TONY: Slow Burn (Raging Fire Book 1) by Kallypso Masters

Author:Kallypso Masters [Masters, Kallypso]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781941060360
Publisher: Ka-thunk! Publishing
Published: 2021-05-24T18:30:00+00:00

The evening sun made Carm’s skin glow in a way that made her even more beautiful, which Tony would have thought impossible. Or maybe that soul-shattering kiss accounted for the glow.

Tony was used to being the pursuer in relationships with other women. He’d held himself in check so many times with Carm that he figured she’d decided they wouldn’t get anywhere if she didn’t step up to the plate. That she’d initiated the kiss had been the biggest turn-on he’d had from a woman in a long time.

Then why did you fuck it up?

Tony had no clue. A sudden thought about not wanting to hurt her when they returned home had slammed on the brakes. Tony liked sex as much as the next guy but had only engaged in it when there were no strings attached. Not that Carm was trying to tie him up in knots of commitment, but she deserved that kind of relationship. Not one with someone who would hang around a while then move on.

As they continued toward the strip of restaurants, he was dogged by the fact that they’d go back to reality after a week. Could they still be friends if things fizzled out romantically? He liked spending time with Carm and didn’t want to return to merely tolerating each other when forced to attend joint family gatherings. He wanted their friendship to grow, not be destroyed by raging hormones. Could he give Carm what she needed to be happy beyond a fling this week?

Not when he was still trying to work out the aftermath of the drownings. He wouldn’t sleep with her—actually sleep—for fear of having a nightmare or something. But could he do casual sex with Carm and then return to his room down the hall? Was that fair to her?

“Here it is,” Carm announced when they came upon a restaurant with a colorful sign emblazoned with The Sea Sprite. The check-in area had at least twenty people standing or sitting around, and the hostess gave them a thirty-five-minute estimated wait time.

“Should we find another place?” Tony asked, hoping she’d say yes, because after that kiss, food was the last thing his body needed or wanted.

“I’d rather wait, if you don’t mind. There’s a line for a reason. My friend says their conch fritters and chowder are to die for. I’ve had my heart set on them since she told me about this place.”

“No worries.” He took the buzzer from the hostess and glanced around to find a place for Carm to sit, but most of the people seated were older than they were.

“Their pan-seared grouper is the best on Provo,” said a man behind them using the island’s nickname. Tony and Carm turned together to acknowledge the speaker and found a group of five men wearing T-shirts from fire departments in Illinois and Texas.

Tony introduced himself as a brother from Colorado. During the round of introductions and pleasantries that followed, Carm chimed in.

“I told Tony I always have at least one first responder in my dive classes.

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