Page 74 of The Hero
“I think that’s awesome,” June said.
“Me too,” Carlise agreed.
“Me three. Screw what others think. You do what’s right for you and Bob.”
Marlowe grinned. She liked these women. A lot. “I will,” she said firmly.
“So ... is it time to check on everyone again yet?” Carlise asked with a small grin. “I mean, it’s been what, twenty minutes since we last heard from them?”
“Thirty, and yes, it’s time to check,” April agreed eagerly.
The woman might deny liking her boss in a romantic way, but it was more than obvious that she was just as anxious as the rest of them to know their men were all right.
Once they’d reassured themselves that the guys were fine, and making great progress on cleaning up the mess from the storm, the women decided to order Granny’s Burgers for lunch. Carlise went to pick them up, and they were in the middle of stuffing their faces when the guys returned.
Chappy went right to Carlise and kissed the mustard off her cheek.
Cal approached June, his hand resting on her belly as he kissed her hello.
JJ’s gaze was locked on April, and he had a small, tender smile on his face as he watched her frantically try to swallow the huge bite she’d just taken when they walked in.
And Kendric headed straight for Marlowe. He didn’t lean down to kiss her, though. Instead, he plucked her up and out of the chair she was sitting in and headed for the door.
“Kendric!” she scolded. “You shouldn’t be carrying me around! Your back!”
“Is fine. And I just spent the day chopping and hauling huge trees around. You weigh less than they did.”
Not knowing what else to do, and secretly loving being in his arms, Marlowe turned and waved to her friends. “Later!” she called out.
Everyone laughed and waved goodbye.
“What’s the hurry?” she asked as Kendric walked toward his pickup truck.
“It’s been fourteen hours, eight minutes, and twenty-eight seconds since I last made love to my wife,” he replied.
Marlowe shook her head in exasperation, but since she wanted her husband as much as he apparently wanted her—all the talk about babies had made her horny—she wasn’t going to complain.
He placed her in the passenger seat, then framed her face with his hands and kissed her long, hard, and deep. When he pulled back, they were both panting. He stared at her for a long moment, as if memorizing her features, then took a breath and stepped back, shutting the door.
They talked about their days on the way to his apartment, as if the sexual tension between them wasn’t there at all. Kendric told Marlowe how good it felt to be working again. How he’d felt as if he’d let down his friends by not being able to help recently. She told him about the fun visit she’d had with the other women and how much she liked them.
After pulling into a parking spot, Marlowe was already out of the truck and waiting for Kendric by the time he reached the passenger side. He took her hand in his and led her up the stairs to his apartment. Neither spoke, but Marlowe could already feel her nipples tightening and her body readying itself for her man.
Bob had never felt like this before. As if his skin was too tight for his body. He’d lusted after a woman or two in the past, but not in the desperate way he wanted his wife.
Hiswife.
It was such an odd feeling, knowing she was as tied to him as he was to her. He’d accepted he might never find the one woman who made him want to settle down, but life had a way of turning things on their head and proving him wrong.
He pulled the door to his apartment shut behind them and locked it; then he was on Marlowe. He backed her up against the nearest walland groaned as she slipped out of his grasp and went to her knees in front of him.
When she fumbled with the fastening of his pants, he groaned again. He wanted her hands and mouth on him more than he wanted to breathe. But he’d been working all day.
“Marlowe, stop,” he said, but she ignored him, pulling his boxers down so his rock-hard cock popped out of the confines of his underwear.
She looked up at him, licked her lips, and leaned in, still holding his gaze.
“I need a shower,” he managed to croak out before her mouth closed over him. “Holy shit!” he exclaimed as she took as much of him into her mouth as she could and sucked. Hard.
