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the last of her wine.
“Well, for starters, he would be riding with me a couple times during the week on the ferry. You know, keeping me company. Running down and getting me a soda or helping me talk on the radio to the customers.” He winked at the kid. Reagan was a natural when it came to talking about the area. He had even told a story about pirates that had sank their ship in the bay to avoid being captured. Everyone on the ferry had laughed and listened in.
“Why are you doing this?” Missy leaned a little closer and whispered.
“Because the kid deserves to go to Disney with his class.” He shrugged.
“Please, Mom?” Reagan begged.
“Honey, why don’t you run along and take your bath and get ready for bed while Roman and I have a chat?”
Reagan rolled his eyes, but before leaving the table, he picked up his dirty dishes and carried them slowly into the sink. “You won’t leave until I come back out, will you?” Reagan asked.
“Nope. Can’t get rid of me that easy, kiddo.” He messed up the kid’s hair and smiled as Reagan skipped off down the hallway.
After taking their dishes to the sink, Roman rinsed them and placed them into the dishwasher. Then he turned around and noticed that Missy had leaned against the bar area, watching him.
“Why are you so set on him going on this trip?” she asked, taking another sip of a new glass of wine.
He shrugged again. “Maybe because it would give his mother and father a few days to discuss some things. Besides, the kid was super excited when he told me about it.” He wiped his hands and walked over to her. “If it’s a matter of money, don’t worry, I’ll cover the cost.”
She shook her head. “No, it wasn’t about the money.”
“Then why didn’t you want him to go?”
She blinked and looked away. “I have my reasons.”
He sighed and put his hands on her shoulders lightly. When he felt her jump, he couldn’t stop the smile. She’d always been a little off guard around him.
“Missy, let the kid go. He tells me four of his teachers are going, including his principal. He’ll be in good hands.”
She nodded. “Yes, I suppose. I’ll think about it.”
He chuckled. “Don’t think too long. He says the forms are due tomorrow.”
She closed her eyes and sighed. “Right.”
“Besides, Orlando is only a few hours from here. If anything happened, we could be there in no time.” He took a step closer, enjoying the feeling of her soft body pressed up against his.
She’d piled her blonde hair up in a clip at the top of her head. Several strands had fallen around her face, making him want to touch them and brush them away from her eyes. Her skin actually glowed in the soft light.
“Missy…”
“I’m done!” Reagan came running into the room, a large book in his hands. “Can Roman read me a book?”
He’d never moved so fast as he did jumping away from Missy. Instantly, he regretted it and tried to shelter the kid from seeing what her soft body had done to his.
Missy chuckled. “Sure, why don’t you go settle in and I’m sure he’ll be in in a few minutes.” She moved in front of him.
***
Missy stood in the hallway and listened to Roman read to Reagan. She’d finished off her second glass of wine and felt her head circle a little. She normally didn’t drink this much, but tonight, she doubted she could have handled being so close to Roman without it.
He’d stirred up a lot of emotions in her, as well as causing her body to react to his. Smiling, she leaned her head against the wall and remembered how his body had responded to her.
The smooth richness of his voice enticed her even further. She’d always loved the sound of it, the way it had caused her insides to vibrate.
When she heard his voice trail off, she opened her eyes and watched as he snuck out of their son’s bedroom door. He noticed her and walked over and stopped right in front of her.
“Does he always drop off that quickly?” he asked
“Well, for starters, he would be riding with me a couple times during the week on the ferry. You know, keeping me company. Running down and getting me a soda or helping me talk on the radio to the customers.” He winked at the kid. Reagan was a natural when it came to talking about the area. He had even told a story about pirates that had sank their ship in the bay to avoid being captured. Everyone on the ferry had laughed and listened in.
“Why are you doing this?” Missy leaned a little closer and whispered.
“Because the kid deserves to go to Disney with his class.” He shrugged.
“Please, Mom?” Reagan begged.
“Honey, why don’t you run along and take your bath and get ready for bed while Roman and I have a chat?”
Reagan rolled his eyes, but before leaving the table, he picked up his dirty dishes and carried them slowly into the sink. “You won’t leave until I come back out, will you?” Reagan asked.
“Nope. Can’t get rid of me that easy, kiddo.” He messed up the kid’s hair and smiled as Reagan skipped off down the hallway.
After taking their dishes to the sink, Roman rinsed them and placed them into the dishwasher. Then he turned around and noticed that Missy had leaned against the bar area, watching him.
“Why are you so set on him going on this trip?” she asked, taking another sip of a new glass of wine.
He shrugged again. “Maybe because it would give his mother and father a few days to discuss some things. Besides, the kid was super excited when he told me about it.” He wiped his hands and walked over to her. “If it’s a matter of money, don’t worry, I’ll cover the cost.”
She shook her head. “No, it wasn’t about the money.”
“Then why didn’t you want him to go?”
She blinked and looked away. “I have my reasons.”
He sighed and put his hands on her shoulders lightly. When he felt her jump, he couldn’t stop the smile. She’d always been a little off guard around him.
“Missy, let the kid go. He tells me four of his teachers are going, including his principal. He’ll be in good hands.”
She nodded. “Yes, I suppose. I’ll think about it.”
He chuckled. “Don’t think too long. He says the forms are due tomorrow.”
She closed her eyes and sighed. “Right.”
“Besides, Orlando is only a few hours from here. If anything happened, we could be there in no time.” He took a step closer, enjoying the feeling of her soft body pressed up against his.
She’d piled her blonde hair up in a clip at the top of her head. Several strands had fallen around her face, making him want to touch them and brush them away from her eyes. Her skin actually glowed in the soft light.
“Missy…”
“I’m done!” Reagan came running into the room, a large book in his hands. “Can Roman read me a book?”
He’d never moved so fast as he did jumping away from Missy. Instantly, he regretted it and tried to shelter the kid from seeing what her soft body had done to his.
Missy chuckled. “Sure, why don’t you go settle in and I’m sure he’ll be in in a few minutes.” She moved in front of him.
***
Missy stood in the hallway and listened to Roman read to Reagan. She’d finished off her second glass of wine and felt her head circle a little. She normally didn’t drink this much, but tonight, she doubted she could have handled being so close to Roman without it.
He’d stirred up a lot of emotions in her, as well as causing her body to react to his. Smiling, she leaned her head against the wall and remembered how his body had responded to her.
The smooth richness of his voice enticed her even further. She’d always loved the sound of it, the way it had caused her insides to vibrate.
When she heard his voice trail off, she opened her eyes and watched as he snuck out of their son’s bedroom door. He noticed her and walked over and stopped right in front of her.
“Does he always drop off that quickly?” he asked
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