“You, Leo Reed, are way too sweet and equally distracting,” she said with a smile.
“I’m not so sure about that,” he repeated.
She laughed. “Well, I am, and I’m also sure this tile isn’t going to remove itself.” She stepped to the back of the tub and motioned for him to join her. “So come on. Let’s work on this wall. I found it therapeutic…before someone scared the bejesus out of me.”
He chuckled, and his expression brightened as he stepped in next to her. “Sorry about that. I did knock on your front door. I even hollered up the stairs, but I’m not surprised you didn’t hear me the way you were attacking the wall.”
She laughed. “Smashing tile is a great way to expend energy.”
His lopsided grin returned. “I can think of a few other suggestions.”
Her internal temperature passed hot and shot straight to inferno. And his nearness only increased the heat. “Me, too,” she managed to say in a tone a little breathless to her ears.
“Yeah?” His smile widened, and a wicked gleam entered his eyes. “I’d love to hear them.”
Chapter Seven
Kaydee’s heart raced so fast she swore it was about to take flight. He was flirting with her again. Something she sucked at, but dammit, she was determined to give him something to chew on.
“I bet you would,” she finally said, then turned her attention to the wall and whacked it with her hammer.
The sound of shards hitting the tub muffled his chuckle. Feeling energized and strangely content, she spent the next half hour busting out tile next to him. When Leo finished his side first, he began to load the debris into the bucket and carry it downstairs. To where? She had no idea, but by the time she finished her side, he had most of the tub cleared.
“You did great.” A smile tugged his lips as he walked closer. “Sure you never did this before?”
Taking the hand he offered, she stepped out of the tub and waved her hammer between them. “I think the evidence speaks for itself.”
She wore dust and debris like an accessory. He did not.
Still holding her hand, he put the empty bucket down and slowly appraised her body. “Yes, it certainly does.”
Awareness shot down to her toes and bounced back up, perking her nipples in the process. A fact that didn’t escape his notice.
He removed the hammer from her hand and dropped it on the floor, along with her safety glasses. “You’re hot as hell.” His husky tone increased the heat pooling low in her belly.
“You think I’m hot?”
“Hell yeah.” He tugged her into his arms as his mouth took hers in a deep, thorough kiss that had her melting against him.
The feel of his lean muscles, combined with his wicked tongue sweeping inside her mouth, increased her need to touch more of him. So she did, sliding her hands down his torso to slip under his shirt and stroke his hard abs. She loved how they quivered under her touch, and the low, sexy sound she ripped from his throat.
A second later, he backed her against the wall, and the kiss got out of hand real fast. Tasting and plundering, he drove her insane, and she eagerly rubbed her nipples against his chest.
Damn, that felt good.Hefelt good. So hot, and hard, and strong.
He must’ve enjoyed it, too, because he slid a hand up her side until his palm cupped her breast. Then his thumb brushed over her nipple, and she moaned and pressed into his touch.
Without breaking the kiss, he lifted her up and set her on the vanity, then grunted his approval when she wrapped her legs around his hips and drew him in tight.Damn. He was hard. Everywhere.
So hard.
Kaydee couldn’t stop herself from rocking against the bulge in his crotch. Twice.
Ripping his mouth from hers, he pushed her shirt up and tugged her bra aside. “So beautiful,” he murmured before drawing a nipple into his mouth.
She moaned and rocked against him again. He was driving her mad, making her tremble, making her need…everything. With his name falling from her lips, she shoved her hands into his hair and held his head while he flicked her stiff peak with his tongue. Breath hitched in her throat.
Damn, he was good.
