accepted it he would try like hell to find a way not to kiss her every chance he got. He would keep their relationship in the office strictly business.
He inhaled deeply before saying, “Yes, I am.”
“Boy, that’s cool!” Vincent exclaimed. “Now we’ll both be working for Madaris Construction Company.”
Skye didn’t want to get Vincent’s hopes up regarding that. “I appreciate you making the offer, but I’ll have to think about it, Slade,” she said in a voice that to his way of thinking sounded kind of breathless. Was she, too, wondering how they would keep their attraction under control if they were to work together?
“It was just a suggestion. If Vincent’s school goes along with letting him work for us for only two months, then you won’t have to come to Houston at all,” Slade said.
At that moment something hot spread all through him. The thought of her being in Houston, even for a short while, was almost too much to think about.
Later that night Lorren snuggled close to her husband. Everyone had gone to bed hours ago, and she had worked on the last chapter of her book while Justin had read an article in one of his medical journals.
Now that she had his full attention, she asked, “Wasn’t that a wonderful gesture that Skye made to offer to spend time with Vincent this summer in Houston if he can’t get away to visit her in Maine?”
Justin wrapped his arms around his wife. “Yes, it was.”
“And after that soccer game Vincent and Skye played after dinner, she approached me, worried about how the other family members would feel. She doesn’t want to take away any time they plan to spend with him this summer while he’s in Houston. I told her not to worry about it and that the Madaris family isn’t that way. His grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins will be glad to share him with her.” Lorren chuckled. “I think Vincent has called everyone and told them about her and they’re looking forward to meeting her. I managed to convince her there’s enough love in the Madaris family to go around, but she’ll see for herself once she meets the rest of the family.”
Justin agreed, “Yes, she will.”
“So, what do you think is happening between Slade and Skye?” Lorren rose up a little in bed to ask.
Justin chuckled. “You’ve picked up on it, too, have you?”
Lorren’s lips eased into a smile as she settled back down beside him, in his arms again. “How could I not, Justin? The sexual tension surrounding them is so thick you could actually cut it with a knife. Reminds me of how things were between us in the beginning.”
Justin nodded. “Skye’s a very pretty girl and you know the Madaris men. They do have eyes for beauty.”
“Yes, and at least it’s Slade and not Blade. If it was Blade, then I’d be worried.”
Justin lifted a brow. “Why’s that?” he asked, although he already knew the answer.
Lorren rolled her eyes. “Come on now, Justin; you know Blade. He’s going through his bad-boy Clayton Madaris stage where every pretty face captures his attention, but not for long. He’s earning the reputation of being a heartbreaker. I always figured Slade would be more like you. Once he meets the woman he wants, he will pursue her with diligence.”
“So you think his offer of summer employment to Skye is his way to do that?”
“Yes, but I don’t think he realizes it yet. Although he might be planning to pursue her, it won’t hit him as to why he’s doing it until much later. When it comes to matters of the heart, the men in your family have a tendency to be rather slow.”
Justin chuckled. “You think you have the men in my family figured out, don’t you?”
She smiled up at him. “Yes, I think so.”
Justin pulled her closer into his arms. He thought she had the men in his family figured out pretty much as well. He then remembered his conversation with Clayton that day. “I talked to Clayton earlier today. He’s concerned,” he said
He inhaled deeply before saying, “Yes, I am.”
“Boy, that’s cool!” Vincent exclaimed. “Now we’ll both be working for Madaris Construction Company.”
Skye didn’t want to get Vincent’s hopes up regarding that. “I appreciate you making the offer, but I’ll have to think about it, Slade,” she said in a voice that to his way of thinking sounded kind of breathless. Was she, too, wondering how they would keep their attraction under control if they were to work together?
“It was just a suggestion. If Vincent’s school goes along with letting him work for us for only two months, then you won’t have to come to Houston at all,” Slade said.
At that moment something hot spread all through him. The thought of her being in Houston, even for a short while, was almost too much to think about.
Later that night Lorren snuggled close to her husband. Everyone had gone to bed hours ago, and she had worked on the last chapter of her book while Justin had read an article in one of his medical journals.
Now that she had his full attention, she asked, “Wasn’t that a wonderful gesture that Skye made to offer to spend time with Vincent this summer in Houston if he can’t get away to visit her in Maine?”
Justin wrapped his arms around his wife. “Yes, it was.”
“And after that soccer game Vincent and Skye played after dinner, she approached me, worried about how the other family members would feel. She doesn’t want to take away any time they plan to spend with him this summer while he’s in Houston. I told her not to worry about it and that the Madaris family isn’t that way. His grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins will be glad to share him with her.” Lorren chuckled. “I think Vincent has called everyone and told them about her and they’re looking forward to meeting her. I managed to convince her there’s enough love in the Madaris family to go around, but she’ll see for herself once she meets the rest of the family.”
Justin agreed, “Yes, she will.”
“So, what do you think is happening between Slade and Skye?” Lorren rose up a little in bed to ask.
Justin chuckled. “You’ve picked up on it, too, have you?”
Lorren’s lips eased into a smile as she settled back down beside him, in his arms again. “How could I not, Justin? The sexual tension surrounding them is so thick you could actually cut it with a knife. Reminds me of how things were between us in the beginning.”
Justin nodded. “Skye’s a very pretty girl and you know the Madaris men. They do have eyes for beauty.”
“Yes, and at least it’s Slade and not Blade. If it was Blade, then I’d be worried.”
Justin lifted a brow. “Why’s that?” he asked, although he already knew the answer.
Lorren rolled her eyes. “Come on now, Justin; you know Blade. He’s going through his bad-boy Clayton Madaris stage where every pretty face captures his attention, but not for long. He’s earning the reputation of being a heartbreaker. I always figured Slade would be more like you. Once he meets the woman he wants, he will pursue her with diligence.”
“So you think his offer of summer employment to Skye is his way to do that?”
“Yes, but I don’t think he realizes it yet. Although he might be planning to pursue her, it won’t hit him as to why he’s doing it until much later. When it comes to matters of the heart, the men in your family have a tendency to be rather slow.”
Justin chuckled. “You think you have the men in my family figured out, don’t you?”
She smiled up at him. “Yes, I think so.”
Justin pulled her closer into his arms. He thought she had the men in his family figured out pretty much as well. He then remembered his conversation with Clayton that day. “I talked to Clayton earlier today. He’s concerned,” he said
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