Only Once: A Single Parent- Hollywood Romance by Ashley Munoz

Author:Ashley Munoz [Munoz, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

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Dinner was quiet as the kids’ energy levels petered out. We had s’mores before the sky even grew dark, knowing those two wouldn’t last, and sure enough, as soon as they snuggled under their sleeping bags in their separate cots, they were fast asleep.

My eyes stung as I looked around at the large tent, at how careful Ryan had been with each and every thing he’d done to make this weekend comfortable for us. It was something I’d expect to see on a movie set or something an assistant or crew would have set up for him, but he’d done this all on his own. Inside the tent, dim lights were strung from one side to the other, and the children each had a small cot stuffed with blankets and pillows. Another outdoor rug lay on the floor between our separate space and theirs.

A thin piece of green nylon hung, dividing the large tent in half. On the opposite side where I would be sleeping was one large cot, big enough to fit two. Sure enough, several blankets and pillows were neatly placed around the space. I wasn’t even irritated that I’d be sharing a bed with Ryan, especially considering everything we were using belonged to his parents; there was no use getting frustrated over it.

Grabbing an extra blanket, I walked out to the fire pit, where Ryan sat stoking the flames. The soft light reflected off the harsh lines of his face, reminding me what it felt like to have his hands on my body. The moment earlier in the water was still simmering low in my belly, causing a firestorm of emotion and need to thrum through me like a war drum.

I wanted him, plain and simple. I was a woman with needs, and they were pushing their demands to the forefront of my mind, ignoring reason and history—which meant I’d need to keep my distance, because having those needs met just wasn’t worth the cost of losing my vulnerable heart to this man again.

“They okay in there?” he asked, lifting those indigo eyes to me.

My thighs clenched together as I harnessed my resolve.

“Yeah, they’re great.” I smiled, wrapping the blanket around me a bit tighter.

“Should have thought to bring an extra one of those,” he said, eyeing my source of boundary setting. The fire was plenty warm, and we both knew it. There were several blankets he could pull from—in the tent, on the logs, in Cole’s lounger sanctuary—but still, I stood and walked over to him.

“Wanna split a log, or…” I looked around for an alternative option to share the blanket together. He was sitting in a camping chair, a fancy one that reclined and had all sorts of settings, but still, it was for one person.

“There’s room here, if you’re comfortable with that.” He smirked, challenging me.

The chair would break. I was positive of that, but if he wanted to risk it then fine.

“Scoot,” I muttered, inching closer.

“There’s nowhere to scoot—just sit on my lap.”

“Seriously,

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