Shoulda: A Second Chance For Mr. Right by Pepper North

Author:Pepper North [North, Pepper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: With A Wink Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Taking the keys from her, Colt opened the door to Harper’s apartment and ushered her inside. His hand lingered at the small of her back as if he didn’t want to lose contact with her. When he hung up her keys on the small rack in the short hallway, she knew he had paid attention to how she did things.

As he turned back to her, Harper surprised even herself by asking, “Can we sit down on the couch?”

“Of course.” Colt shrugged out of his suit jacket and threw it over a chair, tugging his tie off as he settled on the sofa.

She waited until they were settled before saying, “I don’t want to be your girlfriend, Colt.”

“No? What do you want to be?” he asked with a completely neutral expression.

“Your Little girl,” she blurted.

“Okay.”

“That’s it? Okay?”

“That’s on my list to discuss before I make love to you.”

“You have a list?” she asked, relaxing a bit.

“I do. On my phone.” Colt pulled the device out of the interior pocket of his jacket and held it up to his face to open the screen saver.

After pulling up a note, he handed his phone to her. It had bulleted lists of activities that filled the page. Curious, she scrolled down the list and scrolled…and scrolled. Her face heated as she scanned the detailed list under lovemaking.

Looking up at him, she asked, “How long have you been making this list?”

“Since I left you.”

“Twenty years ago?” she asked in shock.

“Yes.”

She looked back at the list again, this time forcing herself to look at the other categories. “You want to have Thanksgiving with my folks and Christmas with yours?”

“Or vice versa. I’m flexible.”

“Colt… This is overwhelming,” she confessed.

“I know. I wanted you to know that you’ve been in my thoughts every day. Our road trips are long. I had a lot of time on my hands to think about our relationship.”

“I won’t settle for Harper being my girlfriend. She’s so much more than that,” Harper read.

“I completely believe that. You can’t just be my girlfriend.”

She nodded and felt herself relax. Look at this list! He had thought of her often. Her eyes landed on one large section—Songs about Harper.

“You wrote all these songs about me?” she whispered.

“Yes. My band is eager to meet you.”

She looked at him in disbelief, thinking how disappointed they would be in meeting her.

“Stop that. You are more than any song could ever be.”

Colt pulled her onto his lap, controlling her automatic move to shift back onto the couch. “You are more precious than anything else, Angel,” he repeated.

“That’s a lot of pressure.”

“You just have to be yourself. That’s what inspired them. My love for you,” he said softly as he cupped her face and drew her lips to his.

His soft and sweet kisses beguiled her. Harper wrapped her arms around his neck and threaded her fingers through his thick hair. Instantly, he deepened their exchange, providing her with a taste of the passion he held in control. She could feel his neck muscles tense as he held himself back and knew he didn’t want to scare her.

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