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“Thank you both for having dinner with me again,” Grace said softly as she turned to face us at the door. “Do you want to come in?”
“We best leave you for the night. Get some sleep.” I wanted nothing more than to spend the night with her, but I wanted more time for us to get to know each other. And to make sure that this was something Scott wanted. I wouldn’t pursue Grace without Scott.
She slowly nodded and dropped her gaze.
“How would you like to join me on a ride tomorrow?” I asked.
Scott got to spend the day with her. It was my turn. We were supposed to be doing some work around the barn while we waited for the supplies to come in, but that was something Travis and Scott could do without me.
“Sure.”
I pulled out my phone and handed it to her. “Give me your number, and I’ll text you in the morning.” She typed away, and I heard her phone ping with an incoming message. When she handed my phone back, I went in and created a group chat with her and Scott.
“That’s Scott’s number. Now we can all talk together.” She needed to know it had to be both of us or neither of us. I wasn’t going to put Scott through heartbreak again if I could help it.
“Thanks. I guess I’ll see you in the morning, then.” She hesitated, shifting from one foot to the other, sneaking subtle glances at the two of us.
I knew what she was hoping for, but after we refused to go inside, I could see why she didn’t make a move. And I would happily oblige her silent request. I closed the distance between us and cupped her elbow with one hand and tilted her chin up with the other. Her big brown eyes gazed up at me and reflected the moon above us.
I smiled as I slowly leaned in. My cock grew hard as she licked her lips. Her eyes drifted closed right before my mouth landed on hers.
Her lips were warm and soft. I shifted my hand to cup her neck. Her body molded to me, making me want to deepen our kiss. I swept my tongue across her bottom lip until Grace whimpered and opened her mouth to me. I plunged my tongue into a duel with hers. With each pass, my desire for her increased until I thought I’d combust. I pulled her body flush against mine so she could feel how badly I wanted her. My hard cock strained in my jeans and pressed against her belly. If I kept this up, I wasn’t going to be able to leave her.
I broke the kiss, knowing I needed to stop now, or I’d back her right through the door and end up in her bed tonight. I panted with pent up need.
Her desire-ridden eyes blinked up at me. I brushed a soft kiss over her lips again before stepping back and caressing her cheek.
“Goodnight, Grace.”
Grace bit her lip and looked at Scott expectantly.
I was really hoping he wouldn’t be a coward right now. I could see the tension in his body when he was near her. He needed to let go and give over to what he wanted, but I just didn’t know how to make that happen.
“Goodnight, Grace,” Scott said as he gave her a small nod.
What the fuck? This was not going to end well for me if he kept this up.
Grace’s shoulders dropped a little, clearly disappointed that Scott wasn’t showing the same affection to her.
“Goodnight, Scott.” She gave him a small smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, before turning back to head inside.
My shoulders dropped. It broke my heart to see Scott holding back. He deserved to find love again.
Scott let out a sigh, muscles relaxing. “Grace?”
Grace turned around, looking up at Scott with her wide, hopeful eyes. Scott took two steps toward her, grabbed her face between his hands, and kissed her.
My heart soared. Hell. Yes. This was better than I could have expected.
Grace grabbed the fabric of Scott’s shirt, bunching it at his lower back, and pulled him closer. It was so fucking hot watching them kiss. Not that I was turned on by Scott, but by Scott giving our girl what she wanted.
He ended the kiss just as quickly as it had started, but Grace was left breathless.
“Are you sure you guys don’t want to come in?” She gave us a shy grin.
I leaned in and laid a light kiss on her upturned mouth. “God, do I want to, Grace. But I want to do things right with you. Another night. I promise.”
Her shoulders relaxed as she nodded.
“Goodnight, Grace. We’ll see you tomorrow.” It took everything in me to take a step back from her.
Grace smiled and made her way up to the front porch. We watched her open the door and get safely inside.
“Oh, and don’t forget to send us a picture of yourself so we can tag it with your number in our phones.” I called right before the front door closed. I wanted to add that clothing was optional but didn’t want to push my luck.
I didn’t really expect her to send us one, but not five minutes later, our phones chimed with a new message from Grace.
Holy. Shit.She had actually sent us one in the group message, and I could bust a nut with this picture.
A picture of her. At the beach. In a bikini.