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“Yep.” He pressed the ignition button, and my mouth watered.
I knew I had it bad if just the sight of him firing up the engine turned me on. I cleared my throat as we pulled out of the gravel parking lot.
The ride to the trailer park was silent. I was trying to come up with witty things to say, but my mind was blank. Well, not blank, exactly. It was filled with images of all the things I’d like to be doing with Kane in this truck. Fantasies of him pulling over on the side of the road and ravishing me were playing out in my mind like an erotic film.
Sometimes, having a very vivid imagination has its benefits. This was not one of those times. I was so immersed in the imaginary X-rated scenes in my head that I didn’t even notice we’d pulled into the trailer park until his truck came to a stop. I was leaving tomorrow, and I’d completely wasted the few precious moments I’d had alone with a man I’d loved for over twenty years.
“Thanks for the ride.” I almost didn’t recognize my breathy voice. It sounded more like a phone sex operator than me.
“No problem.” Kane’s voice sounded strained. I turned to look at him and saw he was staring straight ahead, and his square jaw was tight with tension.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Nothing.” His fingers gripped the steering wheel tightly.
There was a strange energy in the confined space. If I didn’t know any better, I would say that the air was crackling with attraction, but I did know better. Kane didn’t casually date, and even if he did, I knew I wouldn’t be number one on his list. He’d always treated me like family.
Still, there was a small voice in the back of my head saying that this chance was going to pass me by and that I would regret it if I didn’t tell him how I felt. I needed to tell him…something. I could tell him that I’d always had a crush on him. That I’d built him up in my head so much that I thought seeing him would never live up to my fantasy, but the reality of him was even better. That he was the only person I’d ever masturbated to.
No, wait, what?! Why would I say that? Where had that even come from?
It was true, but why would I tell him that?
That’s what I got for hanging out with Harmony for the night. She was a bad influence on me. I wouldn’t say those things. But I knew I had to say something.
When I opened my mouth, I heard myself ask, “Could you give me a ride to the Come On Inn?”
His head spun toward me. “Why?”
“I don’t want to spend another night in there.”
He glanced back at the trailer, and his fingers once again tightened around the steering wheel as his jaw ticked. He looked agitated at my request.
“Never mind,” I quickly rushed to say as I reached for the door handle. “Thanks for the ride.”
“You can come back to my house.” His voice was deep and low.
I froze in place. My eyes shot to him. Was he serious? Was he inviting me back to his house?
He was still staring out the front window, not looking in my direction. “I have a guest room.”
Right. He was just offering me a place to stay, not asking me to stay with him. I didn’t need him to save me again.
“Thanks, but I don’t want to intrude.” I shook my head back and forth.
“You’re not.” He turned his head, and his eyes met mine. I felt myself melting even before he said, “Please.”
My pride was not going to stop me from accepting the chance to spend the night with Kane Kingston, even if it was in his guest room.
10
KANE
“I got plenty of bad ideas if y’all need extra.” ~ Miss Dottie
As I pulled into my driveway, headlights shone on my two-story craftsman, marking this inaugural event. This was the first time I’d brought a woman home since settling here in Wishing Well.
Thoughts whizzed around my head like cars on a speedway.
