The Sweetest Slice by Laura Ann

Author:Laura Ann [Ann, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angel Music Publishing, LLC

Chapter Fifteen

“Please don’t have fallen over, please don’t have fallen over.” Estelle hoped that if she chanted the words enough, it would really have come true. She wasn’t sure what had happened, but when turning a corner, she’d had to hit the brakes for a pedestrian and something had shifted in the back of her vehicle.

By the time she’d pulled to the side of the street by Harper and Mason’s house, Estelle’s heart was in her throat. The kitty cat had turned out so darling and Estelle was eager to share with her little buddy, but if the face had been smashed or the frosting smeared, all her hard work would have been for nought.

Carefully stopping, she pulled on the parking brake and turned off the car. Walking around to the back, she opened it and peered at her supplies. “No, no, no…”

“What happened?”

“Ah!” Estelle spun, her hand flying to her chest. “Crew Turley!” She smacked his impressive pectoral muscle. “Stop sneaking up on me like that!”

He smirked and stepped a little closer. “Funny. Harper yelled at me like that the other night too.”

“She’s pregnant! What are you doing scaring her?” Estelle put her hands on her hips to hide her much she was enjoying being near him. The last couple days since their kissing in the kitchen had been the best days she’d had in months. Even her father seemed to be doing better, and Antony, though still grumpy, hadn’t yelled or thrown a tantrum all week.

Crew put his hands in the air and chuckled. “It was innocent, I swear! How was I to know I was such a ninja? I never took any form of martial arts!”

Estelle huffed. “Must be all the sneakiness you use when fixing kids’ teeth.”

“That’s my hands, not my feet.”

She shrugged. “Whatever. Let’s put those muscles to use. You can help me carry everything inside.”

Crew stepped forward, caging her into the car before she could turn. “You like my muscles?” He raised an eyebrow. “Why, Stelle…I didn’t know you were paying attention.”

Dang it. Why did his nearness always cause her heart to race and her breathing to become erratic? It was impossible to appear in control when all he had to do was whisper a few words and she was ready to melt at his feet.

“It’s hard not to pay attention when you’re flaunting them all the time,” she shot back, though the breathlessness in her tone made the barb less effective.

“Me? Flaunting?” One hand was at the top of the door and the other snaked around her waist, pulling her closer. “I’ve never flaunted anything.”

His lips landed just under her ear causing the most delicious shivers to run down Estelle’s spine. Good heavens, turning into a puddle was a real thing. Who knew?

“But I might have to change that as we hang out at the party today…I’d flaunt you all day long.”

Another kiss on her jaw stole the very air from her lungs.

“You look stunning,” he murmured against her cheek.

She didn’t really want to admit it, but Estelle had been selfish enough this morning to put extra care into her looks.

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