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“Since high school. I started out as a gofer and after I took accounting at the community college I was hired in the accounting department.” Sighing, she took a sip of wine. “I love my job there but sometimes I get frustrated, knowing I’ve hit the limit as far as advancing goes.”
“Why is that?”
“All the top positions are filled and none of the people filling them look like they’re going anywhere anytime soon.” While that bothered her sometimes, she also had really good benefits from Kelly Boots. If she hadn’t had so much debt to pay off, she’d have been doing fine with just one job.
After the kids watched their show Laurel put them to bed. “I won’t be long,” she told Zack, leaving him in the den with the remote. “Why don’t you look for a movie? Unless you have to go.”
“I usually stay out later than seven,” he told her solemnly.
Naturally, her kids wanted a story, so she picked a short one and read to them both in Katrina’s room. After the story, she tucked Katrina under the covers. “I love you, Mommy,” Katrina said.
“I love you too,” she said, and kissed her daughter’s forehead.
She walked with Cody to his room and tucked him in. “I love you, Mommy,” Cody said. “Can we have ice cream tomorrow?”
Laurel laughed and kissed him on the forehead. “I love you too, and we’ll see about the ice cream.” She closed his door and smiled.
“I’m sorry we couldn’t go out to dinner,” Laurel said when she returned.
“I’m not. I had a nice time with you and your kids.”
“That’s sweet of you to say.” She cast around for something to talk about. But all she could think about was Zack telling her he wanted to make love to her.
“Laurel? You don’t need to be nervous. I’m not going to attack you.”
“I’m not nervous because I thought you’d attack me.”
“Good to know. Then why are you nervous?”
“Because I was afraid you wouldn’t. Well, not attack me, but…kiss me.”
He smiled. Slowly, with lethal charm. “You don’t need to worry about that.” He cupped her face in his hands, leaned over and kissed her.
Laurel closed her eyes and gave herself over to his kiss. His lips moved over hers, his tongue traced the seam of her lips, coaxing her to open. When she did she met his tongue with hers, indulging in a leisurely dance of pleasure. She put her arms around his neck and moved closer. Zack moved one hand to her back, while the other slipped into her hair and angled her head to deepen the kiss.
When the kiss finally ended her breasts tingled, and she felt a throbbing ache between her thighs. She couldn’t remember ever getting so turned on from a kiss.
“Still nervous?” he asked.
“No. But I think we should try that again. Just to make sure my nerves are gone, you understand.”
He smiled, put both arms around her and slanted his lips over hers. She leaned back, sinking into the couch, drawing him with her. They continued to kiss, short ones, long ones, with lips, tongues and teeth, and soon he lay cradled in between her legs. She could feel him through their jeans, the hard ridge of his erection pressing against that most sensitive spot. She put her hands in his hair, feeling how soft and silky it was.
“Mommy? Mommy, where are you?”
Laurel and Zack both scrambled to sit up. Laurel looked over the back of the couch to the door to the den where Cody stood, holding his blanket in one hand and with a finger of his other hand in his mouth.
“What do you need, honey?”
“Want a drink of water.”
“Is that all?”
Cody shrugged and walked over to stand in front of her.
“Did you have another bad dream?” He nodded. “About bad men?”
“Uh-huh.”
