Mancandy Crush: A Ponderosa Resort novella by Fenske Tawna

Author:Fenske, Tawna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Two nights later, I drop Val off in front of her cabin. It’s well past midnight, and all I want to do is follow her inside and crawl in bed together for a solid night of sleep.

Okay, sleep’s not the only thing I want.

“God, I wish I had just a few more hours.” I growl the words against her throat, which I’ve been kissing for the last ten minutes. I can’t get enough of her.

Val laughs and trails her fingers over my chest. She’s got her hand under my shirt, making me dizzy with her light little touches. “I’d settle for fifteen minutes,” she says. “You’re sure you can’t come in?”

I shake my head and force myself to unhand her. “I’ve gotta get back up to the lake to help the crew bring everything down. Canoes, tables, coolers, twinkle lights—”

“I get it, I know.” She drags her hand back and shifts in her seat to put some distance between us. “I admire your work ethic, even if it’s getting in the way of me jumping your bones.”

I laugh and reach out to cup the side of her face, unable to stop touching her. “Soon,” I promise.

She smiles and turns her head to kiss my palm. “I had fun tonight,” she says. “Moonlight canoeing—that was new.”

“Throwing a Christmas party in July was new for me,” I say. “I’m glad everyone liked the eggnog.”

“The whole thing was amazing. You outdid yourself.”

Val bites her lip. There’s something on her mind; I’ve noticed it all evening. If I’ve learned anything these last two weeks, it’s that I won’t need to wait long to hear it.

When she speaks again, her voice is soft. “Do you ever think about what happens after the wedding?”

For about six seconds, I think she means our wedding. I love those six seconds way more than I should, and almost make a honeymoon crack.

“Bree and Austin’s wedding,” I clarify. “Do you fly home right away afterward?”

She shrugs and glances away. “I thought about heading down to LA. I don’t make it out West very often.”

“What’s in LA?”

Even in the darkness, I see color stain her cheeks. I wait for her to get up the nerve to say the rest of it. There’s something heavy on her mind, something she needs to get out. This overwhelming urge to share personal details, that’s still new to me. So new that I recognize what it looks like in Val’s brown eyes.

I take her hand to make it easier. “What is it?” I ask.

The smile she gives me is shaky, and her hand is tense in mine. “I told you about that wedding dress TV show? The one that wants to send me to all these stops around the globe making wedding dresses for rich people?”

I nod, remembering how Vanessa kept bringing it up over cookie making. “Your sister seemed pretty fired up about it.”

“Yeah, well.” She looks down at her lap. “I have some reservations.”

I nod, tamping down the tiny flare of excitement in my chest.

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