Cooper (The Family Simon Book 6) by Juliana Stone

Author:Juliana Stone [Stone, Juliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781988474007
Publisher: Juliana Stone Publishing
Published: 2016-08-28T22:00:00+00:00

19

Cooper whistled as he went about making a breakfast to remember. He’d had food delivered the day before, so he was good to go. While he grabbed a bowl to mix the ingredients for his waffles, Morgan started the coffee machine and cleaned strawberries and blueberries. They worked as if they’d made breakfast together a hundred times before, each knowing what the other needed or wanted, and as he poured his mixture onto the grill and waited for the waffles, he stood back and felt…

Content. Happy. Settled.

This right here felt right. Cooper didn’t ponder the thought, at least not right now. He tucked it away and decided he didn’t want to think about anything other than making the perfect waffle for Morgan.

She set a cup of coffee in front of him, black, just the way he liked it, and then sat while he finished up. Maple syrup and whipped cream were his toppings, along with the fruit she’d set aside.

Outside, the sun was already climbing the sky. It was another gorgeous New England day to look forward to. Considering he’d made a ton of progress on his book, Cooper decided he was going to enjoy every minute of it.

Once he made small mounds of art on top of their waffles, he slid onto the stool beside Morgan and waited until she took a bite.

“Well?” he asked, trying to gauge her reaction, but the girl was good at hiding stuff, and he frowned, watching her. Morgan chewed for several long moments, head bowed, fingers loosely holding her utensils.

“It’s…” she murmured, eyes closed, brows furrowed as if thinking hard. “Um.” She licked her bottom lip, leaving it shiny and smeared with more than a dab of syrup. Suddenly, Cooper didn’t care at all what she thought, because right now, he was more interested in what she tasted like.

In his mind an image rose up. Of long silky hair. Mouth parted in ecstasy. Tangled limbs and hands that clawed. He stifled a groan, even as a cold sweat engulfed him. He needed to shut this shit down before he got himself into trouble.

Her eyes shot open. “It’s so good.”

Cooper held her gaze a heartbeat longer than he needed, but it was worth it to see the slow flush of pink that lit her face. “I’m glad.” He waited for her to dig in once more before he turned back to his own plate.

They made small talk. They chatted about everything and nothing—nothing that mattered, anyway. When Cooper finished his plate and pushed it aside, he leaned on his elbows, watching Morgan. She was laughing at a story he’d just told her, and he decided that her laughter was one of the nicest things a man could listen to. He couldn’t help himself and reached for her, swiping at a bit of whipped cream that clung to the corner of her mouth.

She stopped laughing.

He slowly licked the cream from his fingers.

And suddenly, the game changed.

“I want you to stay here today,” he said abruptly, sitting up straighter, watching her closely.

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