Page 10 of Son of a Preacher Man
“That’s better,” he cooed, after smacking his burgundy lips on Kodiak’s face. “Now, what can we make for you, bebé?”
Kelly came out from the back, carrying a tray of baked goods. Acknowledging Kodiak with a tip of her chin, she went about her task, arranging the pastries in the display case. He glanced at Leo. “Americano, please.”
He did this little shimmy move with his head. “To go?”
“Yeah.”
“Room for cream?” And he winked.
“Sure.”
Moving to the end of the counter to wait for his coffee, Kodiak watched Kelly. A delectable sight, bent over as she was, with her shapely ass in skintight jeans. Scalloped edges of pretty pink lace peeking out of her shirt, plump breasts pushed up against the fabric.
He licked his lips.
Clearing her throat, a smirking Katie pressed a cup into his hands. “Your americano.”
“Uh, yeah. Thanks.”
She leaned into his ear, and kissing him on the cheek, she whispered, “Go for it.”
Brows pulling together, Kodiak shot her a look.
Katie scrunched her shoulders, and with a giggle, she turned away.
He was still staring after her when Kelly popped her head up from the display case. “You good? Want something else?”
Uh-huh. Sure do.
His gaze traveled from those hypnotic blue eyes, down her front, and back up again. He grinned. “I’ll take a cookie.”
Kelly handed him a giant-sized snickerdoodle.
“Do you run?”
“Huh?” She looked at him funny. “That’s random.”
“I thought maybe we could go for a run together sometime…friend. That’s all.”
“Oh.” The corners of her mouth twitching upward, Kelly nodded. “Well, thanks, but I don’t run. Maybe if a bear was chasing me in the woods or something.”
Now there’s a thought.
“A walk then?” He took a bite of the cookie, looking at her as he chewed. “Think you can do that?”
“Yeah, I can do that.”
Taking her by the hand, Kodiak pulled Kelly out from behind the counter.
“Now?”
“Right now.”
She glanced over her shoulder. Biting her lip, Katie stifled a grin. With a wink, Leo blew her a kiss. Kelly hesitated only a moment before turning her head back around.
“Okay, sure. Why not?”
They walked together without talking for a while. Sipping on coffee, he led her away from the shops and Coventry Park, toward the lake. “It’s so noisy back there.”
