them.
After a long,
hot shower, she managed to calm herself down about the entire thing. Any inadvertent exhibitionism was entirely
worth it, if only for the relaxation value of that stupendous orgasm , she
thought to herself, somewhat bashfully. She felt great. In fact, after all the mind-blowing sex, and
the sleeping in, and the way Matt made her feel incredibly safe, Lily felt
better than she had in years, despite the night’s attack.
She pulled on
one of her new dresses as she admired the way the sunlight slanted through the
windows onto Matt's bed. Thank goodness I managed to get a little
shopping in this week , she thought. She never expected she’d want to look pretty
for anyone but herself ever again, but this past week with Matt had changed her
mind. She smoothed the soft fabric down
over her hips. Matt had slipped her bag
into the bathroom while she'd been showering, so she had all the things she
needed to get dressed. She ran her brush
through her hair one last time, rolled on a bit of lip-gloss, and walked over
to the door. She took a deep breath and
opened it, letting the sound of male voices wash over her.
Everything
is fine , she told herself as she stepped into the
hall. You're safe here. It's just Alex with Matt, not a stranger. When she walked into the kitchen, Matt's
welcoming smile helped her believe it.
"Coffee?"
he asked, holding out a cup.
"Please . " She smiled at him and sat down at the table. The scent of fresh baked muffins made her
mouth water. "Hi, Alex . "
"Hi, Lily . " Alex didn't even smirk as he said it, raising him
up a notch in her estimation.
"So, I
managed to convince our local sheriff that he doesn't need to come torture you
with questions," Alex said.
"The local
asshole," Matt muttered under his breath.
Alex rolled his
eyes. "Actually, it wasn't
difficult. He really hates you,
Matt," Alex said to his brother.
Matt shrugged. "Not my problem . "
"It might
become a problem, in the future, you know. And it makes shit difficult when we have to
coordinate emergency services with him,” Alex said.
"Emergency services?" Lily
asked.
"Matt and
I are volunteer firemen. Matt also gets
called on to do the crazy shit like water rescues and helicopter work, because
of his SEAL training. "
Lily raised her
eyebrows. "I had no idea . "
Matt shrugged. "It's no big deal . "
"Yes it
is," Alex disagreed. "If Matt
didn't do it, we'd have to call in help from elsewhere, and sometimes we don't
have the time to wait. He’s also a lot
cheaper. " Alex smirked at his brother.
Lily smiled at
Matt who was rubbing the back of his neck bashfully. "That's really cool of you . "
"It's
nothing . "
"You're
such a pain in the ass," Alex said, poking his brother in the arm.
Matt ignored
Alex's sharp finger as he slid Lily's coffee across the table. "Muffin?"
"Yes,
thank you," she said. Clearly he
was trying to deflect the conversation away from himself. Lily snorted as she took the mug from him. He kept surprising her. Who would have expected a man so accomplished
to be so modest? He grabbed a plate of pastries.
"Help yourself ," he said, pointing to the pile of blueberry
muffins on the dish.
She grabbed one
and tore into it, suddenly starving. "Thanks for getting my stuff, Alex,"
she said after she'd devoured the muffin and made some serious inroads on
another.
He smiled at
her. "No problem .
" He kept smiling at her, long after she expected him to look away.
Lily wondered
if she had crumbs on her face and dabbed at her lips with a napkin. Nothing. She lifted an eyebrow.
Alex laughed. "You're not the kind of woman I expected
my brother to fall in love with . "
Lily almost
choked on her last bite. "Excuse
me?" She must be hearing things. Did he just say Matt loved her? She swallowed,
throat suddenly dry. She knew she'd
already fallen for Matt, and fallen hard. Choosing to forego birth
After a long,
hot shower, she managed to calm herself down about the entire thing. Any inadvertent exhibitionism was entirely
worth it, if only for the relaxation value of that stupendous orgasm , she
thought to herself, somewhat bashfully. She felt great. In fact, after all the mind-blowing sex, and
the sleeping in, and the way Matt made her feel incredibly safe, Lily felt
better than she had in years, despite the night’s attack.
She pulled on
one of her new dresses as she admired the way the sunlight slanted through the
windows onto Matt's bed. Thank goodness I managed to get a little
shopping in this week , she thought. She never expected she’d want to look pretty
for anyone but herself ever again, but this past week with Matt had changed her
mind. She smoothed the soft fabric down
over her hips. Matt had slipped her bag
into the bathroom while she'd been showering, so she had all the things she
needed to get dressed. She ran her brush
through her hair one last time, rolled on a bit of lip-gloss, and walked over
to the door. She took a deep breath and
opened it, letting the sound of male voices wash over her.
Everything
is fine , she told herself as she stepped into the
hall. You're safe here. It's just Alex with Matt, not a stranger. When she walked into the kitchen, Matt's
welcoming smile helped her believe it.
"Coffee?"
he asked, holding out a cup.
"Please . " She smiled at him and sat down at the table. The scent of fresh baked muffins made her
mouth water. "Hi, Alex . "
"Hi, Lily . " Alex didn't even smirk as he said it, raising him
up a notch in her estimation.
"So, I
managed to convince our local sheriff that he doesn't need to come torture you
with questions," Alex said.
"The local
asshole," Matt muttered under his breath.
Alex rolled his
eyes. "Actually, it wasn't
difficult. He really hates you,
Matt," Alex said to his brother.
Matt shrugged. "Not my problem . "
"It might
become a problem, in the future, you know. And it makes shit difficult when we have to
coordinate emergency services with him,” Alex said.
"Emergency services?" Lily
asked.
"Matt and
I are volunteer firemen. Matt also gets
called on to do the crazy shit like water rescues and helicopter work, because
of his SEAL training. "
Lily raised her
eyebrows. "I had no idea . "
Matt shrugged. "It's no big deal . "
"Yes it
is," Alex disagreed. "If Matt
didn't do it, we'd have to call in help from elsewhere, and sometimes we don't
have the time to wait. He’s also a lot
cheaper. " Alex smirked at his brother.
Lily smiled at
Matt who was rubbing the back of his neck bashfully. "That's really cool of you . "
"It's
nothing . "
"You're
such a pain in the ass," Alex said, poking his brother in the arm.
Matt ignored
Alex's sharp finger as he slid Lily's coffee across the table. "Muffin?"
"Yes,
thank you," she said. Clearly he
was trying to deflect the conversation away from himself. Lily snorted as she took the mug from him. He kept surprising her. Who would have expected a man so accomplished
to be so modest? He grabbed a plate of pastries.
"Help yourself ," he said, pointing to the pile of blueberry
muffins on the dish.
She grabbed one
and tore into it, suddenly starving. "Thanks for getting my stuff, Alex,"
she said after she'd devoured the muffin and made some serious inroads on
another.
He smiled at
her. "No problem .
" He kept smiling at her, long after she expected him to look away.
Lily wondered
if she had crumbs on her face and dabbed at her lips with a napkin. Nothing. She lifted an eyebrow.
Alex laughed. "You're not the kind of woman I expected
my brother to fall in love with . "
Lily almost
choked on her last bite. "Excuse
me?" She must be hearing things. Did he just say Matt loved her? She swallowed,
throat suddenly dry. She knew she'd
already fallen for Matt, and fallen hard. Choosing to forego birth
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