Tough Guy by K.C. Everly

Author:K.C. Everly [Everly, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-11-09T06:00:00+00:00

“You don’t have to walk me to my door,” Lou said, rolling her eyes at me as I followed a step behind, my hand on her lower back. “It’s like a hundred feet and you can stand in the window and watch me the entire time.”

I grinned, gently pushing her along and nodding forward when she turned to look at me. “I don’t have to walk you to your door, but I want to. Have you never had a gentleman walk you to your door?”

She turned back around to face me. “Actually, no.”

“Then you’ve been with the wrong men,” I said, reaching for her hand and lacing it with mine. She squeezed and gave me a smile, but there was something empty behind it.

“Here we are,” I stated obviously, less than a minute after leaving my apartment.

Lou exhaled, facing me. “Here we are,” she repeated. We stood, goofy grins on both of our faces as we stared at one another, unsure of how to say goodbye. Or maybe unwilling to do it.

“Okay,” I said.

“Okay,” she said.

We held our grins, hands locked together.

“This is where you go inside,” I told her, looking at the door.

She didn’t drop her grin. “Tell me again how doors work, Bennet. It’s fascinating.”

I shook my head, laughing, and pulled her in for a kiss. The velvet of her lips was now familiar, but I didn’t think I’d ever get enough of them. Her mouth was delicious—in feeling and action. From physical touch to the barbed jabs she threw with ease, this woman made me feel like I was punching above weight simply by being in her presence.

I didn’t want to let go of her. I wanted to stay with her on that porch until the stars tucked into a blanket of morning light, disappearing with the first dawn of the sun. Even then I wouldn’t want to leave, staying until those stars reappeared with the fading of the light. Probably not the day after that, either. I considered living on this porch from now on.

“You’re going to be exhausted tomorrow,” she said, releasing her mouth from mine.

I shrugged. “Nothing coffee can’t help.”

“You will not be functional if you’re up all night. Get to bed.” She gave a playful push and stepped back toward the door.

“Lou,” I said, shaking my head. “I’m going to be spending all day thinking about this night. Thinking about you. I could sleep ten hours and I’d still struggle to be functional with all of it rattling through my head. Can I see you after work?”

She stretched her arms wide. “You can see me anytime you want, Bennet. You know where to find me.” She gave a wink and opened the door slowly, pausing as she stood halfway inside. “So come find me after work. Just to be clear.” Her face cracked into a sweet giggle, and it made my heart dance a little.

I stood at the door for a few minutes after she went inside. Not because I thought she would come back out, but because part of me worried that I’d dreamed all of this.

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