Monroe, Marla - Hot and Bothered (Siren Publishing Classic) by Marla Monroe Page B

turned the water off and opened the shower door. Dustin had a towel waiting for her. He wrapped it around her and rubbed, warming her and drying her all at one time.
    “I’m going to dress and start the pancakes. I couldn’t find any meat to go with it, so pancakes and pancakes.”
    “Sorry, I usually go shopping on Saturdays, but my day was a bit busy.”
    He grinned at her and disappeared into her bedroom. Savanna finished drying off and pulled on a robe. She needed to dry her hair or it would be a mass of squiggly curls. While she worked on her hair, she thought about the shower and how he had lost control for her. She loved knowing she could do that to him. He’d made her lose control every time he made her come. It felt good to have a little control over him.
    Once she had her hair under control, Savanna selected underwear. She chose her baby blue bra and panty set. Then she pulled on a pair of jeans and a light blue T-shirt. It was Sunday, and she was going to relax. Oh, and go grocery shopping at some point.
    The aroma of pancakes drew her toward the kitchen. Dustin had just slid a pancake off onto a plate when she walked into the kitchen. He slathered a bit of butter on it and then poured more batter into the skillet.
    “Yours. I ate the first one since you were busy.” He smiled at her when she stuck her tongue out at him.
    “They smell great. Sorry I didn’t have anything to go with them.”
    “No problem. I’ll take you to the grocery store later. Help you with the bags so you don’t have to carry them in by yourself.” He plopped another pancake on another plate and sat the skillet aside.
    They ate in silence with Dustin getting up to fix more pancakes until they were both full.
    “I’ll wash since you cooked. Why don’t you have a seat and watch some TV maybe?”
    “Nope, not leaving you to do the dishes alone. I can dry and put them up. I know where they go since I got them out. Besides, you keep them about where I keep mine at home.” He put the butter back into the fridge.
    Something had to be wrong with him. No one was as considerate as he was acting. Oh, yeah. He wasn’t steady relationship material. No real job, remember? Damn! He was literally too good to be true. It wasn’t fair. She'd found the perfect man, but he didn’t have a steady job.
    “What has you thinking so hard?” he asked.
    “What? Oh, sorry. Just thinking about Karen, I guess.” She dried her hands on a towel and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Let’s go see what’s on TV.”
    They ended up watching another movie. She decided action movies weren’t that bad, especially with major hunks as actors. She could tolerate watching them occasionally. If he really didn’t like chick flicks, she and Karen could watch them when he wasn’t around. She realized that once she talked to Karen about him, her best friend would be all for him. Anyone who could cook and didn’t mind cleaning up was top material as far as Karen was concerned. Ben was a cook, and he cleaned. Yep, they belonged together.
    “It’s lunchtime,” Dustin said as he put the DVD back in the box. “Let’s go have pizza and then hit the grocery store afterward.”
    “Sounds good to me. I love pizza.” She got up from the couch and headed for the door. She started to pick up her purse when Dustin grabbed her and turned her around with her back against the wall.
    “Hmm, this reminds me of something. I’m not sure what? Do you know?”
    He held her hands over her head and bent down to kiss her. His lips touched her ever so softly. Then he pressed harder and licked along the seam of her lips. She opened for him. His tongue plunged inside and found hers. Savanna drew it in and sucked then teased him. He ate at her mouth until they broke apart, seeking a breath. He bit her chin lightly and then ran his tongue along her jaw. She shuddered. She was hot, horny, and ready for more. She pressed against him and found him hard again. It surprised her. It