Page 50 of Sweet Love at Bayside
His laughter vibrated through his mouth, and he kissed a path south.
“And I’d do it again,” he said. “Tell me you’ll still see me when we leave here.”
She closed her eyes, going for humor instead of reality. “All the way to the front door, until you leave for your morning run.”
He sank his teeth into her flesh.
“Ouch!” He hadn’t bitten hard, but he’d surprised her.
He crawled up her body, pinning her beneath him again, his eyes dark and serious. “When you go back to Virginia, and I’m in DC.”
“Oh,” she said innocently. “I don’t want to think about that right now.”
“Aren’t you the one who likes schedules and plans?”
“Mm-hm.”
“Tell me you’ll still be mine.”
Her insides melted at the passion in his voice. “I want to see you, but can we not talk about it? It makes me sad to think about being apart. I know you work all the time when you’re in DC, and you won’t have much time for me, so I’d rather not talk about it right now.”
Sadness replaced the determination in his gaze. “Sweetheart, I looked at a map and Oak Falls is just under two hours from DC. We’ll make it work.”
He’d looked at a map? He’d thought that far ahead?
He kissed her then, a long, languid kiss that turned her worries to dust. And then he loved her from the inside out, so completely there was no room for doubt.
An hour later, showered and dressed, Desiree and Rick took Cosmos for a walk. When they got back to the house, Zander and Zeke were upstairs painting the hallway on the second floor. Desiree had been enjoying making elaborate breakfasts for Rick and Violet, and the last few mornings, she’d made enough for Zeke and Zander, too. Rob was in and out, but he’d made it over for eggs Benedict two days ago.
She pulled out the ingredients for Belgian waffles with blueberries and cream, while Rick did his best to distract her. He was dressed for his run, which meant he was gloriously naked, save for a pair of shorts and running shoes. He wrapped his arms around her from behind, nibbling on her neck and rubbing his body against her.
“Drake will kill you if you’re late again.” She leaned her head to the side, allowing him better access to devour her.
“Like I care?” He turned her in his arms and brushed her hair from her shoulder, placing several openmouthed kisses there.
She hooked her finger into the waist of his shorts. “All it takes is a few kisses and I’m hot and bothered again. I think you’ve turned me into a nymphomaniac.”
“That makes two of us.” He buried his hand in her hair, his eyes smoldering. “I’ve never felt like this before, and I can’t get enough of you. After my run, I’m coming back with Dean to install the flower boxes around your fence. And after that…” He lowered his mouth to hers, kissing her until her legs turned to jelly. “Maybe we can sneak away alone for a little bit?”
“Good morning, sex maniacs.”
Desiree started, pushing away from Rick as Violet snickered, but Rick tightened his grasp. He never let anything come between them, and it was just one of the things she adored about him.
“Geez, Vi. Think you could give us some warning?”
Violet snagged a blueberry from the counter and popped it into her mouth. “Gee, Des. I don’t know. Think you can give me some warning before the nightly headboard banging begins?”
“Geez,” Rick uttered.
“Aw, look how cute Mr. Massive is when he blushes.” Violet grabbed another handful of blueberries.
“Violet!”Headboard banging?She hadn’t even noticed. Then again, when she and Rick were close, the rest of the world failed to exist.
“Hey, if I were you, I’d be proud,” Violet said. “But since I’mme, I’m moving into one of the empty cottages.”
“I’ve got to take off, but I’m sorry, Vi.” Rick looked at Desiree without a shred of regret in his liquid-fire eyes. “We can stay at my place so she doesn’t have to move out.”
“Don’t sweat it,” Violet said. “Zander and Zeke are going to help me move when they’re done working for the day.” She winked, and grabbed a few more blueberries.
