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Authors: Patricia Puddle
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the door behind me, but don’t open it until you’ve checked through the window that it’s me. I’ll knock on the door when I’m ready to come in, but I’ll collect some wood for the fire first, okay?”
“All right.” I hug him around the waist and rest my head on his chest. “It’s so nice having you here to protect me.”
He sniffs. “I can smell smoke.”
“Oh, crap!”
“What?”
“I've burned dinner.”
Chapter Nine
I bolt out of the bedroom to the kitchen. Holy Moly, something's definitely burning. What's wrong with me? How could I have forgotten to check dinner? Chewing my lip, I peek into the pot on the stove. Most of the liquid has boiled away, but at least I can salvage the mince and vegies. Sighing, I add more water and leave it on the hotplate to simmer, but when I look in the oven to check on the garlic bread, a cloud of black smoke billows out, setting off the fire alarm. Great, that's all I need. Coughing from the fumes, I grab an oven-mit and yank the tray out. Shoot! The garlic loaf has turned to charcoal.
Seal comes up behind me holding a tea towel. “I'll take it, Eloise, you'll burn yourself.” He lifts it from me and puts it on the sink.
“I didn't burn myself, but I nearly ruined dinner.” Scowling, I hand him the broom and point at the ceiling. “Can you hit the button on the smoke alarm to stop that horrid noise? I’ll try and salvage what's left of our meal.”
“Sure, babe.”
I smile. He called me babe again. I turn to face him, but he's busy poking the alarm button. Humming Justin Bieber’s song, As Long As You Love Me, I toss the burnt loaf in the garbage and throw some spaghetti into a pot of boiling water.
The beeping stops and Seal leans the broom against the wall. “Anything else I can help you with, Miss Elle?”
“Oh, I'm Miss Elle now?”
He raises a brow. “Well, you told me to call you Elle.”
I narrow my eyes at him. “You're not funny.”
Smiling, he holds his arms out. “Aw, come here and let me kiss you again.”
I don't need to be asked twice. I'm there in a heartbeat. And as I gaze into his smouldering-blue eyes, he slips his fingers into the back pockets of my denim shorts and kisses my mouth, his tongue devouring mine. His hair smells divine and the closeness of his body is driving me crazy. My pulse is racing and I’m overheating, but when he squeezes my hips, my senses go wild. I want to tear his clothes off and run my hands over his bare skin. I want more of him, all of him, though I wouldn’t have a clue what to do.
Pulling away, he gasps for air, then lifts me into his arms, his left hand holding my bare thigh below my shorts. Whoa! As he carries me towards my bedroom, I wrap my arms around his neck and gaze at his face. His eyelids are heavy and his lips are red and swollen from kissing. He sure is pretty for a boy. As he lays me softly on the bed, I tingle with anticipation and wait for him to join me.
But instead, he leans over and feels my forehead. “Eloise, are you okay? You're burning up. Is your head hurting?”
I look up at his beautiful, but serious eyes and gulp. Crap! I thought he was going to make passionate love to me. I grab his hand. “I'm fine, Seal, but I’m burning for you. Make love to m.…”
BBOOOOMMM!
I jerk with fright as a deafening roar of thunder cracks above the roof.
Seal glances at the window. “That sounds ominous. The storm's getting worse. I'd better bring the wood in and check around the house like I was going to.” He smiles at me. “You’re su ch a delicious distraction, honey.”
My shoulders slump with disappointment. I didn't even get to show him how much I love him. Just as well because I would have let him do anything. Jeez. What was I thinking? I’m only sixteen. And what if I fell pregnant? My parents would be mortified. I blow out a big breath and jump off the bed. “While you're getting the wood, I'll dish dinner out. You must be starving.”
He kisses my cheek.
“All right.” I hug him around the waist and rest my head on his chest. “It’s so nice having you here to protect me.”
He sniffs. “I can smell smoke.”
“Oh, crap!”
“What?”
“I've burned dinner.”
Chapter Nine
I bolt out of the bedroom to the kitchen. Holy Moly, something's definitely burning. What's wrong with me? How could I have forgotten to check dinner? Chewing my lip, I peek into the pot on the stove. Most of the liquid has boiled away, but at least I can salvage the mince and vegies. Sighing, I add more water and leave it on the hotplate to simmer, but when I look in the oven to check on the garlic bread, a cloud of black smoke billows out, setting off the fire alarm. Great, that's all I need. Coughing from the fumes, I grab an oven-mit and yank the tray out. Shoot! The garlic loaf has turned to charcoal.
Seal comes up behind me holding a tea towel. “I'll take it, Eloise, you'll burn yourself.” He lifts it from me and puts it on the sink.
“I didn't burn myself, but I nearly ruined dinner.” Scowling, I hand him the broom and point at the ceiling. “Can you hit the button on the smoke alarm to stop that horrid noise? I’ll try and salvage what's left of our meal.”
“Sure, babe.”
I smile. He called me babe again. I turn to face him, but he's busy poking the alarm button. Humming Justin Bieber’s song, As Long As You Love Me, I toss the burnt loaf in the garbage and throw some spaghetti into a pot of boiling water.
The beeping stops and Seal leans the broom against the wall. “Anything else I can help you with, Miss Elle?”
“Oh, I'm Miss Elle now?”
He raises a brow. “Well, you told me to call you Elle.”
I narrow my eyes at him. “You're not funny.”
Smiling, he holds his arms out. “Aw, come here and let me kiss you again.”
I don't need to be asked twice. I'm there in a heartbeat. And as I gaze into his smouldering-blue eyes, he slips his fingers into the back pockets of my denim shorts and kisses my mouth, his tongue devouring mine. His hair smells divine and the closeness of his body is driving me crazy. My pulse is racing and I’m overheating, but when he squeezes my hips, my senses go wild. I want to tear his clothes off and run my hands over his bare skin. I want more of him, all of him, though I wouldn’t have a clue what to do.
Pulling away, he gasps for air, then lifts me into his arms, his left hand holding my bare thigh below my shorts. Whoa! As he carries me towards my bedroom, I wrap my arms around his neck and gaze at his face. His eyelids are heavy and his lips are red and swollen from kissing. He sure is pretty for a boy. As he lays me softly on the bed, I tingle with anticipation and wait for him to join me.
But instead, he leans over and feels my forehead. “Eloise, are you okay? You're burning up. Is your head hurting?”
I look up at his beautiful, but serious eyes and gulp. Crap! I thought he was going to make passionate love to me. I grab his hand. “I'm fine, Seal, but I’m burning for you. Make love to m.…”
BBOOOOMMM!
I jerk with fright as a deafening roar of thunder cracks above the roof.
Seal glances at the window. “That sounds ominous. The storm's getting worse. I'd better bring the wood in and check around the house like I was going to.” He smiles at me. “You’re su ch a delicious distraction, honey.”
My shoulders slump with disappointment. I didn't even get to show him how much I love him. Just as well because I would have let him do anything. Jeez. What was I thinking? I’m only sixteen. And what if I fell pregnant? My parents would be mortified. I blow out a big breath and jump off the bed. “While you're getting the wood, I'll dish dinner out. You must be starving.”
He kisses my cheek.
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