A Little Harmless Scandal by Melissa Schroeder

Author:Melissa Schroeder
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939734587
Publisher: Harmless Publishing

Chapter Eighteen

The next morning, Adam woke up to find himself tangled in the sheets with Serenity. He closed his eyes and tightened his grip on her. The scent of plumeria and the unique scent of Serenity. He opened his eyes again, he looked down at her. She slept like the dead as usual. He wanted nothing more than to slip into her again, but they had made love to her twice the night before. She needed her rest.

As carefully as he could, he slipped out of bed. After a quick trip to the bathroom, he slipped on a pair of board shorts and padded barefoot into the kitchen. The coffee had been brewed and one glance told him Mick was sitting on the back lanai. He filled a coffee cup up to the brim, took a sip, then headed out to sit with Mick. The sun was just peeking out over the horizon.

"Best view of the sunrise we've ever had."

Adam nodded as he took the seat next to Mick's.

"Looks like we might have some high winds tonight."

Which meant there was a chance that they could end up with power outages.

"Good thing we aren't planning on going anywhere," Adam said.

"And thank God we got that generator."

They sat in silence for a few moments watching the orange hues dance over the sky as the sun rose. Adam's mind went back to the night before. There had been something going on with Mick.

"So, you want to tell me about last night?"

Mick glanced at him, then back out over the beach to the water.

"What are you talking about?"

"You seemed a little possessed last night."

"Complaining?"

"Not one bit. But it wasn't just about sex last night."

For a long moment, he said nothing. He took a long sip of coffee. It was so unlike him that worry started to grow.

"Mick?"

"I just realized that I was in love with her last night."

Adam blinked. "You just realized that?"

Mick looked at him. "Yeah. What, you knew before I did?"

Adam chuckled. "Listen, you have always been obtuse but never to that extent."

"I didn't expect it to change so much."

The annoyance in Mick’s voice almost made Adam smile. "What the hell are you talking about?"

Again, hesitation. "It's not just us. It's been us for so long, and I thought that was what I wanted."

"I thought that was your plan all along. You wanted a permanent woman in our bed."

"I didn't plan for this, okay?" He got up and started to pace. "I didn't expect that I wouldn't just want you in bed with me. It was like we were missing a part of ourselves when we were on the job. She wasn't there and while we were together, it wasn't the same."

Adam smiled and leaned back in his chair. "So, you realize now that this is a big deal. You didn't before."

"I did. It's just that, I didn't think she would matter so fucking much in just a few weeks. I can't even think of what it was like before her. I don't want to.

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