Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 95712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 95712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
I wasn’t expecting to see Levi.
My heart did a weird swoop of excitement—before it dropped with dread.
“Levi. Is everything okay? Rhett?”
He held up his hands. “Everything’s great. I thought I’d stop by really quick to just say…” His voice trailed off.
“To say?” I asked, feeling giddy as I smiled up at his handsome face.
“Well, what I have to say doesn’t use any words.”
He cupped my face and kissed me.
It started sweet and slow, but when he walked me backward into my house and kicked the door shut, the kiss changed. It turned passionate and hot, and I forgot everything except for how amazing that kiss felt.
I lowered my arm, letting Luna drop the remaining few feet to the floor, then I wrapped my arms around Levi’s neck. She, of course, meowed in protest. My fingers laced through his hair, and he moaned deeply into my mouth. My entire body caught fire.
Suddenly, he drew his head back. “Something’s climbing up my leg.”
I took a step back to see little Luna clawing her way up Levi’s jeans. “Luna!”
Levi laughed and pulled the little stinker off his leg, holding her up. She let out another loud meow as she swatted at his face.
“Aren’t you full of spit and fire.”
Her little paws batted at him relentlessly as he smiled. I wasn’t sure what it was about that picture in front of me, but it warmed my heart. He kissed the kitten on the head and set her on the back of the sofa before turning to look at me.
“Hi,” I whispered like an idiot.
He chuckled. “Hi.”
“Um, I was about to eat a snack. Would you like to join me, or do you need to get home?”
He shook his head. “I’m in no hurry. I also just saw your text when I decided to head this way.”
Smiling, I asked, “Do you like quesadillas?”
“As a matter of fact, I do.”
“Let me go grab another plate, take a seat on the sofa. I have beer, water, and soft drinks.”
“I’ll take a beer, please.”
My cabin had an open floorplan, with the L-shaped kitchen to the right upon entering and the living room to the left. There was a small table in a nook that overlooked the west, which I never used for eating. Since it was just me, Moose, and Luna, the sofa was my choice for meals.
I quickly made my way to the kitchen, grabbed a plate, silverware, and a beer for Levi. My heart pounded in my chest. I stopped and took a deep breath.
Levi is in my house.
The man I had naughty dreams about for years was currently sitting on my sofa, with my kitten on his lap. And he’d just kissed the ever-loving shit out of me.
“This is a charming cabin, Em.”
His voice snapped me out of my thoughts. “Thanks,” I replied as I walked back into the living room. I handed him the plate and silverware, then set his beer on the coffee table.
I sat down next to him, ignoring the heat of his body against mine. I cut the quesadilla in half, put his share on his plate, and handed it to him.
“I hope you don’t mind sitting on the sofa to eat. I’m not much of a formal person. Most meals are eaten right here.”
“Woman after my own heart. If it were up to me, all meals would be eaten this way. My mother insists on eating at the dining room table for every meal except breakfast. That one, we can eat at the breakfast nook.” He shook his head and smiled. “I really need to find my own place, and soon.”
“Have you started looking?” I asked before taking a bite of food.
“Not really. I wanted to get Rhett settled in the town a bit more before I started looking for a place. He’s really enjoying living with my parents at the moment. My mother is spoiling him rotten, doing everything she did for me when I was growing up. She’s a far cry from my ex.”
Frowning, I said, “I’m sorry to hear that.”
He shrugged. “There were times when I wondered if Caroline even had a maternal bone in her body.”
“I can honestly say I had the best mother growing up.” I smiled. “Now, as well. I know if I needed anything from her or my father, they’d drop everything for me.”
Levi nodded. “That’s how my parents are. I guess that’s why I was so surprised by Caroline’s lack of motherly love. Don’t get me wrong, I believe she loves our kids; she just doesn’t know how to show it. At least, that’s what the therapist tells me.”
“Rhett did so good this past week. He thrived here at the camp, and it looks like he’s made a few friends.”
Levi smiled. “He has. You have no idea how much this has helped, Em. He’s now looking forward to starting school. Before, he was really worried about not knowing anyone. He’s moving from a large school to a much smaller one, and you know how kids can be. Especially in a small town.”