The Mighty Quinns: Eli

“And what’s your next job?”

“I don’t know,” Eli said. “I’m waiting to see what comes along.”

He mixed the batter for the pancakes and then stirred in some dried blueberries. When he found his grandmother’s favorite cast-iron skillet, Eli set it on the stove and added some oil.

“Did Trudie teach you to cook?” she asked.

“A little. Buck, my grandfather, makes great food. I spent a lot of time with him while my mom was gone on expeditions.”

The scent of pancakes filled the cabin and brought Riley in. He sat down right next to the stove. Eli flipped a pancake to the dog, then stacked the rest on a plate for Lucy. He found a tin of maple syrup on a shelf above the stove and set it down beside her plate, then leaned close and brushed a kiss across her lips. “Enjoy,” he murmured.

“I do,” Lucy said, her gaze fixed on his.

He sat down across from her and crossed his arms over his chest.

“You’re not going to eat?”

“I’d rather watch you,” he murmured.

She poured some syrup over the pancakes and dug in.

“Good?” he asked.

“Mmm. So good. I miss fresh food so much. I started digging a garden, but it’s going to be forever until I actually have vegetables. We had frost just a couple days ago.”

“Plant cold weather crops first. Lettuce, radishes, carrots, beets. That’s what my grandmother did.”

“More advice,” she said. She cut a bit of her pancake and held it out to him. “Eat.”

He smiled and swallowed. “Maybe I am hungry.”

Lucy pushed away from the table and took the chair next to him, then handed him her fork. As he ate, she scooped up some syrup with her finger and licked it off with her tongue.

Eli stopped chewing, stunned at the erotic undertones of her action. He didn’t believe she’d done it deliberately, but being so close to her was having a powerful effect on his body. She did it again and he reached out and gently grabbed her wrist.

“Stop doing that.”

Lucy frowned. “Why?”

“Just stop.”

Tipping her chin up, she scooped up more of the syrup and licked her finger again, then slowly realized why he’d stopped her. “Oh,” she murmured.

“You do it again, I may have to kiss you.”

She grinned, then wiped her finger on the plate one last time. But she didn’t put her finger in her mouth. Instead, she wiped the syrup on her bottom lip. Leaning across the table, she smiled at him in a silent invitation.

Groaning, he put down his fork and accepted her challenge, kissing her softly, lingering over her mouth.

He slowly stood and pulled her to her feet, then smoothed his hands over her waist. Pressing her back against the edge of the table, he deepened the kiss, his tongue invading the sweet warmth of her mouth.

Lucy reached back and brushed her plate aside and it clattered to the floor. Riley ran over and gobbled down the pancakes.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make you more,” he murmured, and bent to take her lips again.

* * *

LUCY WAS BREATHLESS, her thoughts spinning inside her head, making her dizzy with desire. She wasn’t sure whether to stop him, or to grab his broad, naked shoulders and pull him down onto the table. This was supposed to be wrong but it felt so wonderful that she didn’t want him to stop.

His chest was smooth and rippled with muscles and her fingers danced over the tanned skin, the nerves alive with excitement. He was so strong and sure of himself that she hadn’t thought to deny him—or herself. But as they arched against each other, Lucy realized where they were heading.

She’d invested so much in this cabin experience and it was meant to be about solitude and introspection. Now, she was putting the entire project at risk. How was she supposed to spend the next month focused on the tasks at hand when all she wanted to do was seduce Eli Montgomery?

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