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before we go to bed.”
    “That’s
not enough.”
    “I
love you, Alex.   And do you know
what I love more?”
    “What’s
that?”
    “That
the master suite is all alone on the third floor.   Far away from everyone else.   You and I are going to have fun these
next few nights—and there’s no way that anyone will hear us.”
    “You
don’t say?”
    “I
do say.”
    “What
if Daniella and Alexa come snooping?”
    I
hadn’t thought of that—and I wouldn’t put it past them.   They were so bored out of their minds, it’s
exactly something they’d do.   Then
it occurred to me.   “There’s a door
at the top of the staircase,” I said.   “Is there a lock on it?   Or
could we put a lock on it?”
    He
thought about that for a moment, then he smiled.   “You’re crafty.   In fact, there is a lock on it.”
    “Problem
solved.”
    “And
if you’re wrong, we’ll just run into town and get a little hook for a
lock.   The bedroom is a ways from
the staircase.   That’s all we need.”
    “Look
at you,” he said.   “By the sounds of
it, you’d like to get in that bed now.”
    “You
have no idea.”   I flicked the collar
of his leather jacket.   “This is
doing me in.   You in leather?   I’ve never seen you in leather and
jeans.   It’s a turn-on.   Especially how it fits so snuggly against
your waist.”
    “Now
you’re going to get me hard.”
    “So
what if I do?”

He
kissed me again, and this time he held me so close to him, that I could feel
him growing hard against my leg.
    “I
wish there was a place that we could go.”
    “We
could go back to the house.   Tell
everyone we’re going to take a nap before dinner.”
    “Daniella
will call us out if Alexa doesn’t.   They’ll bust us.”
    “Want
to get a room?”
    “You’re
killing me.”
    “I’m
serious.”
    I
looked at him and saw that he was serious.
    “Is
there a hotel around here?” I asked.
    “You’re
asking me?”
    “Sorry.   Just a little thick-headed right
now.   Actually, there are many
hotels near us.”
    “Want
to hop into the SUV and take a ride?”
    “You
have such a way with words.   What
time is it?”
    “Just
past three.   Dinner will be at six
or so.   How far are we from the
nearest hotel?”
    “Maybe
ten minutes?   There’s a Hampton Inn
near Ellsworth.   I saw it when we
were driving here.   It’s right at
the corner of Route One and Route Three.”
    He
pulled a set of keys out of his pocket.
    “What
are those?”
    “The
keys to the SUV.”
    “I
thought Tank had the keys.”
    “You
think there’s only one set?   Come
on.   Are you up for this?”
    “We
are so going to get it for this.”
    “Who
cares?”
    He
was right.   Who cared?   We were engaged and in a committed
relationship.   Who gave a damn if we
stole a couple of hours away for ourselves?  
    Still,
I wasn’t about to have anyone worry about us if we were gone too long.   So, I removed my phone and texted
Lisa.   “Alex and I are taking the
SUV and going into town to do a bit of shopping of our own.   There might be a few things that we
forgot to get people.   Would you
mind spreading the word that we’ll be back in a few hours?   Thanks!   Love you!”
    “There,”
I said.
    “What
did you do?”
    “I
texted Lisa.   I just covered our
asses.   So, let’s go.   I can’t wait until tonight.   I want you now.”

 
 
 
 
 
    CHAPTER ELEVEN

 
    When
we arrived at the hotel, we went to the front desk, Alex paid the clerk in cash
for the room, and we stepped away from the woman noticeably without any bags.
    “Total
walk of shame,” I said in a low voice to Alex when we moved toward the elevator
and he pressed the button to call the car.   “Did
you see the look on her face?   Absolute
judgment and disapproval.   And so
close to the holidays.   Where’s her
Christmas spirit?”
    “In
a bucket of coal.”
    “It
isn’t as if we’re the first ones to use this as a no-tell