give her my present? Did she like it?”
“Take a breath and calm down,” he said on a laugh. “I haven’t spoken to your teacher yet. I was waiting for you so you could do it.”
“Really?”
He loved how his nephew’s face lit up with excitement before he raced into the classroom. “Hi, Ms. Haughton,” Reid said.
“Good morning, Reid,” Brody heard Ja’Nael reply before he pushed his body away form the wall and sauntered into the room.
A sexy pair of brown eyes watched him as he walked closer to her. If Ja’Nael thought he was going to flirt with her like he had done in the past, she was in for a big surprise today, because he was going to play it cool and calm until he made his move.
“Nice to see you again, Mr. Wagner,” she said, watching him closely.
“You too, Ms. Haughton.”
Brody desperately tried not to notice how the red dress hugged all of her curves, making her body stand out even more. It was a very modest dress; she wasn’t showing any skin, yet its simplicity made him want to unwrap her like a present on Christmas morning.
Walking past her, he went over to the hook with Reid’s name on it and hung the backpack up along with his jacket. He slowly pivoted to find her still watching him. He could tell she was waiting for him to bring up their late-night phone conversation, but he wouldn’t do it. Not when he had bigger and better things planned for her.
“Did Reid tell you that he had a surprise for you?” Brody asked, closing the distance between them.
“Yes, he did. He wants to show it to me after you leave.”
“Well, I better get out of here.” Bending down, he gave Reid a huge hug. “I don’t have to tell you to be good, do I?”
Reid shook his head. “I will. I’m going to have a lot of fun because Mason and I are going to sit next to each during lunch.”
“That’s great, buddy,” Brody said then stood back up. He gave Ja’Nael one final look before spinning on his heel and walking out of the room. He didn’t have to look back at her because he felt her gaze on him the entire time.
* * * * *
Standing in the middle of her classroom, Ja’Nael swallowed down some of her disappointment as Brody left without even bringing up their phone call last night. After she hung up with him, she’d tossed and turned for over an hour because she couldn’t get the whisper of Brody’s deep, sexy voice out of her head. When she finally drifted off into a restless sleep, his perfectly muscular body filled her dreams, which led into some hot—no ultra hot—fantasies.
Even today, she couldn’t stop looking at how his T-shirt with the firefighter emblem on it stretched across the powerful muscles, displaying the silky hairs on his arms.
God, every time his muscles rippled under his tight T-shirt her pulse quickened. But she hid her reaction as fast as she could so he wouldn’t notice. Ja’Nael wondered how it would feel if she got to run her hands over the powerful set of his shoulders. She was acutely aware of how extremely attractive Brody was, but she couldn’t allow herself to step over the invisible line between them. He was Reid’s uncle and guardian, which meant things would always have to stay professional, no matter how hot the pull of attraction between them may be.
He was ruggedly handsome with his firm and sensual lips that showed off a perfect set of straight, white teeth. The way his thick blond hair gleamed under the lights in her classroom made her want to run her fingers through it—to test the softness. Without a doubt, he was a massive, self-confident presence that took over the space around her.
Ja’Nael realized at that very moment if she didn’t do something about her surprising fascination to Brody she might actually go out on a date with her former bully’s brother. So she had to take a step in the opposite direction to keep her need to pursue this occurrence far, far away.
She couldn’t, wouldn’t , let Brody’s charm and
“Take a breath and calm down,” he said on a laugh. “I haven’t spoken to your teacher yet. I was waiting for you so you could do it.”
“Really?”
He loved how his nephew’s face lit up with excitement before he raced into the classroom. “Hi, Ms. Haughton,” Reid said.
“Good morning, Reid,” Brody heard Ja’Nael reply before he pushed his body away form the wall and sauntered into the room.
A sexy pair of brown eyes watched him as he walked closer to her. If Ja’Nael thought he was going to flirt with her like he had done in the past, she was in for a big surprise today, because he was going to play it cool and calm until he made his move.
“Nice to see you again, Mr. Wagner,” she said, watching him closely.
“You too, Ms. Haughton.”
Brody desperately tried not to notice how the red dress hugged all of her curves, making her body stand out even more. It was a very modest dress; she wasn’t showing any skin, yet its simplicity made him want to unwrap her like a present on Christmas morning.
Walking past her, he went over to the hook with Reid’s name on it and hung the backpack up along with his jacket. He slowly pivoted to find her still watching him. He could tell she was waiting for him to bring up their late-night phone conversation, but he wouldn’t do it. Not when he had bigger and better things planned for her.
“Did Reid tell you that he had a surprise for you?” Brody asked, closing the distance between them.
“Yes, he did. He wants to show it to me after you leave.”
“Well, I better get out of here.” Bending down, he gave Reid a huge hug. “I don’t have to tell you to be good, do I?”
Reid shook his head. “I will. I’m going to have a lot of fun because Mason and I are going to sit next to each during lunch.”
“That’s great, buddy,” Brody said then stood back up. He gave Ja’Nael one final look before spinning on his heel and walking out of the room. He didn’t have to look back at her because he felt her gaze on him the entire time.
* * * * *
Standing in the middle of her classroom, Ja’Nael swallowed down some of her disappointment as Brody left without even bringing up their phone call last night. After she hung up with him, she’d tossed and turned for over an hour because she couldn’t get the whisper of Brody’s deep, sexy voice out of her head. When she finally drifted off into a restless sleep, his perfectly muscular body filled her dreams, which led into some hot—no ultra hot—fantasies.
Even today, she couldn’t stop looking at how his T-shirt with the firefighter emblem on it stretched across the powerful muscles, displaying the silky hairs on his arms.
God, every time his muscles rippled under his tight T-shirt her pulse quickened. But she hid her reaction as fast as she could so he wouldn’t notice. Ja’Nael wondered how it would feel if she got to run her hands over the powerful set of his shoulders. She was acutely aware of how extremely attractive Brody was, but she couldn’t allow herself to step over the invisible line between them. He was Reid’s uncle and guardian, which meant things would always have to stay professional, no matter how hot the pull of attraction between them may be.
He was ruggedly handsome with his firm and sensual lips that showed off a perfect set of straight, white teeth. The way his thick blond hair gleamed under the lights in her classroom made her want to run her fingers through it—to test the softness. Without a doubt, he was a massive, self-confident presence that took over the space around her.
Ja’Nael realized at that very moment if she didn’t do something about her surprising fascination to Brody she might actually go out on a date with her former bully’s brother. So she had to take a step in the opposite direction to keep her need to pursue this occurrence far, far away.
She couldn’t, wouldn’t , let Brody’s charm and
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