Chapter 12

"What did you do?"she squeals when she walks out onto the back porch. She bounces on her toes as she looks around the outdoor space, excitement running through her. It's adorable how excited she gets about this house.

"Is this what you had in mind?" I ask, pointing to the swing that's the size of a bed.

"Yes! That's exactly what I wanted." She goes over to it and slips off her shoes then climbs on it. "Did you hack into my Pinterest?"

"A magician never reveals his secrets," I say, going over to the swinging bed and lying down next to her.

"Don't take this the wrong way, but can this swing hold the two of us?" she says as she pokes my stomach.

"Hey, you're the one that brought me a meatball sandwich for lunch." I grab her finger and bring her hand to my mouth, kissing her wrist. "And just for your information, yes. This could hold me and you, and about five kids."

Her laughter stills as she looks into my eyes. I lean in close so I can whisper.

"Don't swallow your tongue, lady. All in good time."

When I lean back I pull her with me so we're lying on our sides facing one another on the bed. There's a warm breeze as the sun sets, but we're in the shade so it's perfect. This really would be a great place to take a nap if I wasn't so busy looking at her.

"So, how was your day?" she asks, changing the subject.

"Not too bad. I had the most beautiful woman in the world bring me lunch this afternoon, then I got to work on her house until she came home from work."

"Flattery will get you everywhere."

"That's what I'm hoping." I lean forward, kissing her again, but this time I don't know if I can stop. She's too sweet, too soft, and all I want to do is sink deeper and deeper into her.

Her lips part and I pull her body flush against mine as I taste her. I pull her leg over the top of mine and my hand goes to her waist. We're on our sides as close as we can be, but it's not enough. I want every inch of her body on mine, with nothing between us.

I growl as I roll her over and pin her to the bed. The kiss deepens and I'm becoming aggressive as her legs spread and allow me to nestle in between them. My cock aches, but so does my body when I move my hands to her ass.

"Hey, Ginny, you out—"

Ginny and I break apart to see her sister Gabi standing there stunned.

"Whoa, my bad," she says in apology.

"Is she out here?" Neal says as he comes out the back door and sees the two of us on the bed tangled up. "Oh, hey, Barrett."

"I think we should go," Gabi says pushing on her husband.

Ginny starts laughing and covers her face, and I shake my head.

"Do you guys want to stay for dinner?" I ask, knowing I ordered enough food for ten people.

"Yeah," Ginny says, sitting up and straightening her shirt. "Um, we'll meet you in the kitchen."

As Gabi and Neal go back inside we break into laughter. I pull her onto my lap and kiss her once more.

"I want to keep doing that," she says with a pout in her voice.

"I do, too," I say, rubbing my nose against hers. "But I don't want to do that too fast either."

"Trying to save your innocence?" she teases, but I take her hand and kiss her wrist again.

"Something like that," I say, and she looks surprised. "I just know that you're important to me, and I don't want to rush things. I've waited a long time for you to walk in my life. I don't want to hurry through the fun stuff."

"Oh," she says looking shy. "Sorry, I wasn't trying to rush."

"I know." I kiss her again and then stand up. "But don't worry, I'm going to do that again the second your sister and brother-in-law leave."

"So should we just go ahead and ask them to go now, or…?" She trails off, and I laugh.

"I'm not going anywhere."