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Authors: S. Simone Chavous
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her eyes roaming freely over his lean body. A stylish black t-shirt revealed his toned biceps and met with a pair of perfectly frayed jeans hanging low on his trim hips.
Jared threw his head back with laughter as Chloe made a silly face at him, the deep rich sound causing tingly warmth to skate below the surface of Cami’s skin. With her next breath, his spicy scent invaded her lungs and the warmth moved and transformed, becoming an aching fire in the pit of her stomach. Jared’s laughter ceased and his body went rigid as his eyes shot to Cami’s. Knowing she was caught, her breath hitched and she immediately looked away, but not before seeing the recognition in his eyes, and the desire.
What the fuck is wrong with me? she thought, knowing full well that the scent of her arousal was apparent in the small space and was no doubt the reason that Jared’s demeanor had changed so quickly. Backing into her room, she tried to come up with a plausible excuse to escape before she embarrassed herself any further.
“You promised to take me to your favorite place,” Chloe stated with a touch of disappointment in her soft voice.
Looking into Chloe’s sad eyes, Cami let out a resigned sigh. “I suppose I did, and I would never break a promise to my favorite niece.”
“But, Aunt Cami; I’m your only niece, aren’t I?” Chloe asked; somewhat confused. Given how big she had gotten over the last couple of weeks, it was sometimes easy to forget how young she was.
“Yes, squirt; you are. Your aunt was making trying to make a little joke, I think,” Jared interjected; giving Cami a wink that made her knees go weak.
Cami screamed at herself internally. Her body’s ridiculous response to his proximity and antics seemed to be getting worse, as was her frustration. On one hand, she couldn’t stop replaying a fantasy of slamming him against the wall and having him do God-knows- what to her body; on the other, she kind of felt like punching him in the face. Mentally grasping on to her feelings of irritation as a means to temper her physical reactions, Cami took a deep, cleansing breath.
Feeling as if she’d regained enough control to feel somewhat comfortable, she stepped out from behind the door.
It’s just skin; flesh over blood and bone. It doesn’t mean anything if he sees me, she said to herself, stepping closer to her niece. Emboldened, she cut her eyes to Jared, and raising her chin; the silent gesture almost a challenge.
Go ahead; stare all you want, she thought, still focusing on her anger as she looked at him. Jared knew better than to smile at that moment, so he did the smart thing; he looked away.
Satisfied with her perceived victory, Cami reached out and ruffled Chloe’s hair. “Yep, I was just joking. You are my only niece, but don’t worry; no matter how many nieces I might have someday, you’ll always be my favorite.”
Cami couldn’t help but smile at the satisfied expression her words elicited from Chloe, who looked to Jared at make sure he’d heard as well.
“What’s at the place we’re going, Aunt Cami?” Chloe asked excitedly.
“Sorry; it’s a surprise so you’ll just have to wait and see, but I think you’re going to love it. Can you give me five minutes to get ready and meet me right back here?” Cami asked; kneeling down to eye-level with her niece.
“Yep; but can Uncle Jared come, too? Pretty please?” Chloe begged. Cami inwardly cringed at the thought as the control she fought so hard to gain wavered. While she’d just made great progress with keeping her emotions towards him in check, spending the day with him would definitely test her limits.
She should have anticipated the request. It wasn’t merely a coincidence that Jared had accompanied Chloe to her door; a suspicion confirmed when she looked up to see him failing miserably at trying to appear innocent. When their eyes met, he quickly looked away; obviously fighting a smile.
Jared threw his head back with laughter as Chloe made a silly face at him, the deep rich sound causing tingly warmth to skate below the surface of Cami’s skin. With her next breath, his spicy scent invaded her lungs and the warmth moved and transformed, becoming an aching fire in the pit of her stomach. Jared’s laughter ceased and his body went rigid as his eyes shot to Cami’s. Knowing she was caught, her breath hitched and she immediately looked away, but not before seeing the recognition in his eyes, and the desire.
What the fuck is wrong with me? she thought, knowing full well that the scent of her arousal was apparent in the small space and was no doubt the reason that Jared’s demeanor had changed so quickly. Backing into her room, she tried to come up with a plausible excuse to escape before she embarrassed herself any further.
“You promised to take me to your favorite place,” Chloe stated with a touch of disappointment in her soft voice.
Looking into Chloe’s sad eyes, Cami let out a resigned sigh. “I suppose I did, and I would never break a promise to my favorite niece.”
“But, Aunt Cami; I’m your only niece, aren’t I?” Chloe asked; somewhat confused. Given how big she had gotten over the last couple of weeks, it was sometimes easy to forget how young she was.
“Yes, squirt; you are. Your aunt was making trying to make a little joke, I think,” Jared interjected; giving Cami a wink that made her knees go weak.
Cami screamed at herself internally. Her body’s ridiculous response to his proximity and antics seemed to be getting worse, as was her frustration. On one hand, she couldn’t stop replaying a fantasy of slamming him against the wall and having him do God-knows- what to her body; on the other, she kind of felt like punching him in the face. Mentally grasping on to her feelings of irritation as a means to temper her physical reactions, Cami took a deep, cleansing breath.
Feeling as if she’d regained enough control to feel somewhat comfortable, she stepped out from behind the door.
It’s just skin; flesh over blood and bone. It doesn’t mean anything if he sees me, she said to herself, stepping closer to her niece. Emboldened, she cut her eyes to Jared, and raising her chin; the silent gesture almost a challenge.
Go ahead; stare all you want, she thought, still focusing on her anger as she looked at him. Jared knew better than to smile at that moment, so he did the smart thing; he looked away.
Satisfied with her perceived victory, Cami reached out and ruffled Chloe’s hair. “Yep, I was just joking. You are my only niece, but don’t worry; no matter how many nieces I might have someday, you’ll always be my favorite.”
Cami couldn’t help but smile at the satisfied expression her words elicited from Chloe, who looked to Jared at make sure he’d heard as well.
“What’s at the place we’re going, Aunt Cami?” Chloe asked excitedly.
“Sorry; it’s a surprise so you’ll just have to wait and see, but I think you’re going to love it. Can you give me five minutes to get ready and meet me right back here?” Cami asked; kneeling down to eye-level with her niece.
“Yep; but can Uncle Jared come, too? Pretty please?” Chloe begged. Cami inwardly cringed at the thought as the control she fought so hard to gain wavered. While she’d just made great progress with keeping her emotions towards him in check, spending the day with him would definitely test her limits.
She should have anticipated the request. It wasn’t merely a coincidence that Jared had accompanied Chloe to her door; a suspicion confirmed when she looked up to see him failing miserably at trying to appear innocent. When their eyes met, he quickly looked away; obviously fighting a smile.
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