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seemed to blur as she counted those little, bright orbs of light, wishing she could be that far away, looking down at someone else.
“You used to do that when you were a kid.”
She gasped and stood up so fast her plate fell off her lap and broke on the paved patio. Chloe turned around. Staring wide eyed at the man that stood in the back doorway, she hadn’t even known he entered. Oh God, what am I going to do?
Chapter Ten
Her body’s response was instantaneous. Heart pounding wildly, adrenaline pumping through her veins, she felt the same rush she had felt all those years ago when he held and kissed her.
“ Uncle Dominic .” The words were breathless as they left her. He looked the same. Aside from a few silver hairs that reflected off the moonlight, he was still all hard, powerful muscle and imposing frame. It was awkward, to say the least, because all she could think about was what they had shared. Was he thinking the same? Picturing what they had done?
He stepped onto the patio and moved toward her. Her throat was suddenly bone dry. “I thought you were overseas.” She closed her eyes. The words had just fell from her mouth, and she instantly felt like an ass. When she opened her eyes he was watching her with a hint of amusement.
“I was.” He didn’t elaborate and she didn’t probe for more details. If he wanted her to know more he would volunteer the information.
A pregnant moment of silence suspended upon them and Chloe found herself shifting uncomfortably. She cleared her throat and never thought she would be in a moment more awkward than the day after she lost her virginity to Dominic. How wrong she was.
“Listen, I really didn’t know you would be here. I’ll go because I don’t want to step on any toes." Moving the chair out of the way so she didn’t have to get too close to him, Chloe landed right on one of the broken pieces of broken plate that littered the ground.
She cried out in pain, lost her footing, and started to fall forward. The ground came closer and closer, but right before she landed face first, Dominic was there, his arms wrapped tightly around her. He swept her off her feet and into his arms. Chloe gasped, could do nothing but wrap her arms around his neck and hold on as he carried her inside.
The feel of her body against his sent a flush of heat through her. Uncomfortable wasn’t even a word she would use to describe what she felt. When they entered the kitchen and he set her on the counter, it brought back memories she tried to suppress. He was on his knees in front of her with her injured foot in his hand in the next moment. She squirmed at how close he was. Chloe stared down at his dark head.
“The cut isn’t too deep, but it’s going to hurt like hell. Hang on and I’ll get the first aid kit.” He stood and stared at her for a moment before striding off. Could she leave before he came back? Making a quick getaway crossed her mind, but how childish did that look? Not to mention she would be a coward. If he wanted her to leave then he could tell her, if not, well, maybe they could just talk. That would be really nice after all these years of silence.
When he came back in the kitchen, he held a small white first-aid box. He grabbed a chair and slid it across the floor until it stopped right in front of her, Dominic sat down and lifted her leg. He looked at her foot again and made a tsking sound under his breath.
“You should be more careful, Chloe.”
“I tend to hear that a lot.” Mumbling it under her breath, their eyes met at the same time.
“If you weren’t so anxious to get away from me you could have avoided this.”
She instantly felt her face heat at his words, and had no retort to his comment. As the silence progressed and he cleaned and dressed her wound, Chloe couldn’t help but think about the last time she sat on this counter in this kitchen.
Trying to steer her thoughts elsewhere, she rambled, “I’m really glad you
“You used to do that when you were a kid.”
She gasped and stood up so fast her plate fell off her lap and broke on the paved patio. Chloe turned around. Staring wide eyed at the man that stood in the back doorway, she hadn’t even known he entered. Oh God, what am I going to do?
Chapter Ten
Her body’s response was instantaneous. Heart pounding wildly, adrenaline pumping through her veins, she felt the same rush she had felt all those years ago when he held and kissed her.
“ Uncle Dominic .” The words were breathless as they left her. He looked the same. Aside from a few silver hairs that reflected off the moonlight, he was still all hard, powerful muscle and imposing frame. It was awkward, to say the least, because all she could think about was what they had shared. Was he thinking the same? Picturing what they had done?
He stepped onto the patio and moved toward her. Her throat was suddenly bone dry. “I thought you were overseas.” She closed her eyes. The words had just fell from her mouth, and she instantly felt like an ass. When she opened her eyes he was watching her with a hint of amusement.
“I was.” He didn’t elaborate and she didn’t probe for more details. If he wanted her to know more he would volunteer the information.
A pregnant moment of silence suspended upon them and Chloe found herself shifting uncomfortably. She cleared her throat and never thought she would be in a moment more awkward than the day after she lost her virginity to Dominic. How wrong she was.
“Listen, I really didn’t know you would be here. I’ll go because I don’t want to step on any toes." Moving the chair out of the way so she didn’t have to get too close to him, Chloe landed right on one of the broken pieces of broken plate that littered the ground.
She cried out in pain, lost her footing, and started to fall forward. The ground came closer and closer, but right before she landed face first, Dominic was there, his arms wrapped tightly around her. He swept her off her feet and into his arms. Chloe gasped, could do nothing but wrap her arms around his neck and hold on as he carried her inside.
The feel of her body against his sent a flush of heat through her. Uncomfortable wasn’t even a word she would use to describe what she felt. When they entered the kitchen and he set her on the counter, it brought back memories she tried to suppress. He was on his knees in front of her with her injured foot in his hand in the next moment. She squirmed at how close he was. Chloe stared down at his dark head.
“The cut isn’t too deep, but it’s going to hurt like hell. Hang on and I’ll get the first aid kit.” He stood and stared at her for a moment before striding off. Could she leave before he came back? Making a quick getaway crossed her mind, but how childish did that look? Not to mention she would be a coward. If he wanted her to leave then he could tell her, if not, well, maybe they could just talk. That would be really nice after all these years of silence.
When he came back in the kitchen, he held a small white first-aid box. He grabbed a chair and slid it across the floor until it stopped right in front of her, Dominic sat down and lifted her leg. He looked at her foot again and made a tsking sound under his breath.
“You should be more careful, Chloe.”
“I tend to hear that a lot.” Mumbling it under her breath, their eyes met at the same time.
“If you weren’t so anxious to get away from me you could have avoided this.”
She instantly felt her face heat at his words, and had no retort to his comment. As the silence progressed and he cleaned and dressed her wound, Chloe couldn’t help but think about the last time she sat on this counter in this kitchen.
Trying to steer her thoughts elsewhere, she rambled, “I’m really glad you
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