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"Noe spice things up and add a little citrus," I answered, lining up cinnaar bowl, and a le care to show h my head, and I had to bite back an invitation to show him exactly where I wanted hiet started You can be my assistant"

He looked around for a dishtowel, and I turned to look for the one I knew I’d left out I’d already started for it on the counter when I felt two very strong and very specifically placed hands onin place

"Hi," he answered cheerfully, not releasing his hands

"Explain yourself, please," I ordered, trying not to notice howto leaveto clean ave each cheek a little squeeze

"And you took that tohis hands with hbors," he replied, his eyes darting back and forth noeen my lips and my eyes

"We have a pie to make, mister I’ll thank you to remember your led, still holding his hands I felt his thumb trace little circles on the inside ofto be the death of me "Get over there, handsy, and behave," I instructed

He save me the opportunity to mutter, "Ohhiot it?" I said, sprinkling sugar into the bowl

"Got it"

I started tossing the apples with my hands and Simon followed ar, he sugared When I asked for more cinnamon, he complied When I asked him to squeeze the leue in my mouth and off his throat

I tossed and tasted, and when they were finally right, I lifted a wedge to his mouth "Open up," I said, and he leaned in

I placed an apple on his tongue, and he snapped his ers He let his lips close around two, and I sloithdrew theue wrap around them delicately and deliberately

"Delicious," he said softly

"Gah," I answered, eyes crossing a little at the sex on two legs displayed in front of ed again Brain knew this was bad, Heart was beating out of our chest

"Good for you?" he asked, that knowing serously close to smirk territory

"Good for erlatio Truce schmuce, harem schmarem Who cared if there was no actual O? I needed to be in contact with this man in the very worst way

My sexual wall had been hit, and as I prepared to rip the clothes froround, and ride hi pin to guide us,

Thank you, Jesus

I looked at the blue-eyed devil and launchedvoodoo I saw his face as I ran, and he looked a little disappointed

"Girl, what are you up to tonight?" Mimi screeched into the phone I held it away fro started Mimi had three sound levels: Nor Excited and on her way to Drunky

"I’ ready to have dinner Where are you?" I asked, nodding at Si the apples into the pie dish

"I’?" she screahed

Si room with the pie in his hands "Should I put this in the oven?" he asked

"Hang on, Mimi Not yet, I still need to brush it with a little cream," I told him, and he ducked back into the kitchen

"Caroline Reynolds, that was adinner with? And what are you brushing with crea even louder

"Settle down My goodness, you’re loud! I’ an apple pie," I explained, which she immediately screamed out to Sophia

"Shit," I muttered as I heard the phone yanked away fro pies with your neighbor? Are you nad?" Sophia yelled, taking her turn to grill me

"Okay, no, and you all need to seriously settle down Hanging up now," I yelled over her yelling at s about pies and crea up on her, when I did just that

I sighed and went to find Simon, with his hands full of pie I snorted in spite ofmyself to the sensations

"I knew you’d like it, but I had no idea you’d enjoy it thisatto ruin it forup on his elbows

"If I have another, I won’t be able to walk toirl--you deserve it I know you want it, Caroline," he teased, leaning closer