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“Does this mean you’ll go on a date with me?” He sounded like a nervous teenage boy.
I liked his trepidation. “Yes.” I kissed his chest. My lips reveled in being able to do so.
Tristan leaned away and tilted my chin with his finger, allowing him to peer into my eyes. “Thank you. I know I don’t deserve another chance.”
“That’s true,” I softly laughed. “However, I think you should kiss me.”
He didn’t waste a second. “Yes, ma’am.” His lips captured mine. The zing of all zings shot through me when he wasted no time deepening the kiss. Yet, he took his time sweeping and savoring every taste. His hands wove through my hair as my fingers gripped his bare back. All I wanted was to be as close to him as possible.
When he groaned with pleasure, I remembered there was an exam table in the room, and tawdry thoughts of how we could utilize it filled my mind. That’s when I extracted myself from him. No need to fuel any more rumors.
“I think we should take out those stitches,” I said breathily.
He flashed me a knowing smile and kissed my nose. “Okay. But you did promise me some fun.”
“Later,” I agreed. I needed to find out about Steve. “Get back on the exam table. I need to wash my hands.” And compose myself. I wanted to get all sorts of cozy with him.
He did as I commanded while I scrubbed my hands and retrieved the stitch scissors, hoping they would do the job. I couldn’t believe he’d waited so long.
When I returned to him, he was grinning widely. “Go easy on me, Doc.”
I rolled my eyes. “Swing your legs over to the side. And don’t ever wait this long again to get stitches removed,” I scolded him.
“Totally worth it.”
Fine. I would give him that.
While I assessed the wound to make sure it healed properly, he asked, “How’s Stella doing?”
“Better. Oh, I forgot to tell you: Skippy got arrested. Jules just let me know.”
“This is excellent news,” he replied.
“The best. Thank you again for helping me.”
“I’m your ride or die, baby,” he laughed.
“You better be.” I couldn’t help but brush my fingers over his tattoo.
“Calista, your name isn’t just on my skin. It’s written in my heart.”
I liked that thought very much.
“I’m here for it all. Maybe I need a cool superhero name like you. Or more like a sidekick name.”
I laughed. “I’ll think of something and then maybe I’ll get a tattoo of it.”
“I’d love that,” he said, sincerely.
I supposed that was saying we were going to be a forever kind of thing. “Of course, it would have to be something amazing.” I was thinking like Tristan the Titan, and I would get inked with a Greek god or the like.
He turned his head toward me. “I promise to amaze you. Always.”
A flutter went through me. “I’m going to hold you to that.”
“As you should.” He kissed my cheek. “That reminds me—this Saturday at the store, I play Santa and hand out gifts. I was hoping you would come be my elf, seeing as you already have the costume.”
“Hmm.” I playfully tossed my head from side to side. “I’m not sure how Mrs. Claus would feel about it. I’m pretty sure that costume turns Santa on.”
