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A Rare Gift Jaci Burton 38460K 2023-09-01

And when he dropped to the floor, pulling her on top of hier to pick up where they’d left off the night before

"This is kind of wicked," she said as he swept her hair away from her face

"Never done it at work before?"

She snorted "I work at a day care center I don’t geton me here"

He popped the button on her jeans and drew the zipper down "That’s too bad They should be lining up at the door"

Noashis words earlier She felt war her over and touching her He took off her tennis shoes and slid her jeans and panties down her legs

By the tiotten rid of his own clothes, she started to giggle He frowned at her

"This is no laughing matter," he said

"I’ve never been nad at work before"

He grabbed a condom from the pocket of his jeans "You should try it more often"

She rolled over on her side "Oh? You make a habit of it?"

"Yeah I wander around jobsites nad all the tirabbed his shoulder "Careful, Wyatt, or I ht think you have a sense of humor"

"Don’t worry It doesn’t come around all that often" He pulled her back on top of him and reached for her breasts, and all humor fled as she tilted her head back and lost herself in the ic of his hands

Wyatt hadn’t meant to start this All he’d wanted to do was talk to Calliope tonight, to get her alone so he could apologize for acting like an ass and running out on her yesterday But seeing her as she opened the door, fury and irritation instead of hurt in her eyes, had pri he intended to say to her

Anger had lit up her face, put a bright spot of color on her cheeks and ht about then was kissing her and getting his hands on her

Okay, so ht about since he left her house yesterday

But now she sat on top of hi more beautiful than her body, lush and flushed pink with arousal as she tilted her head back while he thu hiony--the pleasurable kind Buried inside her, he connected with her in the ainst him, to take a nipple into his mouth, to touch her on a basic level so she’d feel what he felt

He loved the way she responded, the way she looked at hiripped his shoulders as she rode him, as she raised and lowered on hi her nails into hihtened around him He cupped his hand around the nape of her neck and fleith her, losing himself in her depths

A part of him wasn’t ready for this--this bond he felt with her The last time he’d felt this attached to a woman had been Cassandra And that hadn’t ended well

Calliope was like a hurricane--wild and turbulent He wasn’t sure he could handle her, but he wanted to see what she threw at hiht now he just couldn’t resist her She was beautiful, a little scary, and he couldn’t walk away

"I’ up to look down at hiood"

"How about Rizzoni’s?"

"How about we go to your place and order delivery? Fewer clothes involved that way"

She arched a brow "Naked pizza eating could be dangerous"

"I live on the edge"

She cli her clothes "You’re on, but hurry Sex rabbed his jeans "I’ll be sure to order an extra large pizza, then You’re going to need it"

Chapter Eight

"The party is scheduled for the sixteenth," Tori said, handing out the infors at Kent Construction were his least favorite thing, but business had to be conducted Discussing the annual holiday party was soer, she dealt with the day-to-day running of the business, as well as all the financials He’d et out there and ith his hands

Unfortunately, when Tori called a ht be only in her twenties, but she was for or you’d never hear the end of it

Wyatt took the information sheet and scanned it "I assume there’ll be meat at this party"

She rolled her eyes at hi celery and carrots Our clients like rabbit food"

"Har"

"We’re having roast beef, chicken and pasta There’ll be hors d’oeuvres and an open bar, though I twitched at the open bar thing"

"We can handle it," Brody said

"You say that now Wait until you have to write the check It’s the holiday season People like to drink"

"You like to drink, too, you lush," Brody teased "Will I have to throw you over lared at him "That was one stinkin’ year And I had just turned twenty-one It’s never happened since so I’d appreciate it if you’d never ain"

Wyatt’s lips twitched

"I saw that, Wyatt," Tori said, as if she had eyes in the back of her head "Don’t you dare smile"

"I don’t smile You know that I’m the bad-teaze at hi with you?"

Ethan rolled his chair closer to Wyatt, inspecting hi different about you What’s up?"

"I knohat it is" Brody leaned back and crossed his ar laid"

"What?" Tori’s eyes widened "How co you don’t? What the hell, Tor? You having an off week?"

"Shut up, Brody" Tori narrowed her gaze on Wyatt "What’s going on?"

Shit He knew he should have gone straight to the day care center thison, and if it was it would be none of your business"

"So he is getting laid" Ethan grinned "Who is it?"

"Oh I knoho it is," Tori said "And why she hasn’t said anything toup with her very soon"

"Who is it?" Brody asked

Tori didn’t say anything, just gave Wyatt a knowing smile

"Oh," Ethan said "It’s Calliope Andrews"

Wyatt winced

"Wow Keeping it in the family, aren’t you?" Brody asked

"Shut up, Brody," Tori said "This is none of our business Let’s oing to take the ball and run like hell" Ethan nudged him with an elbow "So…is one sister--"

Wyatt shot Ethan a look "Don’t go there I mean it, Ethan"