She grinned, lifting her head to meet his gaze. “I’ll build him a dog house outside that he can sleep in.” “God, I can’t wait until we can actually have a conversation without someone overhearing it.” Trisha let her face fall onto his chest when she lowered down his body and groaned against his shirt. Get your ass out of the bathroom and help me with this deer.” Only an idiot wouldn’t know you two are madly in love with each other so it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Slade lifted her a little higher until their faces were level. “I haven’t? Well…” She rose up on tiptoe and her arms wound around his neck. Slade’s smile died and his beautiful eyes widened. “I love you but I’m not going to save you from cutting up all that meat. “Not if I barricade the bedroom door to prevent Brass from coming after me.” “But I want to kiss you all over and keep you under me for days.” Sometimes I just fret a little too much.” I’m going to worry but I’m also going to keep a close watch on our baby. “Are you really all right, Trisha? I want you to always confide in me. He turned her inside his arms and his smile died. I’ll take a bath and you go change your clothes.” Trisha wiggled and gripped his arms around her waist. “He will get stuck doing all the butchering.” Then I can tell Brass you were upset and needed me.” He winked.

“I came up here to change clothes but I didn’t hear the water running. “Aren’t you supposed to be helping Brass cut up that meat?” “I could spend the next hour up here distracting you.”

Kissing Steel by Laurann Dohner