make that much working at the front desk of your parents’ hotel.”
Kace chuckled. It was loud and deep and it vibrated straight to the core of me. “Did you forget…magick?”
“You can’t be serious,” I said, stopping mid-stride and glaring at him.
“Oh, but I am.” He smirked, taking both of my hands in his.
I shook my head and glanced down the beach. This lifestyle they lived was crazy. “What’s the point in even having a job if all you’re going to do is use a Hoodoo spell to make money?”
He swayed my hands in his. “You don’t make money with a Hoodoo spell…you draw money to you. There’s a difference. Plus, my parents still believe in all the character-building aspects of having a job.” He shrugged.
“Right, character building,” I said as we continued walking again, heading to my house.
A warm breeze blew, bringing with it the scent of salt and smoke. I looked further down the beach and caught sight of a bonfire someone had built. Its flames danced in the barrel it was trapped in, mimicking the sway of the ocean waves. The thumping of bass reverberated through me the closer we got.
“Must be a tourist party going on tonight,” Kace said. “We should go.”
We’d reached the bridge that led across the sand dunes and tall grass to the road I lived on. I paused and brushed off the bottoms of my feet as I shook the sand out of my sandals.
“That might be fun,” I said.
“First, let’s order some food.” He pulled his cell phone from his pocket. He pressed a few buttons and then held the phone to his ear.
“It’s my treat this time, though,” I insisted.
Kace held a finger out to me, like he was telling me to wait a minute. “Hey, how’s it going? I’d like to place a delivery order.”
I crossed my arms over my chest and cocked my hip to the side. “I’m paying,” I repeated.
He smiled at me and held his finger up once more. “Yeah, two orders of eggplant parmesan, a large Greek salad, and give me one bottle of that wine my parents always have each time we’re there. Uh-huh, yeah, just add it to my parents’ tab. Thank you.” He hung up and I swatted him in the arm.
“What part of I’m paying do you not understand?”
“I’m sorry.” He laughed, rubbing the spot where I’d nailed him. “I just don’t like it when girls buy me things. Call me old-fashioned.”
“So you put it on your parents’ tab?”
He grinned. “Exactly.”
I rolled my eyes and headed up the little walkway that led to my back door. I unlocked it and stepped inside. Kace didn’t even give me a moment to flip on the light before he whirled me around and pressed his lips to mine. My stomach muscles tightened and my breath caught somewhere in my throat as I was pinned between his arms and the counter in a matter of seconds.
“Anyone ever tell you you’re sexier than hell when you’re pissed about something?” he whispered between kisses.
I shook my head. “Never.”
His lips crushed against mine again as his hands roamed over my body. I fisted the back of his shirt and pressed myself against him harder. Our tongues stroked one another’s in a raw and intimate way that set my blood on fire. Hoisting me up in his arms, Kace placed my rear on the countertop and buried his hips between my thighs. I wrapped my legs around his waist and locked them behind his back. Just when things were starting to kick up a notch, the doorbell rang.
Kace leaned his forehead against mine. “Damn, the food’s already here?” he asked, sounding breathless.
“Guess so.” I slid off the counter and adjusted my clothes as I made my way to the front door. “It must be all that freaking magick you guys use.”
“Funny. Don’t you pay him; it’s already been taken care of,” Kace shouted after me.
I chuckled and swung the door open. There was no delivery driver standing in my doorway. Instead, it was my mom.
“Hi, honey!” Mom squealed as she dove at me for a hug.
A sudden
Kace chuckled. It was loud and deep and it vibrated straight to the core of me. “Did you forget…magick?”
“You can’t be serious,” I said, stopping mid-stride and glaring at him.
“Oh, but I am.” He smirked, taking both of my hands in his.
I shook my head and glanced down the beach. This lifestyle they lived was crazy. “What’s the point in even having a job if all you’re going to do is use a Hoodoo spell to make money?”
He swayed my hands in his. “You don’t make money with a Hoodoo spell…you draw money to you. There’s a difference. Plus, my parents still believe in all the character-building aspects of having a job.” He shrugged.
“Right, character building,” I said as we continued walking again, heading to my house.
A warm breeze blew, bringing with it the scent of salt and smoke. I looked further down the beach and caught sight of a bonfire someone had built. Its flames danced in the barrel it was trapped in, mimicking the sway of the ocean waves. The thumping of bass reverberated through me the closer we got.
“Must be a tourist party going on tonight,” Kace said. “We should go.”
We’d reached the bridge that led across the sand dunes and tall grass to the road I lived on. I paused and brushed off the bottoms of my feet as I shook the sand out of my sandals.
“That might be fun,” I said.
“First, let’s order some food.” He pulled his cell phone from his pocket. He pressed a few buttons and then held the phone to his ear.
“It’s my treat this time, though,” I insisted.
Kace held a finger out to me, like he was telling me to wait a minute. “Hey, how’s it going? I’d like to place a delivery order.”
I crossed my arms over my chest and cocked my hip to the side. “I’m paying,” I repeated.
He smiled at me and held his finger up once more. “Yeah, two orders of eggplant parmesan, a large Greek salad, and give me one bottle of that wine my parents always have each time we’re there. Uh-huh, yeah, just add it to my parents’ tab. Thank you.” He hung up and I swatted him in the arm.
“What part of I’m paying do you not understand?”
“I’m sorry.” He laughed, rubbing the spot where I’d nailed him. “I just don’t like it when girls buy me things. Call me old-fashioned.”
“So you put it on your parents’ tab?”
He grinned. “Exactly.”
I rolled my eyes and headed up the little walkway that led to my back door. I unlocked it and stepped inside. Kace didn’t even give me a moment to flip on the light before he whirled me around and pressed his lips to mine. My stomach muscles tightened and my breath caught somewhere in my throat as I was pinned between his arms and the counter in a matter of seconds.
“Anyone ever tell you you’re sexier than hell when you’re pissed about something?” he whispered between kisses.
I shook my head. “Never.”
His lips crushed against mine again as his hands roamed over my body. I fisted the back of his shirt and pressed myself against him harder. Our tongues stroked one another’s in a raw and intimate way that set my blood on fire. Hoisting me up in his arms, Kace placed my rear on the countertop and buried his hips between my thighs. I wrapped my legs around his waist and locked them behind his back. Just when things were starting to kick up a notch, the doorbell rang.
Kace leaned his forehead against mine. “Damn, the food’s already here?” he asked, sounding breathless.
“Guess so.” I slid off the counter and adjusted my clothes as I made my way to the front door. “It must be all that freaking magick you guys use.”
“Funny. Don’t you pay him; it’s already been taken care of,” Kace shouted after me.
I chuckled and swung the door open. There was no delivery driver standing in my doorway. Instead, it was my mom.
“Hi, honey!” Mom squealed as she dove at me for a hug.
A sudden
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