A Hot Winter (New Adult Romance) (The Attraction Series Book 2) Read Online Free Page A
Author: C.J. Lake
leaning into him, “we just bought groceries.”
“Yeah, but you’re not gonna have time to cook anything.” With both hands he turned her around and started nudging her out of the kitchen, with him very close behind.
Andy smiled and allowed him to push her in the direction of the bedroom. “I see…oh, wait. Actually…” She turned her head and looked up into his eyes. “I wanted to take a shower first.”
“Okay. The way I see it, you have two choices. Choice A: I go in there with you. Soap you up, rub you down--and then take you against the shower wall.”
“What’s choice B?” Andy asked a little breathlessly.
“B involves me being a gentleman and waiting in the bedroom for you. And then ripping your towel off as soon as you get there.”
Licking her lips, Andy sighed and said, “Decisions, decisions…”
“Your call.”
“Hmm…I like the idea of you being a gentleman,” she admitted. “ But …”
“Yeah,” Tragan said, cutting her off, nodding and now nudging her toward the bathroom door. “Choice A, totally. Let’s go.”
Just then Andy’s phone buzzed. She pulled it out of her pocket and looked at the screen. “Oh, I missed a call from Emma. By the way, that reminds me, is her job all set up?”
Tragan nodded. “Yeah. Bill Thompkins is gonna do it. He told me he’s stopping by her house later to go over everything and give her a quote.”
“Good. So what’s he like? Just so I can give her a heads-up when I call her back.”
Confused, Tragan said, “Like what do you want to know about him?”
Andy didn’t bother asking if the guy happened to be a creepy lurker with a penchant for banal small talk. Instead, she shrugged and said, “Just give me his basic profile. Emma’s paranoid about having a guy in her house she doesn’t know, so a quick sketch of whoever is coming would probably set her mind at ease. Believe it or not, she was actually going to attempt the whole job herself! That’s how stubborn she can be.”
“Stubborn?” Tragan said, surprised, as he pulled his tee shirt off and tossed it. “She doesn’t seem like that.”
“Well, Emma is deceptively mellow. To the average person passing through, she seems acquiescent. But trust me, she can be really stubborn.”
As he stripped off Andy’s sweater, Tragan said, “All right, let’s see. Thompkins is in his mid-forties. Married with kids. I’ve known him about three years. He’s a good guy--all about his family. He won’t bother Emma. I can guarantee he’ll be all business.”
“Perfect!” Andy said, wrapping her arms around him. “Thanks, you got the perfect guy to do the job!”
“Good. Now enough about Thompkins. I’m dying for you right now,” Tragan said, before leaning down to nuzzle Andy’s neck.
Andy sighed and pressed her body against his. “I’ve missed you, too. I know it hasn’t been that long, but--”
“Are you kidding ?”
“It’s been three days!” she said with a giggle.
“An eternity, like I said.”
“I’ll admit…school’s been crazy…” she murmured between kisses. “…and I’ve missed you so much…” In seconds he had them both naked. “I love you.”
Tragan’s voice was low and rumbling when he replied, “I love you, too,” gently sliding his palm over the nape of Andy’s neck, and kissing her again. “Now hurry up and bring your ass over here,” he said, abruptly hoisting her up and carrying her into the shower.
Clinging to him, Andy rested her cheek on his shoulder. “What a poet,” she remarked and Tragan just laughed.
Chapter Six
“Mommy, someone’s at the door!”
“I know, I’m coming,” Emma called from her office, where she’d been typing up some notes on “Robot Rodent Apocalypse,” Alien Notion ’s most popular serialized fiction. Now she crossed through the living room, where her two sons were watching TV and stacking
“Yeah, but you’re not gonna have time to cook anything.” With both hands he turned her around and started nudging her out of the kitchen, with him very close behind.
Andy smiled and allowed him to push her in the direction of the bedroom. “I see…oh, wait. Actually…” She turned her head and looked up into his eyes. “I wanted to take a shower first.”
“Okay. The way I see it, you have two choices. Choice A: I go in there with you. Soap you up, rub you down--and then take you against the shower wall.”
“What’s choice B?” Andy asked a little breathlessly.
“B involves me being a gentleman and waiting in the bedroom for you. And then ripping your towel off as soon as you get there.”
Licking her lips, Andy sighed and said, “Decisions, decisions…”
“Your call.”
“Hmm…I like the idea of you being a gentleman,” she admitted. “ But …”
“Yeah,” Tragan said, cutting her off, nodding and now nudging her toward the bathroom door. “Choice A, totally. Let’s go.”
Just then Andy’s phone buzzed. She pulled it out of her pocket and looked at the screen. “Oh, I missed a call from Emma. By the way, that reminds me, is her job all set up?”
Tragan nodded. “Yeah. Bill Thompkins is gonna do it. He told me he’s stopping by her house later to go over everything and give her a quote.”
“Good. So what’s he like? Just so I can give her a heads-up when I call her back.”
Confused, Tragan said, “Like what do you want to know about him?”
Andy didn’t bother asking if the guy happened to be a creepy lurker with a penchant for banal small talk. Instead, she shrugged and said, “Just give me his basic profile. Emma’s paranoid about having a guy in her house she doesn’t know, so a quick sketch of whoever is coming would probably set her mind at ease. Believe it or not, she was actually going to attempt the whole job herself! That’s how stubborn she can be.”
“Stubborn?” Tragan said, surprised, as he pulled his tee shirt off and tossed it. “She doesn’t seem like that.”
“Well, Emma is deceptively mellow. To the average person passing through, she seems acquiescent. But trust me, she can be really stubborn.”
As he stripped off Andy’s sweater, Tragan said, “All right, let’s see. Thompkins is in his mid-forties. Married with kids. I’ve known him about three years. He’s a good guy--all about his family. He won’t bother Emma. I can guarantee he’ll be all business.”
“Perfect!” Andy said, wrapping her arms around him. “Thanks, you got the perfect guy to do the job!”
“Good. Now enough about Thompkins. I’m dying for you right now,” Tragan said, before leaning down to nuzzle Andy’s neck.
Andy sighed and pressed her body against his. “I’ve missed you, too. I know it hasn’t been that long, but--”
“Are you kidding ?”
“It’s been three days!” she said with a giggle.
“An eternity, like I said.”
“I’ll admit…school’s been crazy…” she murmured between kisses. “…and I’ve missed you so much…” In seconds he had them both naked. “I love you.”
Tragan’s voice was low and rumbling when he replied, “I love you, too,” gently sliding his palm over the nape of Andy’s neck, and kissing her again. “Now hurry up and bring your ass over here,” he said, abruptly hoisting her up and carrying her into the shower.
Clinging to him, Andy rested her cheek on his shoulder. “What a poet,” she remarked and Tragan just laughed.
Chapter Six
“Mommy, someone’s at the door!”
“I know, I’m coming,” Emma called from her office, where she’d been typing up some notes on “Robot Rodent Apocalypse,” Alien Notion ’s most popular serialized fiction. Now she crossed through the living room, where her two sons were watching TV and stacking