Just One Summer by Carly Phillips

Author:Carly Phillips [Philips, Carly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 1001 Dark Nights, Carly Philips, contemporary romance, Dirty Dare
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Gabby yawned. She’d stayed up watching a movie on television in the family room. The couch was comfortable and once the walls were painted the warm cream, based on the samples already on the walls, combined with the with wood trim, the room would have a homier feel.

She rose to her feet and walked into the kitchen where she poured a glass of water and finished the drink just as she heard the front door open and close again. Her stomach flipped at the sound.

Knowing Maddox was home, she couldn’t deny the anticipation that coursed through her veins. The week here had flown by. Staying at his house had worked out. He accepted her presence and though he kept his distance, she felt him watching her when he thought she wasn’t looking. She understood, because she was always aware of him, sensing his presence before she knew for sure that he was nearby.

More than once, she’d caught his heavy-lidded gaze and hoped he was suffering with the same suppressed desire she was, knowing he was in his bedroom, a short walk across the house. Eventually, she’d given in. She’d slipped her fingers into her shorts and stroked her wet sex. She’d pretended it was his fingers arousing her and sliding inside her. That it was his tongue on her clit as she came. And afterwards, as she caught her breath, her body pulsing but still somehow empty, she wondered if he was in his bedroom, masturbating while thinking of her.

“Gabby?”

His voice startled her despite hearing him come in. She placed her glass in the sink before heading out of the kitchen and meeting up with him as he locked the front door.

“Hi,” she said.

He turned, his gaze darkening as he took in her bedtime outfit, a camisole and matching shorts. They were her favorite pair, decorated with pastel-colored stars on a white background. She thought she’d be in her room when he returned. Hadn’t planned for him to see her in the barely-there pajama set, but she couldn’t deny she liked knowing her skimpy outfit affected him.

“Hey,” he said in a gruff voice that caused goosebumps to pop out on her skin.

She cleared her throat. “How was work?”

“Interesting. Had a customer asking Cal questions about you.”

Her eyes opened wide and her heart began racing. “Who?” She couldn’t imagine either of her parents showing up at The Back Door which left just one person and the thought made her nauseous.

“Preston Barrett III. He came in making threats, posturing and claiming you were his girlfriend and then fiancée.” Maddox’s voice sounded low, pissed, and if she wasn’t mistaken, possessive.

“What did you do?” Worry tinged her voice, and her throat grew dry, making her wish for the water she’d left in the kitchen.

His expression softened as he met her gaze. “I made sure he knew what would happen if he didn’t learn that no means no. I also reminded him you weren’t his girlfriend or his fiancée and he’d better leave you alone.

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