Brooklyn Summer by Maggie Cummings

Author:Maggie Cummings [Cummings, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635555790
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2020-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“I cannot believe I fell asleep.” Ashleigh covered half her face as she curled into Kellan’s side. She’d woken up with competing thoughts vying for space in her mind. Her conscience was trying to convince her she should feel bad for sleeping with someone she wasn’t dating, but everything in her being said she’d made the right choice. There was zero guilt present. Honestly, what she felt was alive. And comfortable. And relaxed. She brushed a hand on Kellan’s worn tee. “I’m not a pillow princess, I swear.” She placed a kiss on Kellan’s shoulder, snuggling in.

Kellan draped one arm around her, pulling her close, and Ashleigh felt her pulse regulate. “I’m not worried.” She kissed the top of her head. “Plus, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to taking complete pride in totally knocking you out.” Kellan grinned, and it was sexy even if it was unabashedly arrogant.

“Maybe I was just tired.” She let her hand drift to Kellan’s soft belly under her shirt. “You don’t know,” she added, employing full sass. “Long day at the beach. Full exposure to the sun.”

“Mind-blowing sex,” Kellan finished. “It is a lethal combination. I get it.”

“This is what I have to put up with now?” she teased. “So cocky.”

Kellan answered with a killer smile. “Good morning, Ash.” She dropped a soft kiss on her lips. “Coffee?”

“Oh my God, yes.” She watched Kellan crawl out of bed in a fresh shirt and boxers and Ashleigh scooted up, pulling the covers around her naked body. “When did you put clothes on?”

“After you passed out. I can’t sleep naked.” Kellan spoke matter-of-factly as she slipped into sweats. Ashleigh idly wondered what other tidbits she might learn if they continued down this path. She leaned back against the headboard as she watched Kellan walk to the kitchen. Blue followed, weaving around Kellan’s legs until she scooped him up and kissed his head. She wished him a good morning as she rubbed between his ears and got his breakfast. Sexy and sweet. Could this honestly be for real? She was leaving at the end of summer, she reminded herself. She blinked slowly as she consciously kept her budding feelings in check. When she opened her eyes, Kellan was looking at her, holding a bag of freshly ground coffee from Brooklyn Beanery.

“Colombian roast okay?”

“You have coffee from the Beanery. You are my hero.”

Kellan’s smile seemed genuine as she prepped the coffee, and it touched her in spite of the internal warning she’d given herself not two minutes ago. She scanned the room for last night’s discarded clothes until she spotted them in a heap on the floor. She stretched for her shirt, and Kellan took a few steps forward, picking it up and handing it to her.

“Here.” Kellan sat on the edge of the bed. “Do not misunderstand this kind gesture. I’m only helping because I saw you struggling to reach. I’m not endorsing you putting on clothes at all.”

Ashleigh felt her heart pound ridiculously. She

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