I get up from the bed, and Barrett makes a show of looking my naked body up and down. I walk towards him and lean up on my tiptoes. “I’m looking forward to our date today.” I wrap my arms around his neck, pressing my chest into his. The swell of his cock pushes against me as Barrett grips my hips.
“You’re making it really hard not to put you on your back and have my way with you.”
“That’s not the only thing that’s hard.” I smile at him.
His hand connects with my ass and I let out a yelp. Then I laugh and try to get away.
“Get ready. We have to get out of this house.” He kisses me hard and deep before pulling back reluctantly and leaving the room.
I reach up and touch my lips, feeling his kiss linger. I can’t keep the smile off my face as I head into the bathroom. I pause when I see my reflection in the mirror and look over my body.
My lips are swollen and my hair is a mess. I turn and laugh when I see a small red mark where Barrett smacked my ass. My pale skin shows everything.
I hop in the shower and hate to wash away the smell of Barrett. But I have a feeling it won’t take him long to get it back on me.
When I get out I blow-dry my hair and then put on a little makeup. I go digging through my closet for something to wear, trying to find something easy and cool. It’s going to be hot out, so I grab a pair of jean shorts and a tank top. We’ll be walking around all day at the fair, so I get my Converse sneakers since they’re the most comfortable. When I’m all set, I grab a pair of sunglasses and push them into my hair.
When I’m ready, I open my bedroom door and pause when I see one of the workers standing there. “He’s in the kitchen,” he tells me.
“Thanks,” I say and go downstairs.
When I walk into the kitchen Barrett comes right to me and pulls me into his arms. Then he kisses me right in front of everyone before releasing me and giving me a coffee.
“We need to make a stop by my place, then brunch,” he says, but I’m still dizzy from his kiss.
“Mmkay.”
“Then to Home Depot,” he adds, taking my hand gently in his and walking to the front door.
“Oh my god. We sound like a married couple with these plans,” I laugh, sipping my coffee.
“Well, the courthouse is on the way if you’d like to go ahead and do that, too.” I wait for him to smirk or show me that he’s teasing, but he doesn’t.
“Yeah, sure,” I laugh, patting his chest and shaking my head. “Besides, if my sister wasn’t there she’d burn my house to the ground.”
“Not if I told her I was working on knocking you up. She’d be too busy making plans for the nursery.”
I stare up at him, not sure how to respond to that. Damn it, he’s right.
“Come on, lady.” He kisses my hand as we walk to the truck. “You’ll get used to the idea of it soon enough.
Chapter 16
Genevieve
“That is not your house.” I stare out the windshield of Barrett’s giant truck.
I noticed when he helped me in that he’d had a side step installed on it. Not that it matters because he still had to pick me up so I could get in it.
“A contractor’s home is always the last done.” He shrugs.
“It’s a shack.” I look over at him. “There’s nothing wrong with it, the place is really nice, I’m just shocked. I’ve seen what you’ve done with my house and looked up some of the projects you’ve completed. I just thought…” I trail off, suddenly feeling rude. Who am I to talk? I lived in an apartment a few weeks ago. If it wasn’t for him, I’d be living in a home that wasn’t safe—and worse than his place.
“I bought the land to save it. Janet tried to get it protected, but it didn’t go through, so I bought it. I guess some rare hummingbird lives on it and they wanted to cut down all the trees and make a shopping center.” He shrugs. “I bought it and dropped this tiny house on it for a place to live. It’s not like I have a family. I was living in a small condo before because it was all I needed at the time. Once I got this land I decided I could stay here instead. I could also help the birds by not allowing someone to destroy it.” He points to a large tree and I look over and see tons of bird feeders hanging from it.