The Anniversary Party by Sommer Marsden Read Free Book Online Page B

He could smell her lingering scent. For just a moment he let himself relive the feel of her skin under his hands, the slope of her breast, the satiny skin of her inner thigh. It had taken all of his control not to take her right there in the gazebo. Give in to his incessant urge to bury his cock in the slick, creamy flesh between her thighs. Feel her urgent clenches around his length.
    He drew in a stuttering breath and closed his eyes, his hand on the screen door. He had to accept the fact that the time had come.
    When she was past her anger enough to hear him out, he would tell her the truth. And face the consequences.
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Chapter 4
    Kylie ignored her phone. Since leaving Wade open-mouthed on the gazebo the night before, she hadn't wanted to risk it being him. She'd slipped out of her parents’ house with a polite apology. She just wasn't feeling well. She would see everyone at her housewarming party. Since then she'd let her phone go to voicemail and always checked her cell phone's caller ID. She didn't want to talk to him anyway. There was nothing to say. He'd run out ages ago and then come back into town and went after a little slap and tickle.
    Kylie wasn't ashamed of giving in to her desire to be with him. She just didn't hold any expectations. She refused to delude herself. She was the same woman he'd walked away from eight years ago. The only difference was she had now wasted eight years of her life not getting over him. She slammed a box of frozen puff pastries on the counter and sighed.
    "Getting over him is exactly what I have to do.” She needed to get a cat. At least if she had a pet, she wouldn't sound so insane when she spoke out loud to herself.
    When the flashing red indicator on her phone told her she had a message, she dialed into voicemail.
    "What is up with you not answering your friggin’ phone?” Fawn's voice screeched. “The party's tomorrow for fuck's sake! Does this have something to do with your alone time with Wade out on Dad's gazebo? You know, you never did tell me what went on between you two out there.” Fawn sighed dramatically and then chirped, “Anyway, call me. You emailed me this list of missing items and I have a few questions. Don't worry! I'm not going to try to get out of the errand. I'll stop and get it all after work. I'm just not sure what you want. Call me. I'm at the office. Call me, dammit!"
    Kylie shook her head and fought the urge to curl up on the sofa and find a mindlessly bad movie on cable. The party was tomorrow and her sister had her tearing her hair out. She punched in Fawn's number.
    "What questions?” she growled when her sister answered.
    "Like what kind of plates, napkins, and plastic ware?"
    Kylie rubbed her temples and tried not to bark out her answer. “The kind you use to eat."
    "Noooo, Miss Smarty Pants. Do you want anniversary themed ones or just run-of-the-mill backyard barbeque stuff?"
    "Use your own judgment,” Kylie snapped.
    "I would but then you'd end up telling me I should have gotten the other kind."
    "Trust me, Fawn, I won't do that. I'll be too busy sucking down booze and being relieved that this whole surprise fiasco is over."
    "Okay. But I need you to promise. Sorry, but we've been sisters too long. I know you. You are so a perfectionist."
    "I'll just be happy to actually surprise them and pull this off. All thoughts and hopes of perfection went down the toilet weeks ago. I promise ."
    "All right. I'm flying solo then. My judgment . No complaints."
    "None.” Kylie laughed. Fawn did have a point. Kylie knew she leaned toward picky.
    "So, spill. What did happen out there? You've been in a snit ever since. Impossible to get a hold of. Like a hermit!"
    "Nothing happened,” Kylie lied through her tightly clenched teeth. This was the last thing she wanted to discuss with Fawn.
    "Liar!” Fawn shouted and Kylie jerked the phone away from her ear with a yelp. “You were all flushed. He was all flushed and ... engorged.