Harlequin Special Edition November 2017--Box Set 1 of 2 by RaeAnne Thayne

Author:RaeAnne Thayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488029547
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Drew cupped Lainie’s jaw, and his thumb caressed her cheek. Now was the time to release her and apologize for making such an intimate move, such a presumptive one, but the moment dissipated in a heartbeat.

Her lips parted a little wider. Whether it was in anticipation or surprise, he wasn’t quite sure. But at this point, he didn’t care which it was—as long as she didn’t stop him. He set the spoon on the counter.

At least, he tried to. It clattered to the floor, but neither of them looked anywhere but at each other.

He took her in his arms, bent his head and lowered his mouth to hers.

The kiss was hot, yet sweet. And the taste? Sugar and vanilla and everything a man ever craved.

His tongue swept into her mouth. Her breath caught, but she didn’t pull away. Instead, she clung to him as if she might collapse if she didn’t.

The kiss intensified, and so did his hunger. He couldn’t seem to get enough of her taste, enough of her. He might have suggested that she go with him to the privacy of the cabin if he hadn’t heard approaching footsteps and someone clearing their throat.

Lainie damn near jumped through the roof as she broke away from Drew’s embrace, landing on the tip of the spoon and sending it sliding toward the doorway and ending at Sully’s feet.

The jovial old man grinned from ear to ear. With his white hair and beard and wearing a red-and-green-plaid shirt, he looked a lot like old St. Nick himself. Just the sight of him put a new spin on the old tune of “I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”

In this case, it was Santa Sully who’d gotten the romantic eyeful.

“Hey, kids.” Sully looked around the kitchen. “What’s cooking?”

Besides Drew’s blood pressure?

“I’m…sorry,” Lainie said, lightly touching her lips. Her fingers trailed down to her collar. The top button of her blouse, barely visible under her apron, had come undone, and she fumbled to close it up tight. It was almost as if she was trying to hide behind that blouse, just as she’d hidden the pink, sexy panties under the denim overalls the day of the mouse encounter.

Drew would give just about anything to know why she seemed compelled to cover up. Was she wearing skimpy undies now?

“What are you sorry for?” Sully asked her, as he stooped to pick up the spoon. He set it on the counter, then turned to them with a big ol’ grin that sparked a Santa-like glimmer in his eyes. Even his chuckle had a ho-ho-ho quality about it.

“Because I’m supposed to be working.” Lainie quickly turned her back to them, reached for a cookie on the cooling rack that sat on the counter and showed it to Sully. “Would you like one? I’d be happy to frost it for you.”

“Don’t mind if I do,” the oldster said. “I came down here looking for a bedtime snack. And a sweet one sounds pretty darn good.”

Lainie got right on it, frosting not one but two cookies and handing them both to Sully.

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