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“You okay?” he asked, bringing his finger down my face until the knuckle drug across my dry, bottom lip.
I nodded, unable to speak. My brain was too focused on him. On the way his touch created a liquid pool of heat in my belly.
“You had me worried there. I scared you when I came in.”
“Yeah,” I said, my voice hoarse. “But I’m fine now.”
“Good,” he said. “Let’s wrap up so we can get home for dinner. Will you stay with us tonight?”
I shook my head. I wasn’t ready to face Calder and be civil with the monster. “Why don’t you guys come to my place?” My hand came to his chin where I gripped him, pressing our lips together. “I was planning to make cheesesteaks.”
Hendrix chortled. His lips pursed, one brow raised. “Cheesesteaks?”
“Yes!” I smacked his shoulder playfully. “No, not just that frozen sliced crap either. Real ones. I’m going to shave a ribeye and fry it on the skillet outside. With chopped fried onions and ketchup. And I even made fresh rolls this morning.”
“Wow. You’re really missing your hometown, then, aren’t you?”
“Just the food. Plus I’m trying to perfect the recipe for opening.”
His brows furrowed together. “Won’t Chrissy be the chef?”
“She will. But the cheesesteak?” I asked, kissing his nose. “That’s got to be the best thing on the menu. And I happen to have the best recipe, even if she’s got a culinary arts degree.”
I pulled my head away and he leaned in, pressing his lips to mine. “Fine. We’ll come over.” He brushed back the hair falling in my face from my pony tale. “We can plan our camping trip.”
I bit the inside of my lip, containing a grin. “Sounds good. I’ve got to run home and shower. Come over in like three hours?”
“Yeah. We’ll be there.” Hendrix gave me a kiss on my shoulder, then pulled away to start cleaning up. I was thankful he’d been there today to help me. It knocked out what would have taken me hours to do alone in only an hour.
Now I could go home, shower, hit the refresh button and call my girl before they headed over. My stomach flipped when Hendrix shot me a wink. He was still leaving me wondering when the first time we’d actually have sex would be. I wasn’t sure why we hadn’t yet, except maybe he just really enjoyed watching me with Parker. I still hadn’t mustered up the courage to ask.
Chapter Eighteen
Parker
“I cannot believe you fucking did that,” Calder groaned as he swiped his hand across his face. But he still went to the fridge and started pulling out beers for us.
I laughed, accepting the beer and bringing it to my lips. “Well, he deserved it.”
Calder quirked a brow, shaking his head. “A tourist deserved you locking him in a port a potty and leaving him while you finished the hike with the others?”
“He made his wife cry. He deserved it, and she didn’t seem to have an issue with it.”
Calder shrugged. “I feel like it needs more context before I weigh in with a valid opinion.”
The screen door behind us swung closed, and I knew Hendrix was heading in. I glanced at my phone, smiling when I saw a text from Thea. Opening it, my dick stirred to life at the image she sent.
She was in her bath, bubbles covering the surface of the water, but her smile. God, that fucking sexy little half grin had the blood flowing to my lower appendage. Her face was cut off from the nose up, focusing on her mouth and chest, the swells of her breasts having little soap suds sprinkled across them.
I wanted those nipples hiding beneath the layer of bubbles to be in my mouth, and I groaned at the thought.
Hendrix brushed past me and stormed straight up to Calder. “What the fuck, asshole?”
My head jerked up at the gruffness in his voice. Hendrix was shorter than Calder, but right now he seemed bigger. He was angry, and I wasn’t sure if I needed to step in or let this play out. I guess it all depended on what the fuck was going on.
The corner of Calder’s lips twitched, but he didn’t smile fully. “What?” His voice was cool, casual, as if he already knew ‘what the fuck’, and was playing with Hendrix.
“You could have killed her, asshole.”
