“Anyway. The reason I wasn’t over here this morning was because I had to go to the monthly staff meeting. I’ll be back to getting you out of bed at the crack of dawn tomorrow.”
She pressed her body the length of his and ran her fingers up his chest. She got a deep thrill from the flannel fabric under her fingers. It was such a man’s fabric. It made her want him. Bad.
“I’m looking forward to it. Do you think maybe you could tuck me into it beforehand?”
He groaned. “Oh, God. Don’t tempt me.”
She kissed his throat, reveling as the vibrations from his moan traveled through her lips. “I think you’ve misunderstood my intention. Tempting you is exactly what I plan to do.”
He dipped his head and kissed her, long and hard. “I’d love to, baby, but I can’t. I’ve got to be on the jobsite in ten minutes. And Mila’s home tonight, so I can’t come over then.”
She sat back and smoothed her hair, giving him a crooked smile and a put-upon sigh. “Buddy, you’re lucky I find responsible men hot as hell.”
“Oh, believe me. I’m thanking my lucky stars for that good fortune even as we speak.”
“Why don’t we all do something this weekend? The three of us? It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate.”
“Well, Mila does have to collect some shells for her marine biology project. That could be kind of fun.”
“We could take a walk on the beach, collect some shells. Chat. It would give me a chance to get to know her a little better.”
“It’s a date. Well, if you can call helping an eighth grader with her homework a date, then it’s a date.”
“Oh, it’s a date,” Alison assured him. “And it sounds like a pretty awesome one to me.”