Page 135 of Fall Into Temptation
Donovan grinned and settled his hands on her shoulders. “Have I told you that you look good enough to eat?” he whispered in her ear, breath hot on her skin.
“Does the big, bad sheriff have time tonight for a snack?” she asked, turning in his arms. She looped her hands around his neck. “Aren’t you on high alert for the worst night of the planetary crossing?”
“I’m hoping that I’ll get to undress you tonight in the living room in front of the fire, Red.”
“Won’t your parents get an eyeful while they’re watching TV?” she teased.
“Did I mention that my parents decided it was for the best to rent a cabin at the campground for the foreseeable future?”
“You didn’t mention that. You didn’t ask them to move out, did you?” Donovan was working his fingers in slow circles on her lower back.
“Yes. That’s exactly what I did. ‘Mom, Dad, I need more time to get my girlfriend naked on every horizontal surface in my house. Do you mind moving out for a few years?’”
“Halloween makes you a smart ass.”
He grinned. “I promise it was their idea, and I pretended to put up a fight about it. But we’ll all be happier this way. Especially since I saw they added the Fifty Shades movies to my Netflix queue. I think they want the privacy just as much as we do.”
Eva laughed. “Well here’s hoping for a quiet, naked night.”
Donovan’s radio squawked. “Sheriff, we got a problem at the high school.”
“Damn it.” Donovan raised his middle finger to the sky. “I swear to God. When this is all over and your book is done, you and I are taking a two-week, clothing-optional vacation.”
“Count me in,” she breathed and grabbed him by the shirt for a short, hard kiss. “Good luck out there, sheriff.”
He ran a thumb over her lower lip and shook his head. “Don’t walk home alone tonight. I have a feeling the shit might hit the fan.”
“I’ll be safe,” she promised. “Bye, Sheriff.”
“Later, Evangelina.”
She watched him go, never tiring of the way his uniform pants showcased his ass.
“You got a little something right there, little sister,” Gia said poking her finger at the corner of Eva’s mouth. “Oh, never mind. Just drool.”
“Eva slobbering after her man again?” Emma asked, tugging the hem of her bandage dress down.
“Oh, please. Like I haven’t seen you two go all moist in the nether regions over your husbands.”
“That’s disgusting,” Emma wrinkled her nose.
“And true,” Gia grinned. “How much time do we have before your surprise? I want to pick up the kids and bring them over for the parade.”
“You have until the parade,” Emma told her, checking her watch. “Not a word though. Thankfully the wedding pictures are keeping him occupied for now. I’m so nervous I have to pee every four minutes.”
“That might not be nerves,” Gia pointed out.
“He’s looking at us,” Emma hissed. “Act natural.”
“Laugh like I said something funny,” Eva said.
Gia and Emma reacted as if she’d just walked into a plate glass window and fallen on her ass. “Okay, maybe a little less hysterical, guys.”
“Great. Now I really have to pee,” Emma muttered.
They split up, heading off to bathrooms and kid-gathering, and Eva hung back to watch the wedding revelers enjoy themselves. It was unlike anything she’d ever experienced in her life. This wacky little town and its quirky inhabitants.
“Well, here’s to another successful match,” Bruce said, off to her right. He handed Amethyst a corpse reviver with a chipper wink. “To the Beautification Committee.”
