right.”
“Well, Miami certainly agrees with you… Crap, that’s my other line. It’s my sister
so I’ve got to take it. I’ll call you back this afternoon though. I want all the juicy details.”
“Okay.” Carly grinned as she hung up the phone. It was a week after Sarah’s
sister’s due date and her family was just waiting for her to pop.
Easing off the bed, she stretched her legs as she stood. Her body was exquisitely
sore thanks to Nick. He’d woken her twice during the night. Since he didn’t have any
more condoms, she thought they’d be through for the night, but he’d had no problem
pleasuring her orally again and again. Hell, he’d been insistent. In her limited
experience, that was a rare thing for a man.
A healthy dose of anxiety still played in the back of her head that things might get
complicated since he was her boss, but it was easy to silence her worries with a man like
Nick in her bed. In truth, it was easy to forget her own name with him around.
She glanced at the clock as she grabbed the silk robe she’d tossed over the chair
sitting at her vanity. It was nine o’clock. After slipping on her robe, she descended the
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stairs in search of Nick. She didn’t hear anything as she rounded the corner and walked
toward the living room.
When she found the kitchen empty, her stomach dropped until she saw the spread
on the round table. There was a box of fresh bagels and cream cheese from a nearby
bakery, two bacon and cheese sandwiches, hot coffee—and a new box of condoms—but
still no Nick. Chuckling to herself, she picked up the box that proudly proclaimed it
contained forty-eight lubricated, ribbed condoms.
“He must be feeling pretty sure of himself,” she murmured to the empty room.
“I am.” The enveloping deep timbre of Nick’s voice caused her to drop the box and
spin around.
Her eyes widened when she realized he was completely naked. “Where’d you come
from?” He’d come from the direction of the back door. Unless he’d been running
around in her backyard naked, she couldn’t imagine where he’d been.
As if he read her mind, he answered. “Your trash was full so I took it out.”
“Naked?”
He shrugged as he walked toward her and ignored her question. “You hungry?”
“Wait, you went to the store this morning wearing clothing, right?” She turned to
follow his long form as he headed for the bagels.
He stared at her as if she’d grown two heads. “Yeah.”
“So you took off your clothes once you got back and decided to go out in my
grandmother’s backyard, naked ?”
Nick froze with his hand in the bagel box and met her gaze. “Shit. I didn’t think
about that.”
Part of her thought it was a little odd that he didn’t mind strolling around in the
buff, but if she had a body like that, she’d probably flaunt it too. “Thanks for picking up
breakfast.”
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“I’ve got to keep you fed. Besides, you didn’t have anything in your fridge. Want
some coffee?”
When she nodded, he continued. “Take a seat. I’ll fix it for you.”
Carly did as he said but couldn’t help but frown at his backside. She’d just had the
best sex of her life. Hell, the best sex she ever could have imagined, and now he was
waiting on her. It was too surreal. She kept expecting to wake up and realize it was all a
dream.
The sound of her doorbell chime jerked her back to reality.
Nick turned to face her, coffeepot in hand. His dark brows furrowed. “Expecting
someone?”
“No.” Shaking her head she stood and made sure the tie on her robe was secure
before heading to the front door. After glancing through the peephole, she immediately
tensed.
“Who is it?” Nick’s voice was dangerously close to her ear.
Her heart jumped as she swiveled to face him. “How do you do that?” she
whispered.
“What?”
“Sneak up on me…never mind. It’s my grandmother so go hide,” she
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