tongue. He claimed her mouth as his cock hardened between
them. No way in hell she didn’t feel that. He didn’t care. “I need you,
Harmony. I want you. I…”
He changed paths before he went further. “I have to have
you. Please don’t tell me no. I ache for you.”
He gently guided her hand from his chest to his fly. Her
hips bucked once as her hand gripped him. His own pressed back into her. He
seemed to get hard around her no matter the circumstances. Not even seeing his
brother or avoiding her daughter’s questions deterred his body from reacting to
her. God, he felt like a teenager ready to dry hump in the bathroom.
Teenager. That had him moving back from her as if someone
had electrocuted him. What was he thinking? Her daughter was right down the
hall. Hell, she could have walked in on them at any minute. Dragging a hand
through his hair, he looked at the stunned woman leaning back against the
bathroom wall. Her eyes had that glazed, need-to-fuck look. His cock urged him
to just take her but his head won that battle.
“Rain.” They said it together in almost a whisper—two guilty
adults trying to figure out what to do next.
Harmony took over. “I came to tell you that dinner would be
about fifty-five minutes.” She laughed. “Well, I guess that would be closer to
forty-five minutes now. Gareth, this thing between us—I’m willing if you are
but…”
As her voice trailed off, he nodded, “But we have to be
careful with Rain. She doesn’t need any more craziness in her life right now. I
know. Just moved. New school, new town, even new family to get used to. She’s
got a lot on her plate.”
Her smile melted him. Simply melted him. The gratitude for
his understanding made his throat tighten. It made him want to hunt down
whomever had made her not expect that understanding and pummel him. It made him
want to devour her, so he moved another step back.
Right into the sink. Cursing as he jammed his hip, he
twisted away only to trip over his toolbox, causing it to clank against the
wall. When he landed on the toilet, she collapsed with whoops of laughter. Rain
came running.
“What? Mom! Give G-Man some privacy!” Her shocked voice
provoked more laughter from both adults. It took Rain a minute to realize that
he had fallen in that position. When she did all three of them began to laugh.
It only stopped when Rain protested that she really did have to pee.
Once she was out of the bathroom he went back in to replace
the U-joint and fix the faucet. Harmony told them to wash up. He sat down to
salad while the meatloaf finished up in the oven. The conversation between the
three of them was easy. Rain was full of questions about things to do in the
area and about Harmony’s relatives.
Between questions about Willow and Pete, Harmony put the meatloaf
on the table. She added a bowl of beans she’d had heating as well. He let the
conversation float around him at times even as he enjoyed Harmony’s cooking.
“That was the best meatloaf, Harmony. Seriously good.”
Rain nodded. “Mom is a good cook when she leaves all that
other stuff out.” Then she looked at her mother. “Can I go over to Keme’s to
study? I forgot to ask earlier. He and some of the other kids have a group-study
thing. They told me I could come. I know how to get to his place.”
Harmony agreed. While Rain cleared the table he leaned back.
Watching her in the kitchen showing Rain where things went in the still-unfamiliar
home, he realized he felt at peace. Realized he could get used to this sort of
thing. Realized he wanted to know her a lot better and it wasn’t just about
sex. The thought made him want to shift and run until he hit the Arctic Ocean.
She turned to smile at him then responded to a question from
Rain. He sat forward. He wasn’t a coward but something about this woman and her
pup terrified him. Maybe he needed to take a step back.
“Hey, I’m happy to drop Rain off at Keme’s if you want. I
have to get
them. No way in hell she didn’t feel that. He didn’t care. “I need you,
Harmony. I want you. I…”
He changed paths before he went further. “I have to have
you. Please don’t tell me no. I ache for you.”
He gently guided her hand from his chest to his fly. Her
hips bucked once as her hand gripped him. His own pressed back into her. He
seemed to get hard around her no matter the circumstances. Not even seeing his
brother or avoiding her daughter’s questions deterred his body from reacting to
her. God, he felt like a teenager ready to dry hump in the bathroom.
Teenager. That had him moving back from her as if someone
had electrocuted him. What was he thinking? Her daughter was right down the
hall. Hell, she could have walked in on them at any minute. Dragging a hand
through his hair, he looked at the stunned woman leaning back against the
bathroom wall. Her eyes had that glazed, need-to-fuck look. His cock urged him
to just take her but his head won that battle.
“Rain.” They said it together in almost a whisper—two guilty
adults trying to figure out what to do next.
Harmony took over. “I came to tell you that dinner would be
about fifty-five minutes.” She laughed. “Well, I guess that would be closer to
forty-five minutes now. Gareth, this thing between us—I’m willing if you are
but…”
As her voice trailed off, he nodded, “But we have to be
careful with Rain. She doesn’t need any more craziness in her life right now. I
know. Just moved. New school, new town, even new family to get used to. She’s
got a lot on her plate.”
Her smile melted him. Simply melted him. The gratitude for
his understanding made his throat tighten. It made him want to hunt down
whomever had made her not expect that understanding and pummel him. It made him
want to devour her, so he moved another step back.
Right into the sink. Cursing as he jammed his hip, he
twisted away only to trip over his toolbox, causing it to clank against the
wall. When he landed on the toilet, she collapsed with whoops of laughter. Rain
came running.
“What? Mom! Give G-Man some privacy!” Her shocked voice
provoked more laughter from both adults. It took Rain a minute to realize that
he had fallen in that position. When she did all three of them began to laugh.
It only stopped when Rain protested that she really did have to pee.
Once she was out of the bathroom he went back in to replace
the U-joint and fix the faucet. Harmony told them to wash up. He sat down to
salad while the meatloaf finished up in the oven. The conversation between the
three of them was easy. Rain was full of questions about things to do in the
area and about Harmony’s relatives.
Between questions about Willow and Pete, Harmony put the meatloaf
on the table. She added a bowl of beans she’d had heating as well. He let the
conversation float around him at times even as he enjoyed Harmony’s cooking.
“That was the best meatloaf, Harmony. Seriously good.”
Rain nodded. “Mom is a good cook when she leaves all that
other stuff out.” Then she looked at her mother. “Can I go over to Keme’s to
study? I forgot to ask earlier. He and some of the other kids have a group-study
thing. They told me I could come. I know how to get to his place.”
Harmony agreed. While Rain cleared the table he leaned back.
Watching her in the kitchen showing Rain where things went in the still-unfamiliar
home, he realized he felt at peace. Realized he could get used to this sort of
thing. Realized he wanted to know her a lot better and it wasn’t just about
sex. The thought made him want to shift and run until he hit the Arctic Ocean.
She turned to smile at him then responded to a question from
Rain. He sat forward. He wasn’t a coward but something about this woman and her
pup terrified him. Maybe he needed to take a step back.
“Hey, I’m happy to drop Rain off at Keme’s if you want. I
have to get
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