Doc (Bodhi Beach Book 2) by S.M. Lumetta

Author:S.M. Lumetta [Lumetta, S.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thunder and Writing Press
Published: 2018-02-10T18:30:00+00:00

14

THE WINNER

NORA

WATCHING DOC WALK away is a little confusing, yet perfectly agreeable at the same time. Mostly because his ass is so fantastic. Also, he’s strutting a bit, and that’s kind of hot, albeit cocky and thereby irritating. Irritating because it turns me on.

As I pick up his empty glass, I feel something rough under the side of my hand and lift it to see a cherry stem with two knots in it. I pick it up and stare at it. Making two knots is impossible? Isn’t it? I stare at the closed door where Doc’s already exited, but my mind just spins. It’s obvious what it means, why he left it for me.

He thinks he’s going to make me cave? Foolish man.

At the end of my shift, I’m fairly exhausted, but I keep thinking of Doc’s request to call when I leave. It’s past five in the morning by the time I’ve got everything closed out and cleaned up, so in all likelihood, he’s sleeping, unless he and the boys are on a serious bender or something. I decide to call, and he is, in fact, sleeping.

“Yeah? You okay?” he asks in greeting.

It makes me smile and lick my lips. His gravelly, sleep-coated voice is poking holes in my plans.

“Fine. Just really tired,” I say. “You said to call when I was leaving. Why was that?”

I feel like a teenager, for fuck’s sake. I was sweaty-palms nervous until I heard his voice again. Now I just want to be in his arms.

“Hmm? Ummm… Honestly, I can’t even remember. You coming over?”

His house is technically closer. I make a flash decision.

“I’m on my way.”

The handful of minutes between here and there find me stuck in my mind. This stupid bet escalated from a joke to serious competition in a blink, and Doc and I are both incredibly stubborn people. While I enjoy teasing him, and he is clearly having fun on his side, I miss him. It’s only been a few days since we’ve had sex, and one more since we shared a bed.

Funny enough, it’s not just the sex I’m longing for. It’s that low, rumbling laugh of his and the way it makes me warm all over. It’s how safe his arms feel around me at any given time—in bed or out. It’s just him. Full stop.

I let it all roll over and spin—so much that I end up sitting at a light through an entire cycle. A quick honk pulls me out of my thought-cloud, and I check my rearview mirror to see a cop car, its lights flicking on.

“Motherfucker,” I grumble as I tug at the wheel to cross the intersection and pull over. I’m literally two blocks from Doc’s house.

I take a deep breath, waiting what feels like ages for the police officer to approach my window. A crack idea flashes in front of my eyes just a tad brighter than the party lights reflecting through my car: what if Doc set this up? What

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