Page 65 of Merry Mayhem
“Got it.”
I look from Thea to Andi and back to Thea. “She’s just going to make something?”
Thea sips from her sweet tea. “She’s going to find something and modify it as needed.”
“Something like what?”
“First thing that comes to mind is a golf cart, but I think that’s too big,” Andi says.
“Yeah, it needs to be able to get in close to the stations so they can do as much as they’re able,” Thea agrees. “It might also be considered cheating if it’s motorized.”
“True. I guess that rules out Segways, too,” Andi says with a grin.
Thea laughs. “Muriel would be a menace on a Segway.”
“No way would either of them agree to use a wheelchair,” Andi muses.
“Nope.”
“I don’t think they could get in and out of a red wagon easily,” Andi says.
Thea shakes her head. “Or fast enough. Patty has had a hip replacement, so that wouldn’t be a good idea anyway.”
Andi shrugs. “I’ll figure something out.”
Bebe and Eli settle at the table, and we chat and eat. The time flying, until suddenly the alarms on our phones go off and we realize our next challenge is thirty minutes away.
Everyone rises and starts cleaning up, but I snag Thea’s shirt and tug her out of the kitchen.
“Is something wrong?” she asks as I pull her into the alcove by the front door.
“Yeah. I haven’t had a minute alone with you where I can do this.” I cup the back of her head and kiss her.
She melts into me and lets me kiss her for nearly a full minute. I run my hand down her back to her ass and squeeze as I press her into the wall.
I give a low groan as she arches against me, letting me feel her curves through the thin sweater and skinny jeans.
I glide my palm over her hip and then up to cup her breast. She moans, but then pushes me back. She stares up at me with dilated pupils, her hands just resting on my chest.
“We can’t do that unless we’re behind closed doors,” she says.
“Well, unless we’re out of sight,” I say.
She shakes her head, pressing her lips together for a moment, making me wonder if they’re tingling a little. Like mine are.
“This makes it harder not to look at you with all my feelings on my face.”
I smile. “I suppose you think I should be sorry about that.”
She shakes her head, but she’s smiling too. “I’m so glad to hear Violet is getting better. I want this all out in the open, too.”
“Definitely.” I run my fingers over her cheek, then drop my hand and step back. “Okay, I’ll be good. I’ve just wanted to kiss you, well, ever since I last did.”
She nods. “Me too. What are we going to tell everyone?”
“The truth. As soon as Violet is awake and everyone can see she’s fine and she can agree that she and I just set this up last minute, for fun, but that it’s nothing serious, then we can tell them how I was going to help her out but fell for you instead.”
“Fell for me?” she repeats softly.
