What Comes After Dessert by Ren Benton

Author:Ren Benton [Benton, Ren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Ren Benton
Published: 2015-11-02T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Ben wanted to whimper when Tally took away her weight and heat. He did, quietly, when she strapped her bra back on, not because he mourned the view of her breasts but because it signaled the end of the interlude.

But what did he expect when he blurted love? If she’d gone any colder, he’d have gotten frostbite. Just like old times.

Half a second later, he knew he was the same coward, too, afraid to push, make her uncomfortable, lose her. Keep it light. No pressure.

She’d stayed in his arms almost a whole minute after that before squirming away.

Without her surrounding him, her warmth and sweetness making up his whole world, the boathouse was too much a dusty, rotting shack that stank like a litter box.

He really knew how to show a girl a good time. Maybe that was a factor in her escaping like a mermaid hauled into a fisherman’s boat, diving overboard the instant the net was cut.

He zipped his fly and slipped into the water after her.

She stood at the edge of the lake like a nymph, wringing water out of her braid. “Notice anything different?”

He inspected the shadow along her shoulder blade, the ridge of her spine, the flare of her hip, the perfect crescent of cheek peeking under the lacy edge of the underpants that offered no protection whatsoever against lustful advances. “Not offhand, but I’d be happy to take a closer look.”

He waded nearer to press a kiss against her exposed nape.

She favored him with an arched brow and pointed with a flourish at... nothing.

“I don’t see any— Shit.”

Nothing had taken the place of the car.

He approached the spot where it had been parked, stepping cautiously, as if there was actually a chance aliens had used a cloaking device on the Buick and he might stub his bare toes on a tire.

He swore again when he walked through empty air.

Her voice shook with suppressed laughter. “Didn’t you lock it?”

“We’re in the middle of nowhere!”

“Also known as the best place to not get caught stealing a car.” She sauntered toward him, her mostly naked body gleaming like satin by the light of the moon. “On the bright side, they were probably too stoked about the easy pickings to record us having sex and upload the video to the pornonet.”

Probably. That wouldn’t even be a possibility if he’d taken her somewhere halfway decent. He raked his hands through his hair. “Shit.”

“You’re taking this really hard, aren’t you?” The mirth crinkling her eyes belied any implied sympathy.

“I think my reaction is appropriate to having my car stolen.”

“First of all, it’s not your car. Second of all, it’s most likely the Townsend kid and one of his stoner buddies. They’ll take it for a joyride, not to a chop shop. They’ll leave the tank empty and you’ll never get the pot smell out, but it’s not the end of the world.”

They had his wallet, his keys, his phone, all of her clothes. “We’re miles from home and you’re practically naked.

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