Hot Finish by Erin McCarthy

Author:Erin McCarthy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780425235942
Published: 2011-10-07T01:41:01+00:00

Hot Finish

Page 59 of 107

“You’ll have to tackle me to get this ball.”

“It’s touch football.”

“Scared you can’t do it?”

“Oh, I can take you down.” Ryder grinned and did a small circle around her. She spun around, wary. “You sure you want me to do this?”

“Give it your best shot.”

Ryder shoved her into a giant pile of leaves. She stumbled and went down on her butt, laughing even as she fell. “You still don’t have the ball.” He dropped down and hovered over her, wanting to suck her juicy bottom lip, stained the color of raspberries from the cold. “It’s too bad we didn’t play this game shirts and skins. This would be even more of a fun position than it is.”

Her eyes were shiny and leaves were sticking to her hair. “You’re a dirty man. There are children present.”

Those children were also landing on his back. Someone hit him hard with a monkey move, all arms and legs all over him, and suddenly there were four of them in the pile, laughing and tossing the fiery dried leaves in the air and at each other.

Watching Suzanne laugh and smile, his own grin splitting his face, Ryder had a hell of a lot to be thankful for.

ELEC sat next to the fire pit, keeping one eye on the logs he had burning there and another on his step-kids playing in the yard. His wife was on the chaise lounge with him, nestled between his legs, her back on his chest, and he kissed her shoulder, perfectly content.

“So what do you think is going on out there?” he asked Tamara.

“Hmm? What you mean?”

“Ryder and Suzanne. There’s a . . . vibe between them.”

Tamara glanced up at him, biting her lip. “They slept together the other night.” Well, that explained a lot. “Really? I thought that was over and done a long time ago.”

“Yeah, me, too. And I’m worried about Suz. She said it was no big deal, but you know her . . .

she says everything isn’t a big deal. But I don’t think she’s ever really gotten over Ryder, and if he’s just playing around, well, I’m worried she’s really going to be hurt.” Elec studied the pair rolling around in the leaves with Hunter and Pete. They both looked to be having fun, and at dinner Ryder’s words about Suzanne had sounded sincere. Elec didn’t think he was just fooling around to fool around. “I thought Suz was the one who wanted a divorce.”

“Technically, but it was complicated. She didn’t leave him because she didn’t love him. It was other . . . stuff.”

“Huh. Well it looks like that other stuff isn’t mattering so much right now. They seem to be getting along just fine.”

“Maybe.”

Elec laughed and nudged Tamara with his knee. “Don’t be cynical.”

“I’m not! I just care about my friend. I want her to be happy, happy like me.”

“Oh, are you happy?” Elec teased her, stroking the back of her auburn hair. “I wasn’t sure.”

“I’m very happy. The only thing that could make me happier would be if you kissed me.

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