Love Unwrapped by Maizie Kaye & Kate Asher

Author:Maizie Kaye & Kate Asher [Kaye, Maizie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HOLIDAY ROMANCE
Publisher: Maizie Kaye & Kate Asher
Published: 2019-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The man in the apron shooed everyone back inside the restaurant as the woman came over to them. She had on a nametag that said Martha. She fluttered around them, clearly worried. “Come. Come. Inside with you. We’ll get you cleaned up.”

Andi had scared the crap out of him when he’d seen her headed for the ground. Then when he’d saved her from the pavement, he’d breathed a sigh of relief, but that relief was short-lived as his body acknowledged how right she felt in his arms. When she whipped around to face him, he’d nearly forgotten himself and kissed her. The woman from the pizzeria had brought him back to the present, and while Andi was safe now, Blake was loathe to set her back on her feet. He’d rather keep her snuggled against him, enjoying her wiggling warmth.

“You can let me down now.” Andi, who seemed to gather herself quicker than him, pushed against his shoulders.

Blake sought any reason to keep her exactly where she was. He glanced around and caught sight of her foot. He nodded that way to direct her attention there. “You’re a mess. You can’t walk through the restaurant, dragging mud with you.” He patted himself on the back for his reasonableness. He couldn’t wait to see her argue that point.

Martha, still hovering beside them and ushering them slowly toward the door of the restaurant, said, “We’ve got a private staff bathroom in the back office. You can get cleaned up there. All the employees do. Tomato sauce happens, you know.” She let out a belly laugh at what must have been a running joke. “Come. Come. We’ll fix you right up.”

Andi slumped again in his arms, giving up her fight and shivering slightly. The night was cooling off fast and no doubt that puddle hadn’t warmed up much today, even with the direct sun. Having a wet foot wasn’t doing her any favors. “Fine. Get me to the bathroom so I don’t track mud, but that’s it.”

“Yes, ma’am.” Blake bounced her a little higher in his arms, as though he needed a better hold on her, but he just wanted to hear her squeal and have her tighten her arms around his neck. Mission accomplished. He grinned at the scowl she sent his way.

They headed through the restaurant to the office in the back, Martha leading the way. She opened the door for them and then opened the door to the small bathroom. Blake let go of her legs and slid her down his front, maintaining an arm around her mid-back until she settled onto her one clean foot. Andi patted his shoulder and hopped to the sink.

She glanced up in the mirror and met his gaze. “Uh… I think I’ve got it from here.”

Blake cleared his throat and closed the door behind her. Something had shifted between them with the drama out front. He wasn’t sure what, but she didn’t look at him with irritation when she’d returned his gaze in the mirror.

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