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touch, needed it almost as much as the air she breathed.
     
    “Oh my goodness.”
    Alexis stiffened and her eyes snapped open at the sound of the feminine voice filled with surprised shock.
    It couldn’t be. Not now. Not while she was in such an intimate embrace. She pushed at Konner until he rolled off her. Alexis quickly yanked the covers over them both.
    “Mother?” Alexis asked as she sat up with a sheet held to her breasts. “What are you doing here?” Her mom stood in the open doorway, a hand partially covering her eyes. “Your father and I thought we’d surprise you for your birthday.”
    “But it isn’t until next week.”
    “I know. We’re staying in Chicago for two weeks. As I said, we wanted to surprise you. When we found the door locked, we let ourselves in since we still have a key.
    I thought you might be sleeping so I left your father in the living room and came here to wake you. Never in a million years would I have done it if I hadn’t thought you’d be alone or that I’d find you in the middle of… ” Her mom’s words trailed away. “Every time we’ve talked you said you weren’t seeing anyone.”
    “What’s taking so long in here?” her father asked as he came to stand next to her mother. Once he took in the scene, he said, “Oh.”
    Alexis groaned. “Dad, can you please take Mom and go back to the living room?”
    “Ah, sure. I guess this whole surprise thing wasn’t such a great idea, after all.” He looked at her mom. “Let’s go.” He tugged his wife away from the doorway as he backed up.
    “You could at least shut the door,” Alexis called.
    Her father returned and did as she’d requested. Once they were safely closed inside the room, Alexis turned to Konner. “I’m sorry. I had no idea they were coming.” Konner grinned. “No need to apologize. I know you weren’t expecting them. Your mom said it was supposed to be a surprise.”
    Alexis put her head in her hand and shook it. “God, it’s embarrassing.” Never in a million years did she think something like this would happen.
    Konner sat up and laughed. “At least we weren’t close to the end and had to stop.”
    She smacked his arm. “I’m glad you find this amusing because I don’t. I know my mom got a good eyeful, especially of you. She might have had her hand covering her eyes a little, but I know for a fact she looked. And I really wanted my mother to see my boyfriend’s bare ass.” She said the last part in a sarcastic tone.
    “Being married and all, I’m sure she has seen a male backside many times.”
    Alexis hit him again. “I don’t need the reminder that my parents have sex, thank you very much. We’d better get dressed and go to them before my mom comes back to see what’s taking so long.” She let the sheet go and slid off the bed before she went to her dresser to get some clothes.
    Konner stayed on the bed. “So it’s your birthday next week?”
    “Yes. A week from this Wednesday I’ll turn twenty-seven,” she said absently as she put on a pair of panties and a bra. “Konner, please get out of bed.” He chuckled. “All right, I’m moving.”
    Konner slid off the mattress and stood in all his naked glory. Alexis had a hard time keeping her gaze off him as she finished dressing. She could understand why her mom would look—Konner had a body any woman would dream about—but the idea of her mother checking him out just made Alexis feel weirded out.
    “I’d better do something special for your birthday then,” Konner continued as he gathered his clothes.
    “If you do, it’ll have to be before or after the actual day. My mom claims my birthday as her right to be with me since it’s a milestone for her as much as me, her having to go through the birthing process to bring me into the world. And believe me, there will be no budging her from any plans she has then.”
    “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind.”
    Seeing Konner was now dressed, Alexis sighed.
    “Time to go face my