda fooled around in the kitchen before the kids woke up.

Lyla: Oh my.

Me: It was so freaking hot. Then we took them to the festival and he called me his girl.

Lyla: Definitely the black one! He’ll spend the whole night desperate for you and it’ll make afterwards so much hotter!

Nicole: I agree. Unless you don’t want to have sex with him yet.

Me: I want him so bad I haven’t been able to think about anything else.

Mia: Go with the halter. Don’t wear a bra.

Images of him untying my dress and lowering his mouth to my nipples caused a moan to bubble up and slip through my lips.

Waiting three more hours to see his reaction was going to be the worst kind of torture.

Chapter Thirty

LOGAN

“Right this way.”The young hostess turned and began walking through the main dining room of The Dock.

I placed my hand on Izzy’s lower back as we followed. The sexy dress she wore had been torturing me since the moment she opened her door. I wanted nothing more in that moment than to pull her against me and slide my hands up under the short skirt. Make her come with my fingers like I did yesterday morning. Hear her little moans echo off the walls.

The need that had consumed me so many times over the last few days was unlike anything I’d experienced. I kept my gaze trained on her as she took her seat, unable to look away. We both wanted the same thing tonight, that was obvious. But I also didn’t want to take it that far if she wasn’t sure about us.

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