Stone Sober: A Hawke Family Novel (The Hawke Family Book 3) by Gwyn McNamee

Stone Sober: A Hawke Family Novel (The Hawke Family Book 3) by Gwyn McNamee

Author:Gwyn McNamee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Gwyn McNamee
Published: 2017-10-26T03:00:00+00:00


“How’s the temperature?”

“Perfection.” Nora sighs and slides even deeper into the bath water like a siren slipping into the ocean waves. Seeing Nora so at peace and relaxed makes my dead heart beat a little faster. I never imagined I’d have her naked and sated in my clawfoot tub.

I glance down at the tray in my hands.

“So, I know I promised to feed you, but I don't really cook other than reheating leftovers my mom sends home on Sundays, and I've already devoured all those, so our options were slim.”

She peeks an eye open at me. “What did you bring?”

I hold up the bottle of water and hand it to her. She giggles. “All you have in the house is water?”

Smartass.

“I'm not that bad. I also brought us Pop Tarts.”

She bursts out laughing. “Seriously, Pop Tarts? What are you? Ten?”

I scowl at her and set the plate and my bottle of water on the small table next to the tub. “No, twenty-six, but that's beside the point. Pop Tarts are nutritious. They have fruit.”

Nora twists open the bottle of water and takes a sip while giving me an incredulous look. “That logic seems flawed to me.”

“Well, I do logic for a living, and I can tell you, it's rock solid.”

Her lips turn up and her eyes slide closed again. “Whatever you say, counselor.”

A laugh bursts from me as I reach down and nudge her shoulder. “Scoot forward.” She opens her eyes and considers me for a moment before straightening and inching forward in the tub until there's enough room for me to slip in behind her. I guess she wasn't expecting me to join her. Maybe I should've asked, but I thought it would be a given. We both need a nice long, relaxing bath after what we just did. But especially her.

I’m so damn proud of her and the way she placed her trust in me. She’s a fucking beautiful submissive.

I’m selfish to have acted on my feelings for her though. She’s going to get dragged into my life no matter how hard we try to keep this quiet.

But for right now, I’m going to enjoy this.

The warm water envelops me, and I slide my legs along the outside of hers and settle behind her.

“Now, I do have to apologize because the Pop Tarts are cold. I haven't quite found my toaster oven yet. It's in one of these boxes piled up downstairs. I only unpacked absolute necessities first.”

“Like all your toys.”

I wrap my arms around her waist and drag her back against me, then press a kiss to the back of her head. “Yes, exactly.” She laughs and takes another sip of her water then eyes the plate of Pop Tarts. I press my lips to her ear. “You should really eat something.”

“I will. Just let me relax in this awesome water for a little bit.”

That sounds absolutely heavenly to me too. I am spent, and she has to be utterly exhausted too after spending the whole day and part of the night fucking.



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