Beyond the Play (Out of Reach Book 3) by Kaylee Ryan

Author:Kaylee Ryan [Ryan, Kaylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kaylee Ryan
Published: 2022-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

“Thanks for helping me today,” Parker says as we pack up the leftovers and place them in the fridge. She called Autumn to see if she wanted us to leave it out for her, but she said she was eating with her parents.

“Thanks for letting me,” I say, pulling her into a hug. It’s not the actions of a man who is supposed to be taking things slow, but I just needed to feel her against me for a minute.

She pulls back, just enough to look up at me. “What are you doing now?” she asks.

“Holding you.”

“I mean, do you need to go?”

“No.”

She nods. “You want to watch a movie?”

“Yes.” Hell fucking yes, I do. She steps out of my embrace and moves to the couch. I hit the light switch on the wall, and the kitchen goes dark. I don’t pretend I don’t want her in my arms when I take the spot next to her on the couch and put my arm around her.

“What do you want to watch?” she asks, pointing the remote at the TV.

“You.”

“Come on.” She laughs.

“I’ll always be honest with you, Parker.”

“Then tell me what you want to watch.”

“I just did.”

She rolls her beautiful blue eyes. “Fine. But I don’t want any grumbling if you don’t like what I choose.”

“Deal.”

She scrolls through the channels and lands on Hallmark. “You good with Christmas movies?”

“Sure. I grew up watching them with my mom.”

“Aw, you’re such a good son.” She snuggles into my chest, and that ends our conversation. Parker focuses on the movie, and me, well, I focus on her. I run my fingers through her hair and just enjoy being here with her like this. It’s simple and more than I expected when she called me this morning.

I’m so enthralled with her, and just being close to her, I don’t even notice that the movie is over until the front door opens. I turn to see Autumn walking in, holding a bag of what looks like laundry, a backpack, and a reusable grocery bag. I move to help her, and she shakes her head.

“No. You’ll wake her.” I look down, and sure enough, Parker is sound asleep. I knew her body was completely relaxed against mine, and I thought maybe she was, but I didn’t want to speak and break the spell we were both under. Well, that I was under since apparently, she was asleep.

I nod and sit back. She places the bags on the floor and comes to stand next to me. “Glad to see you’re still here, Bailey,” she whispers.

“She’s hard to leave,” I confess. “What time is it?”

“After ten.”

I look down at Parker. “I should get her to bed.” I nod toward the bags she placed on the floor. “You need help with that?”

“No. I can get it. You know which room is hers?”

“No.”

“First door on the right.”

“Thank you.” I move Parker into my arms and lift her effortlessly.

“Where are we going?” she asks, placing her arms around my neck.

“I’m taking you to bed.

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