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police?” She kissed him quickly, then moved to place the paper bag she was carrying on the kitchen table.
“Or your landlord,” he offered, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning a shoulder on the bedroom doorframe.
“He’s eighty-five and generally doesn’t climb the stairs, so you’re safe.” She met him at the bedroom door and melted back into his arms. The deep kiss she planted on his lips caused the rest of his excuses to dissolve.
All he knew was, in this moment, she was his, warm and supple and real in his arms. Why hadn’t he found a way to make this happen sooner?
“Here are your keys,” she said after breaking the kiss. “I took your car to go pick up some breakfast. You left it in the middle of the street.”
“Oh.” Right. He had. And that fact still didn’t really bother him. “You were gentle with the clutch, I hope?”
She favored him with a dark look that had his pulse racing. “I’m always gentle with the clutch.”
He groaned. “You’re killing me.”
“I’m sure I can find a way to revive you. I raided Lily’s stash…” She bit her lower lip and a condom packet appeared in her hand. “But I had an attack of conscience and I only stole one, so we’d better make it count.”
“Oh, I can think of so many ways to make it count.” He wrapped his arms around her , and she surged against him, her thin shirt riding up as she stretched her body and draped her arms around his neck. Weak-kneed, he allowed her to steer him back into the bedroom.
“You don’t have to work today, do you?” she whispered while nibbling his ear.
“No…not until noon.”
She shut the bedroom door with one foot and led him toward the bed. “Good, you’re all mine for a few more hours , then.”
Filling his hands with her curves, he lost himself in the next wave of fantasies. “I’m yours for a lot longer than that.”
Chapter Nine
“That’s all for tonight. Namaste , and I’ll see you all next week.” Claudia dismissed her evening yoga class with a traditional bow and busied herself with rolling up her mat. She knew full well one of her students remained behind while the others filed out of the rec center classroom, and that one pair of blue eyes was currently boring a hole in the back of her head.
“What, Lily?” she asked when all of the other students had left.
Lily had spent the weekend at Quinn’s place, so the class was the first time Claudia had seen her roommate since spending the night with Owen. The conversation they were about to have was inevitable, but that didn’t stop Claudia from wanting to enjoy it.
“Oh, nothing. It’s just that tonight’s class felt more like Jazzercise than yoga. There were a couple of times I thought you were going to take flight and buzz around the room.”
Claudia tied up her mat and laughed. “Yeah, I guess my tempo was a little revved up tonight.”
“What happened to pacing and teaching us all how to slow down?”
“I’m sorry. I’ll be back on track next week. I’m just a little…chipper tonight.”
Lily grinned. “The new job is exciting. What did the rec director say when you gave notice?”
Claudia let her breath out slowly to calm herself and find her center. This was the part of the conversation she’d worried about. “I haven’t. I’m not quitting.”
Lily raised a brow. “That’s ambitious. The commute is going to be tough, especially once the weather turns.”
“I’ll be right here when the weather turns.”
Leaning back at the hips, Lily crossed her arms over her chest. “What happened?”
“Owen.” Now Claudia couldn’t hide her grin. “Everything finally clicked. He doesn’t want me to go , and well…”
“Oh.”
Claudia had expected a little bit more of a reaction from Lily. Instead her friend just looked at her, expression bland, lips slightly pursed in consternation.
“What? No lecture?”
“Why would I lecture you? You didn’t want the job, really. Did you?”
The
“Or your landlord,” he offered, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning a shoulder on the bedroom doorframe.
“He’s eighty-five and generally doesn’t climb the stairs, so you’re safe.” She met him at the bedroom door and melted back into his arms. The deep kiss she planted on his lips caused the rest of his excuses to dissolve.
All he knew was, in this moment, she was his, warm and supple and real in his arms. Why hadn’t he found a way to make this happen sooner?
“Here are your keys,” she said after breaking the kiss. “I took your car to go pick up some breakfast. You left it in the middle of the street.”
“Oh.” Right. He had. And that fact still didn’t really bother him. “You were gentle with the clutch, I hope?”
She favored him with a dark look that had his pulse racing. “I’m always gentle with the clutch.”
He groaned. “You’re killing me.”
“I’m sure I can find a way to revive you. I raided Lily’s stash…” She bit her lower lip and a condom packet appeared in her hand. “But I had an attack of conscience and I only stole one, so we’d better make it count.”
“Oh, I can think of so many ways to make it count.” He wrapped his arms around her , and she surged against him, her thin shirt riding up as she stretched her body and draped her arms around his neck. Weak-kneed, he allowed her to steer him back into the bedroom.
“You don’t have to work today, do you?” she whispered while nibbling his ear.
“No…not until noon.”
She shut the bedroom door with one foot and led him toward the bed. “Good, you’re all mine for a few more hours , then.”
Filling his hands with her curves, he lost himself in the next wave of fantasies. “I’m yours for a lot longer than that.”
Chapter Nine
“That’s all for tonight. Namaste , and I’ll see you all next week.” Claudia dismissed her evening yoga class with a traditional bow and busied herself with rolling up her mat. She knew full well one of her students remained behind while the others filed out of the rec center classroom, and that one pair of blue eyes was currently boring a hole in the back of her head.
“What, Lily?” she asked when all of the other students had left.
Lily had spent the weekend at Quinn’s place, so the class was the first time Claudia had seen her roommate since spending the night with Owen. The conversation they were about to have was inevitable, but that didn’t stop Claudia from wanting to enjoy it.
“Oh, nothing. It’s just that tonight’s class felt more like Jazzercise than yoga. There were a couple of times I thought you were going to take flight and buzz around the room.”
Claudia tied up her mat and laughed. “Yeah, I guess my tempo was a little revved up tonight.”
“What happened to pacing and teaching us all how to slow down?”
“I’m sorry. I’ll be back on track next week. I’m just a little…chipper tonight.”
Lily grinned. “The new job is exciting. What did the rec director say when you gave notice?”
Claudia let her breath out slowly to calm herself and find her center. This was the part of the conversation she’d worried about. “I haven’t. I’m not quitting.”
Lily raised a brow. “That’s ambitious. The commute is going to be tough, especially once the weather turns.”
“I’ll be right here when the weather turns.”
Leaning back at the hips, Lily crossed her arms over her chest. “What happened?”
“Owen.” Now Claudia couldn’t hide her grin. “Everything finally clicked. He doesn’t want me to go , and well…”
“Oh.”
Claudia had expected a little bit more of a reaction from Lily. Instead her friend just looked at her, expression bland, lips slightly pursed in consternation.
“What? No lecture?”
“Why would I lecture you? You didn’t want the job, really. Did you?”
The
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