Eraser Platinum by Megan Keith Read Free Book Online Page B

tree … was somewhere to go and just be a kid, you know?  It was my happy place.”
    Nate brought their joined hands to his mouth and placed a tender kiss to the back of Mackenzie’s.  She lifted her head to look at him, and the depth of melancholy behind her eyes made moisture build in his own.  He envisioned a young and lonely Mackenzie and he felt overwhelmed with sadness.
    “Our children would never feel like that Mackenzie.”  His voice was hoarse when he spoke.  “They’d never feel alone or unloved.”
    Mackenzie was stunned into silence.  She’d made it perfectly clear that she didn’t want to have children and she wanted to be mad at him for making such a comment.  But how could she?  It was such a romantic and beautiful thing to say and he wasn’t teasing either.  She could hear the sincerity in his voice and see it in his dark brown eyes full of love.  So rather than spoil the moment she decided for a change of subject.
    “It’s very private in here.”  She grabbed hold of his other hand and started walking backwards.
    “It is indeed.”  He allowed her to tug him a few steps before he took over and gently pushed her into the tree trunk.
    “What could we possibly do with all of this privacy?” she asked, before biting her lip and dropping his hands.
    “We could keep discussing our future …” Nate tried to make his voice sound neutral but he was annoyed at her change of subject.  He glanced around at the tree they were standing under and thought about Mackenzie’s story of her safe haven when she was a kid.  He would love for her to think of this tree in the same way.  Maybe even a place where they could play with their own kids one day.
    “Or we could make out?”  She crooked her finger at him and smiled a sexy smile.
    He wanted to argue.  He wanted to continue their conversation.  But he couldn’t push her into talking.  He had to be satisfied with the fact that she’d opened up, if only a little.  He needed to be pleased with the piece she’d offered.  They’d made so much progress in the past twenty-four hours. 
    “You know I can’t resist an invitation like that.”  He had to admit it, because he really couldn’t resist her.  He’d take her anyway he could.  He cupped her face and crushed his lips to hers.
    It wasn’t long until their kisses became heated.  Nate ran his hand down her side to her thigh and hitched her leg up against his.  Nestling himself between her legs, he pressed his hard cock against her.  His hand slid back inside her top, gripping her breast and tweaking her nipple.  She moaned into his mouth.
    She started rubbing on him, her thin cotton pants allowing the feel of the seam of his jeans covering his erection, to press into her in exactly the right way while they kissed.  She gripped his ass and pulled him closer. He detached his mouth from hers and trailed kisses down her neck.
    “I want you Nate, please,” she whispered.
    He moved his hands to the button of his jeans then paused and stepped back.  A bit of teasing first, he thought smugly.  The look on her face when he let his hands drop to his sides was priceless.  He loved Mackenzie, but when she was aroused and fired up he loved her that little bit more.
    “Don’t you dare give me that look!”  She could see the cogs turning in his head.
    “What look?”  Nate chuckled with false innocence.
    “The one that tells me you’re thinking about delayed gratification .”  She rushed forward in an attempt to undo his jeans but he outstepped her. “Nate!”
    He turned from her and pushed through the branches and ran toward the house laughing.
    “If you want it, come and get it.”

 
     
     
    Once she entered the house Mackenzie slowed from her run to allow her eyes to adjust from the brightness outside.  By the time she focused on the room around her Nate was nowhere to be seen.  She thought she heard movement to her left.  Following the sound, she stepped out of