There goes that warm fuzzy feeling in my chest again.
She was holding two coffees and a little bag.
When I opened the door, her smile faded.
“Good morning, beautiful. To what do I owe
this honor?”
Her eyes slowly raked over my body.
“Oh my… my… Oh my… wow… You can really see them all. Like… they’re so bumpy. And all the same size.”
I looked down at my stomach and laughed. “The same size?”
When she looked up at me, she wore a horrified expression. “Oh my gosh! Do over!”
She spun around and rushed down the steps of my porch only to turn around and come back up them again. This time, however, her eyes were fixed on her feet.
“Don’t look at them. Don’t look at them,” she mumbled as she stopped in front of me, looking at my feet now. “Good morning! I brought you coffee and a treat for Mags.”
“Wow, thank you.”
Her eyes jerked up, and she focused on the porch ceiling.
“Would you like to come in?” I asked, trying not to laugh, but loving that I had such an effect on her. If she only knew she had the same effect on me.
“Oh, sure. Yes, thank you.”
She held out the coffee while she lifted the other cup and proceeded to study the name Sydney written on it. I took the coffee and stepped to the side, allowing her room to walk in.
Rushing by me quickly, she stepped into the living room and scanned the entire place.
“It’s adorable in here.”
“Adorable wasn’t what I was going for, but that’s my mother’s fault. Thank you for the compliment, though. Let’s head into the kitchen; I take a bit of cream with my coffee.”
“Mmm-hmm, okay. Yep. Kitchen. I should go first, though, so I don’t stare at your back muscles.”
Sydney slapped her hand over her mouth and closed her eyes for a moment.
“I work hard for those muscles. Stare all you want.”
She shook her head as she walked by, saying, “You’re not helping.”
I started to follow her. Sydney turned around and held out her hand. Of course, I walked right into it. The feel of her hand on my chest drove me mad with desire. Her fingers flexed against my skin while her mouth parted slightly.
“Wow.”