raised scarring of the birthmark. It was Summer. It had always been Summer. They lay there for a while silently, in an intimate cocoon that that was so comfortable they began to drift off to sleep.
The soft sounds of her sleeping put him in a trance. He wanted to stay awake, but the feel of her in his arms was too enticing. Bo drifted off to sleep with a million questions in his mind, but right now he was satisfied that he had the answer to the biggest one.
Hours later he felt the covers moving as she sneaked out of bed. He lay still for a moment to see if she’d try to wake him this time, but when she didn’t, he jumped out of bed and followed her.
“Hey, wait a minute.” He couldn’t let her leave like this. He needed to get something off his chest.
She turned to him, but didn’t speak.
“Before you go, I have something to tell you. I don’t know about you, but this bizarre relationship we’re having is driving me crazy. I can’t concentrate on work because I’m so wound up, waiting for the night like I’m a damn vampire. Because that’s when I have the most fun. The sex has been phenomenal, but there’s more to it. I need more.”
She stepped up to him and ran her hand over his cheek.
“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life, but you’re more than that. You’re smart and pretty and have a great sense of humor. Believe it or not, I haven’t laughed so much in my entire life since I met you. It’s been fun and exciting, partly because I’m falling in—”
She placed her hands on his shoulders and kissed him. It was a tender kiss at first, and it felt a hell of a lot like rejection, but then she wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened it, conveying the passion that had been brewing between them for months. He lifted her off her feet and held her in a tight embrace. When they finally separated, he felt like they’d just had a three-hour conversation.
She caressed his face, then without a word, turned to go. He watched as she opened the door to her apartment. She smiled and waved to him before she closed it.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Bo started his workday at the office by asking Channing for a favor. He decided he was going to have the ever-important chat tonight with Summer, but he needed to do it with Wyatt out of the condo. Channing happily offered to invite Wyatt to dinner with him and Cassidy so Bo could have some time to set his scene. Once that was settled, he got back to work and focused on the upcoming business trip with J.J. He was so engrossed in going over the details of their trip that he jolted when the office phone rang. It was Anna Beth calling to say one of the Waverly sisters was there to visit him.
When he got to the reception area, he was relieved that he knew immediately who it was.
“Autumn, how nice to see you.” Bo kissed her on the cheek.
“I’m sorry to just drop by like this. You can’t get away from me at home, now I’m at your work.” She smiled.
“I look forward to seeing you, no matter where you pop up.”
She scrunched her nose. “That’s what I like about you. You always know what to say.”
Bo turned to see Anna Beth hunkered down in her seat, sipping on the contents of her coffee mug like she was watching a movie.
Bo cleared his throat. “Anna Beth, can you hold my calls?”
“Sure thing.” She grinned.
He knew the second he turned his back she was going to alert J.J. and Channing. It was amazing they got anything done in that office.
Bo nervously chatted with Autumn about some of the artwork as they made their way down the corridor to his office. Once there, he offered her something to drink, then took a seat on the leather couch. “Is everything OK?”
She nodded. “As you’ve witnessed, I can get pretty animated in a crisis.”
He remembered the way she panicked when Summer was choking.
“Well, we can’t all be calm and collected in an emergency. You feel things quickly, so you react externally. No
The soft sounds of her sleeping put him in a trance. He wanted to stay awake, but the feel of her in his arms was too enticing. Bo drifted off to sleep with a million questions in his mind, but right now he was satisfied that he had the answer to the biggest one.
Hours later he felt the covers moving as she sneaked out of bed. He lay still for a moment to see if she’d try to wake him this time, but when she didn’t, he jumped out of bed and followed her.
“Hey, wait a minute.” He couldn’t let her leave like this. He needed to get something off his chest.
She turned to him, but didn’t speak.
“Before you go, I have something to tell you. I don’t know about you, but this bizarre relationship we’re having is driving me crazy. I can’t concentrate on work because I’m so wound up, waiting for the night like I’m a damn vampire. Because that’s when I have the most fun. The sex has been phenomenal, but there’s more to it. I need more.”
She stepped up to him and ran her hand over his cheek.
“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life, but you’re more than that. You’re smart and pretty and have a great sense of humor. Believe it or not, I haven’t laughed so much in my entire life since I met you. It’s been fun and exciting, partly because I’m falling in—”
She placed her hands on his shoulders and kissed him. It was a tender kiss at first, and it felt a hell of a lot like rejection, but then she wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened it, conveying the passion that had been brewing between them for months. He lifted her off her feet and held her in a tight embrace. When they finally separated, he felt like they’d just had a three-hour conversation.
She caressed his face, then without a word, turned to go. He watched as she opened the door to her apartment. She smiled and waved to him before she closed it.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Bo started his workday at the office by asking Channing for a favor. He decided he was going to have the ever-important chat tonight with Summer, but he needed to do it with Wyatt out of the condo. Channing happily offered to invite Wyatt to dinner with him and Cassidy so Bo could have some time to set his scene. Once that was settled, he got back to work and focused on the upcoming business trip with J.J. He was so engrossed in going over the details of their trip that he jolted when the office phone rang. It was Anna Beth calling to say one of the Waverly sisters was there to visit him.
When he got to the reception area, he was relieved that he knew immediately who it was.
“Autumn, how nice to see you.” Bo kissed her on the cheek.
“I’m sorry to just drop by like this. You can’t get away from me at home, now I’m at your work.” She smiled.
“I look forward to seeing you, no matter where you pop up.”
She scrunched her nose. “That’s what I like about you. You always know what to say.”
Bo turned to see Anna Beth hunkered down in her seat, sipping on the contents of her coffee mug like she was watching a movie.
Bo cleared his throat. “Anna Beth, can you hold my calls?”
“Sure thing.” She grinned.
He knew the second he turned his back she was going to alert J.J. and Channing. It was amazing they got anything done in that office.
Bo nervously chatted with Autumn about some of the artwork as they made their way down the corridor to his office. Once there, he offered her something to drink, then took a seat on the leather couch. “Is everything OK?”
She nodded. “As you’ve witnessed, I can get pretty animated in a crisis.”
He remembered the way she panicked when Summer was choking.
“Well, we can’t all be calm and collected in an emergency. You feel things quickly, so you react externally. No
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