For the Love of Mike (Men Of Maine Series Book 2) by Diana Tobin

Author:Diana Tobin [Tobin, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fire Star Press
Published: 2016-05-16T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Once Ethan was behind the wheel of her truck, he pulled her across the seat next to him. “You’re too far away over there.” He buckled her seatbelt, then lifted his hand to stroke the fur wrapped around her shoulders. “Will you be warm enough?”

“I think so,” she whispered.

He pushed open the fur wrap and looked down at her. “Where have you been hiding this dress?” He ran a fingertip along the edge of the neckline, down to the vee and back up the other side. “Are you wearing that pink lacy bra under this?”

Slowly, she shook her head.

“Please tell me you’re wearing something under this,” he groaned.

“I’m wearing something under this.” He nibbled at her collarbone. “Um, Ethan. If we keep sitting here, Wil and my mother are going to come out to see what’s going on.”

He lifted his head to look deep in her eyes. “You are beautiful.” Slowly, he pulled the wrap around her before facing forward. Drawing a deep breath, he fastened his own seatbelt and started the engine. “Do we really have to go to dinner?”

“You don’t have to take me out,” she said quietly. “I can go back inside and stay home.”

He stopped at the end of the driveway. “Honey, I want to go out with you. You’re just very tempting.” He lifted her hand, pressing a kiss to her knuckles.

“Good. You’re my first date in five years.”

“What?” he whipped his head around to her.

“I—haven’t been on a date since before the accident. You know, when the girls were hurt.” She fussed with her fur wrap and twisted her fingers together.

Gently, he reached over to mesh his fingers with hers. “I think that’s something we need to discuss.” He pulled out onto the road. “The accident, not how blind and stupid the men in Connecticut are.”

“I wasn’t in the car when it happened.” She tried to withdraw her hand from his, but he just tightened his grip.

“So you’ve said.” He rested their joined hands on his hard thigh. “I’m glad you weren’t in the car. I’m sorry for the girls losing their mother, but I’m happy they have you.”

He heard her gasp. “What—How…”

Ethan kept his gaze on the road ahead. “I overheard Billy and Dani talking. She told him her mother died in that accident and you took care of her and Charley afterward. So you’re their step-mother.” Slowly, he released her fingers pressing her palm flat against his thigh. “I knew you were too young to have given birth to Dani.” She stiffened and tried to pull away, but he kept his hand over hers, the heat from her touch searing his leg.

“I don’t consider them step-children,” she said firmly. “They are mine! I adopted them after Denny and I married. He insisted on it.”

“Of course they are, honey.” He rubbed his hand over hers, pressing it against him and slowly moving her hand higher up his leg. “I’m just glad to know he didn’t take advantage of a young girl and get her pregnant.

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