Page 15 of A Very Mountain Man Wooing

“Do you like your apartment?” I ask, and she snorts.

“Hell no. It’s a total dump.”

“Why don’t you find something else?”

“It’s cheap, I can pay in cash, and it’s close to town,” she says with a shrug.

“What color would you want to paint it if you could choose?”

“I don’t know. Maybe a green or blue?”

I nod as we head up the stairs to her apartment. I wait as she unlocks the door and follow her inside. My eyes scan her place greedily, trying to take it all in. She has a bowl of lemons on the counter, and I wonder what she uses them for.

A stack of books sits next to the tiny futon, and I scan the spines, smiling when I see that they’re all romance books. My girl wants to be wooed, and I’m going to be the man to do it.

“You don’t have to stay and help. My bedroom isn’t that big so it won’t take long to do it.”

“What about our date?” I ask her, and she bites back a smile.

“I’ll let you buy me dinner later.”

“Promise?” I ask, stepping closer to her, and she nods, biting that full bottom lip.

“Uh-huh,” she says as I back her up against the wall.

My hands find her thick ass and I lift her easily, pinning her against the kitchen wall as I step between her thighs. She wraps her legs around me and my lips meet hers.

I’m mentally trying to decide if I have enough time to fuck her when a gasp sounds behind us.

We both look, and I curse under my breath when I see Grier standing there. She’s turned around and looks to be covering her eyes, and I reluctantly let Anise slide to her feet. She shoots me a heated look, and I adjust myself.

“I’ll leave you two to it. Unless you want me to stay and help?”

“No, we’ve got it,” she says as she moves to greet her friend.

“I’ll see you later,” I say, and she nods, her cheeks heating slightly.

I want to stay. I want to kiss her again, but I force myself to leave. I’ll be back for my woman soon enough.

Hunter is outside, and I head over to his truck.

“You and Anise?”

“Yep.”

“About time, brother,” he says with a grin, and I laugh.

“Same.”

We share a shit-eating grin, and I feel like I’m on top of the world. I’ve finally got my girl.

SIX

Anise

Once Grier is gone,all I can think about is my upcoming date with Whit.

I can’t help but wonder if maybe I should have said no to the date. My mom calling me yesterday has me freaked out, and I don’t want to put Whit or anyone else in danger. I know that rejecting Whit would only hurt him in a different way.

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