Three Nights before Christmas by Kat Latham

Author:Kat Latham [Latham, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2015-10-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

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By the time Austin drove Lacey home, she was practically liquid with relaxation. Like twisting a steam valve, she’d felt years of built-up tension hiss out of her body tonight. Following that with hours of hard, satisfying labor on the locomotive made for her ideal night.

“What are you grinning about, sexy?” Austin teased with a matching grin of his own.

“I was just thinking that tonight would be my perfect date.”

“Really? You’re not a wine and dancing kinda girl?”

“Nope. Sex and trains, and I’m all yours.”

He flashed a dimpled smile at her. “Good to know. I can’t say I’ve ever had a date that ended with me scrubbing mechanical grease off my dick, but I’m always open to new experiences.”

She laughed, the feeling so foreign and freeing she had to lean back in her seat to catch her breath.

“So, what did we learn tonight?” he asked.

“That you’re not so bad when you don’t have handcuffs on you.”

“I’ve been told I’m pretty good with the cuffs, too.”

“Yeah, well, I don’t think that’s something I want to try. No uniform, either. That’s too close to reality to be a sexy fantasy for me.”

“Got it. No bad cop.”

“What did you learn?” she asked, since he’d started it.

He was quiet for a while, focusing on the dark, snowy road down the mountain toward her house. Just when she’d given up on hearing an answer from him, he said, “Sometimes it’s better to trust your instincts than your head.”

“I’m not sure it was your instinct that told you to work me like that.”

“It certainly wasn’t my head.”

No, it wouldn’t have been. Becoming intimate with her was just as bad an idea for him as vice versa. She fell silent. When he flipped on his indicator and slowed to turn into the long drive to her farm, Lacey stopped him. “Just drop me off here.”

“What?”

“Pull over by the mailbox and I’ll jump out.”

He shook his head. “No way. It’s dark and there are lots of trees for bad guys to hide behind. I’m driving you to your house.”

“I’m jumping out here whether you stop or not, so I’d appreciate it if you at least slowed down.”

He stared at her in disbelief. “Seriously?”

“Yep. Believe me, I’d rather face anyone lurking in the woods than to have Sawyer see you dropping me off when it’s probably pretty obvious I just had sex.”

“But I’ve been dropping you off for over a week. He knows you’re working on my train.”

She let her silence answer that question.

Sighing, he pulled to the side of the road, parked and cut the engine.

“What are you—”

“Getting out and walking you to the edge of the parking lot. Then I’ll watch to make sure you get inside okay. Don’t worry, I’ll stay hidden.”

“Austin, that’s really sweet but totally unnecessary.”

“You might think so, but I don’t. Fortunately, they’re my legs, and I get to decide what to do with them. I’m walking with you.” He jumped out of the truck, and she didn’t wait for him to come round the side before she got out, too.

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