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Just as a warningto those people who might want to engage in coitus in the future while wearing an enormous cast, be prepared for some awkward moments. Like where do I put my leg? Or, how is that position even supposed to work when I could barely lift my legup?
However...if you have the right gardener, none of thatmatters.
Hank and I lay in the middle of the bed, the shattered remains of the door completelyforgotten.
My head was on his chest and I listened to the slowly declining beat of his heart. A few minutes ago, it was wayfaster.
“I’m glad to know you weren’t kidding,” I mumbled against hischest.
His rumbling laughter was his answer. “I wasn’t sure what to expect when Icame.”
“I can say with complete honesty that I did not expect to get involved with hanky panky seconds after opening thedoor.”
His fingers toyed with my hair. “I like you,Helen.”
I snorted. “Let’s hopeso.”
“No. I mean I more than likeyou.”
I tilted my chin up to look at him. “It doesn’t matter than I’mblonde?”
Hank’s teeth flashed white in the dim light of my bedroom. “I should have never saidthat.”
“What’snext?”
“Well, the next time Lucien comes over I want you to show him the love bite I left on your neck so he knows you’reclaimed.”
“You gave me a hickey?” I squawked in mockoutrage.
“More than one,” he said with glee. “But only one that’svisible.”
“I shall repay that favor in spades,” I announced. “Once I can walkproperly.”
“That cast isn’t a bad thing,” Hank said. “It means you can’t run away from me. And I can have you at mymercy.”
“That sounds lovely.” The booming sounds outside had quieted down. “Did everyoneleave?”
“I told my guys if I was in here for more than fifteen minutes they were excused for theday.”
Heat bloomed in my cheeks. “Hank!”
“What can I say? I washopeful.”
I smacked him on his chest but I couldn’t help but laugh. “Are we going to lie here allday?”
Hank let out a long sigh. “I need to get outside and start drawing out your beds. I can’t do too much today, but tomorrow everyone will beback.”
“And tomorrow I won’t gooutside.”
He kissed the top of my head, making his abs contract in a delightful manner. “Need helpup?”
I nodded. “And getting dressed. Aren’t you so excited to land a catch likeme?”
He pulled me closer. “A cast is temporary. We are more thanthat.”
I breathed in the warm scent of him. “I like you, Hank. Alot.”
“Ditto. Now let’s help you up,lazybones.”
I laughed against his chest. “Good, because I can’t really getup.”
