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so wanted to
take the plunge. If only her feet would move.
"Emma!" Jill's voice was tiny as it drifted
through the house.
Swallowing, Emma forced herself to take a
step forward. "Out here!" she called.
Ethan lifted his head to look at her as she
stepped into the doorway. There was a fiery gleam in his gaze as it
slid over her that caused her toes to curl as her hands clenched
before her. What was it about him that could make her forget
everyone else in the room? Even in her cut off shorts and loose
fitting tank top, he somehow made her feel as if she was the most
desirable woman in the world.
Ethan wasn't at all thrown off to see her
stepping through the doorway, he'd smelled her the second he'd
walked through the door and had known where she was. He wasn't sure
how she would feel about seeing him after last night, but just the
sight of her made his day better as the morning sun illuminated her
from behind. Her thick hair had been pulled into a loose knot that
rested against the nape of her neck. His gaze lingered on the vein
in her neck before moving over her body. Even in her baggy clothes,
she was the most enticing woman he'd ever seen.
When he'd left the house he'd been looking to
have a good run in order to work off some of the remaining sexual
frustration she'd aroused in him last night, but when he'd run into
Jill, he'd known the only way he was going to feel any better was
to see Emma again. That strange sense of peace began to work its
way through him again as his eyes returned to hers. She looked a
little shy as she folded her hands before her, but the smile she
gave him warmed him from the inside out and helped to calm him
further.
"There you are!" Jill said as she stepped
back into the room. Emma reluctantly tore her attention away from
Ethan as Jill hopped down the stairs and strode toward the kitchen.
"Ethan and I ran into each other at the end of our morning
run."
"I see." Oh, that was a
terrific piece of conversation , she thought with an
inward groan. But her tongue felt like it was trapped to the roof
of her mouth.
"It's so peaceful out there in the morning,"
Jill continued.
Ethan's gaze remained riveted upon her as he
lifted the glass of water to his lips. He didn't require the water
to survive, but it was good to wet his throat with and to help cool
him down. "And I couldn't turn down a drink," he said.
Jill waved her hand at Emma from behind
Ethan's back in a gesture for her to come closer. Mandy nudged her
shoulder a little as she stepped forward but Emma's feet were
planted more firmly than an oak tree's roots. Ethan's gaze went
briefly to Mandy's missing lower leg but to his credit he didn't
become uncomfortable in her presence like Emma had seen many other
people do, and he didn't stare.
"It's good to see you again," Mandy
greeted.
"Yes, yes it is." Her tongue had finally come
undone from the roof of her mouth only to sputter that crap out.
She was better off just remaining mute, Emma realized in
disgust.
Ethan didn't seem to care though as a smile
tugged at the corners of his full mouth. Thoughts of kissing that
mouth consumed her as her gaze became focused upon his lips. He
drank the rest of the water down and placed the glass on the
counter. "The house Stefan rented came with a boat. We were hoping
to go out on it this morning, maybe do some fishing and swimming.
Would the three of you like to join us?"
"That would be great," Jill said eagerly.
"Are you sure they won't mind?" Mandy
asked.
"Not at all, there's plenty of room on it and
the more the merrier," he responded with ease.
"It sounds like fun," Emma said.
"Good. I'll come back and get you in an hour,
if that's ok?"
"Plenty of time," Jill assured him.
He smiled at Emma before turning and walking
up the stairs. "Wear your bathing suits," he called over his
shoulder before slipping out the door.
Emma exchanged a look with Jill and Mandy
before Jill let out a little squeal and raced over to her. "He
likes you," she said
take the plunge. If only her feet would move.
"Emma!" Jill's voice was tiny as it drifted
through the house.
Swallowing, Emma forced herself to take a
step forward. "Out here!" she called.
Ethan lifted his head to look at her as she
stepped into the doorway. There was a fiery gleam in his gaze as it
slid over her that caused her toes to curl as her hands clenched
before her. What was it about him that could make her forget
everyone else in the room? Even in her cut off shorts and loose
fitting tank top, he somehow made her feel as if she was the most
desirable woman in the world.
Ethan wasn't at all thrown off to see her
stepping through the doorway, he'd smelled her the second he'd
walked through the door and had known where she was. He wasn't sure
how she would feel about seeing him after last night, but just the
sight of her made his day better as the morning sun illuminated her
from behind. Her thick hair had been pulled into a loose knot that
rested against the nape of her neck. His gaze lingered on the vein
in her neck before moving over her body. Even in her baggy clothes,
she was the most enticing woman he'd ever seen.
When he'd left the house he'd been looking to
have a good run in order to work off some of the remaining sexual
frustration she'd aroused in him last night, but when he'd run into
Jill, he'd known the only way he was going to feel any better was
to see Emma again. That strange sense of peace began to work its
way through him again as his eyes returned to hers. She looked a
little shy as she folded her hands before her, but the smile she
gave him warmed him from the inside out and helped to calm him
further.
"There you are!" Jill said as she stepped
back into the room. Emma reluctantly tore her attention away from
Ethan as Jill hopped down the stairs and strode toward the kitchen.
"Ethan and I ran into each other at the end of our morning
run."
"I see." Oh, that was a
terrific piece of conversation , she thought with an
inward groan. But her tongue felt like it was trapped to the roof
of her mouth.
"It's so peaceful out there in the morning,"
Jill continued.
Ethan's gaze remained riveted upon her as he
lifted the glass of water to his lips. He didn't require the water
to survive, but it was good to wet his throat with and to help cool
him down. "And I couldn't turn down a drink," he said.
Jill waved her hand at Emma from behind
Ethan's back in a gesture for her to come closer. Mandy nudged her
shoulder a little as she stepped forward but Emma's feet were
planted more firmly than an oak tree's roots. Ethan's gaze went
briefly to Mandy's missing lower leg but to his credit he didn't
become uncomfortable in her presence like Emma had seen many other
people do, and he didn't stare.
"It's good to see you again," Mandy
greeted.
"Yes, yes it is." Her tongue had finally come
undone from the roof of her mouth only to sputter that crap out.
She was better off just remaining mute, Emma realized in
disgust.
Ethan didn't seem to care though as a smile
tugged at the corners of his full mouth. Thoughts of kissing that
mouth consumed her as her gaze became focused upon his lips. He
drank the rest of the water down and placed the glass on the
counter. "The house Stefan rented came with a boat. We were hoping
to go out on it this morning, maybe do some fishing and swimming.
Would the three of you like to join us?"
"That would be great," Jill said eagerly.
"Are you sure they won't mind?" Mandy
asked.
"Not at all, there's plenty of room on it and
the more the merrier," he responded with ease.
"It sounds like fun," Emma said.
"Good. I'll come back and get you in an hour,
if that's ok?"
"Plenty of time," Jill assured him.
He smiled at Emma before turning and walking
up the stairs. "Wear your bathing suits," he called over his
shoulder before slipping out the door.
Emma exchanged a look with Jill and Mandy
before Jill let out a little squeal and raced over to her. "He
likes you," she said
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