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  She saw him take a deep breath. She could guess that a parent might become more smothering when they’d lost a child, even when they were all grown up. Poor Alex.

  “I’m so thankful that you took good care of him yesterday,” said his mother. “Men can be such babies at times.”

  Alex rolled his eyes. “I heard that you might like to take a job here at McQuire’s.”

  Eva could tell that Alex had said that to diplomatically change the subject.

  “I do, in fact, Eva, perhaps I could talk to your brother.”

  “I think that would be great. They’re always looking for extra help so they can take some time off to be with the boys.”

  “Twins, oh how exciting that must be,” she said.

  “I have to get to work, but Eva how about I meet you at something around seven p.m.?”

  “The two of you are going out on a date?” his mother asked looking first at Alex and then at Eva.

  “Well, it’s more sort of having a meal together,” said Eva.

  “It’s how Alex’s father and I began our courtship, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed.”

  ****

  He probably shouldn’t have mentioned meeting Eva in front of his mom. She’d called three times to tell him how much she liked Eva. Intelligent, polite, pretty and definitely daughter- -in-law material, and best of all, those were baby bearing hips if ever she saw them.

  Maybe he should find his mother a gentleman friend. One she could spoil and cook waffles for every morning. He smiled not realizing that Eva had arrived until she touched him on the back.

  He didn’t need to be told who it was; he recognized the touch and the way it sent shivers of pure delight throughout his body.

  “You look happy,” she said.

  “Just thinking about finding a man for my mother.”

  “A few of the gentleman were very interested in her waffles.”

  “Is that what they call it these days?”

  They both laughed.

  “It’s seat yourself at this place, so let’s go find a booth and order some steaks,” said Alex wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

  They slid into one by the window, ordered two beers, and Eva slipped her shoes off.

  “A long day and it feels good to be off my feet,” she said.

  “What made you want to be a doctor?” he asked her.

  “My dad said he’d always wanted to be one had he had the brains and the funds.”

  “And you had both?”

  “Well, I guess I got the grades but still had to take out some loans to pay for medical school. Hence the reason I took this job until my other one begins in September.”

  He knew it was stupid because he hadn’t known her long, but the thought that she’d be gone after the summer, brought his good mood down a notch or two.

  “You don’t like small town doctoring?”

  “I do but the job in Denver’s going to pay a lot more and it’s close to New Mexico where Mike and I grew up and our mother’s still there.”

  “Any other siblings?”

  She shook her head. “I think she misses Mike being around, but Missy’s a Montana girl and wanted to stay here.”

  “It’s a great place to be,” said Alex.

  “Have you lived here all your life?”

  Alex nodded. “My grandfather was the sheriff.”

  “That’s great that you’ve followed in his footsteps. Is he still alive or did he see you become sheriff?”

  Alex shook his head just as their steaks arrived. “No, he passed away when I was in high school.”

  “Anything else I can get you?”

  “Not for me,” said Alex.

  “Me neither,” added Eva.

  Alex cut open the baked potato and placed a slab of butter on one-half, sour cream on the other. He looked up sensing that Eva was observing him. “I know, too much cholesterol.”

  She waved her finger at him.

  “Doctor Johnson’s a lot more fun.”

  “Oh really, and how many times have you eaten with him?”

  “Never,” he said before taking his first bite of the steak. He watched Eva do the same.

  “So what’s the verdict?” he asked.

  “I think you’re right. These are better than the ones at the Singing Cowboy.”

  ****

  Alex hadn’t enjoyed himself like this for a long time. In fact, since David’s diagnosis and death, he’d sort of withdrawn from people and social events. Stupid he knew because his brother had told him to go out and experience life because you never knew what was waiting around the corner for you.

  He tried to fight back the lump that was forming in his throat. What would David think of Eva? That was easy to answer. He’d tell his big brother not to pass on the opportunity to get to know her better. He smiled, almost hearing him say it. Take her to bed. Now that wasn’t David’s thoughts, those had been all his.

  They walked toward the parking lot and arrived at Eva’s car. Last night he’d been foolish enough to kiss her, get himself all worked up and then said goodbye. Fool me once…

  He turned and before even he knew he’d done it, he pulled her in close to him and kissed her again. Just like last night she wrapped her arms around him. Tonight he took things one step further and placed his hands on her butt pushing her toward him and finally not worrying about her feeling his erection. Alex guessed she already knew that he was attracted to her and this would confirm it. No point putting off the inevitable. They pulled away.

  “You’re not going to leave me with damp panties again are you?”

  He nibbled on her lower lip. “Is that what happened last night?”

  She nodded, and it made him feel good knowing this lust thing wasn’t all one-sided.

  “I won’t tease you tonight.”

  He grabbed her hand and walked her over to his truck, opening the door for her without either of them saying a word. She slid in, the hem of her skirt rising up allowing him a glimpse of her thighs. He closed the door and ran around to the driver’s side and got in.

  “Your place or mine?” he asked, starting the ignition.

  She threw her head back and laughed. “How did you know that I’ve always wanted a man to ask me that?”

  “I can’t believe no one has. So what’s it to be?”

  “You want to see the place I’m renting? It overlooks the lake.”

  “I’m looking forward to the view already.”

  He put the truck into gear and pulled out of the lot, hoping she noted the double meaning.

  She pressed the play button on the CD player and Sugarland’s music drifted softly through the speakers.

  “You know once we…”

  He looked at her. “Have sex?”

  She nodded. “I can’t be your doctor anymore.”

  “I hope I won’t need one or at least not till Dr. Jackson gets back into town. And does this mean I can eat my steak and potatoes in peace?”

  “Don’t tell anyone but seeing a guy eat like that turns me on. Let’s me know he’s got strong biceps and thighs.”

  Alex grew hard just hearing those words roll off her tongue. Now he hoped he lived up to her expectations.

  “Take a right here and it’s one of those townhouses over there on the left. There’s a parking spot with number eleven on it,” she said.

  His mouth was suddenly dry, anticipating what was going to happen once they stepped across the threshold of that townhouse.

  Alex parked and turned off the ignition and for some strange reason his hands began shaking. Eva got out and he did the same. He followed her up a path lined with lights and shrubs. Eva put the key in the door and soon they were inside. She flipped on the light and he could see the living room and kitchen were all one large room, with sliding glass doors and a balcony that overlooked the lake.

  “Pretty nice. I should think about getting one of these and moving out of my apartment,” he said.

  “This one will be empty on
ce I head to Denver.”

  Alex didn’t want to think about that just yet. He wanted to be in this moment with Eva close to him. He pulled her toward him and kissed her again.

  “So what is this?”

  “It’s a kiss,” said Alex. He knew what she was asking but he wanted to mess with her a little. “It’s us enjoying ourselves, enjoying one another’s bodies.”

  “You know that it can’t be anything serious because I’m leaving town soon.”

  He nodded. Yeah, he knew but he pushed it right to the back of his mind.

  She got hold of his hand and pulled him toward the back of the kitchen and through to a hallway and then into the bedroom, that was spacious with what looked like a bathroom leading off from it. Yeah, he really should get himself one of these but he probably didn’t make nearly as much as a doctor did.

  Eva pulled up his shirt and ran her hands underneath it. He remembered her touch when she’d examined. Unlike then, he wasn’t nervous about what would happen next.

  “You know you’re at an unfair disadvantage,” Alex whispered close to her ear.

  “Why’s that?”

  “You’ve seen all I have to offer but I’ve yet to see your gorgeous body.”

  She stepped away, quickly undoing her blouse. He’d wanted to do it but somehow watching her undress herself suddenly had more appeal.

  He sat on the bed and leaned back on his arms like he was going to watch a great movie. “You going to strip for me?” he asked.

  “Absolutely.”

  She took off her blouse and tossed it onto a nearby chair. She reached behind her back and unclasped her bra, easing the straps off her shoulders. He licked his lips. She mimicked him before pulling it away from her body.

  His cock twitched. Her breasts, as he imagined they would be, were large, their nipples dusty pink and almost beckoning for him to touch them, pull them, and suck them. However, he’d wait.

  Alex thought she’d unzip her skirt next, but instead she reached underneath its hem and tugged at her panties, pulling them down her legs. Black lace. His favorite kind. She walked over to him, putting her hands on his shoulders.

  “I guess it’s only fair that the tables are turned.”

  He knew what she was referring to and he’d regretted the snide remark he’d made about male doctors checking out pussies. That had been so, so wrong of him.

  “Well, what are you waiting for?” asked Eva.

  He put his hand under her skirt. He wasn’t doing this as some sort of payback, no way. He wanted to feel what the most intimate part of her body was like before he actually laid his eyes upon it. He inched his fingers up her thigh and connected with a mass of curls. He pushed his finger inside them, feeling the heat of her folds radiating back onto his skin. He delved deeper, quickly finding her clit. He’d play around with that a little, hoping she liked it as foreplay.

  Alex massaged it, passing his finger over the nub, feeling it grow slick and swollen with each touch. Eva dug her nails into his shoulders, murmuring something he couldn’t quite understand. She flexed her toes upward as he picked up speed and intensity and then she almost growled.

  “I should have checked out your hands during your physical because they’re magical.”

  “Just wait to see what my fingers can do next,” he said.

  Her folds were slick and almost hot to the touch as he slid his fingers through them, quickly finding her pussy entrance. She parted her legs.

  “Go on, you know you what to,” she said.

  He looked up and smiled, slipping his finger across the threshold and into her channel. Slick, tight, hot— just how he liked his pussy. He grew hard thinking about being inside her and taking them both over the edge.

  Alex pumped her, debating whether he should just get her warmed up or take her all the way to climax. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

  He’d spoil her. He slipped his finger deeper, almost tickling the back of her pussy, which made her flex her toes again. Her pussy tightened and he began finger fucking her. Feeling her nails dig deep into his shoulders again, he knew his magic was working on her.

  ****

  Eva tugged at the buttons on Alex’s shirt. She hadn’t had sex in what seemed like forever. She’d been studying hard and then she’d had her residency, which left her little time for a social life, dating, and yes, sex. However, she didn’t want to come across as domineering or desperate for that matter.

  She tugged the bottom of the shirt out of his pants, kissing him as she ran his hands over her butt cheeks. He gave her a slight slap on the right one which made her laugh while she still had her lips on his and they made a strange noise that made them both smile.

  Alex rubbed his nose against hers as she ran her hand down the front of his pants, feeling his hardness and anticipating what his cock would be like buried deep inside her. Her pussy pulled and produced cream just thinking about it.

  She squeezed her legs together when she felt some escaping down her thighs. Eva pulled down the fly on his pants and really wanted to rip them off him, along with his underwear, but that would come across as both domineering and desperate.

  Deciding she’d let him take control, she slid onto the bed, put her head on the pillow, and slid one leg upward until her foot was flat on the bed. She hoped the view would do two things, be compensation for what the poor guy went through in her office, and two, entice him to come fuck her ASAP.

  “I think I should take these pants off before I can’t get them off.” He had to tug the zipper over his erection. “Almost forgot,” he said digging into his back pocket for his wallet. He pulled out a foil package, climbed on the bed, and made his way toward her. Every inch his body took, Eva grew wetter knowing she was one step closer toward having him inside her.

  “You have the prettiest pussy I’ve ever seen.”

  He pushed his finger inside her, allowing a dribble of cream to bubble out of her.

  She sat up, running her finger down the side of his face. “And you have the best looking cock I’ve ever seen.”

  “Really?”

  “I’m not lying.”

  Alex flipped onto his back and handed her the foil package.

  “I’m sure being a doctor you’re an expert.”

  Eva got on her knees and tore opened the package, pulled out the condom, and slipped it on the tip of his shaft, rolling it down and feeling the heat of his dick against her hands. She flipped on her back this time, parting her legs and beckoning him by curling her index finger.

  “I won’t get critiqued afterward will I?” he asked kneeling between her thighs.

  “Critiqued?”

  “Yeah, you being a doctor and knowing all the cute little parts of a woman’s anatomy.”

  “Nope, but just make sure you aim your dick to the upper part of my vagina.”

  She was messing with him and the look on his face was priceless.

  Finally, he caught on and slapped her thigh before teasing her entrance with the tip of his cock.

  “Tickles.”

  “It’s supposed to and it’s supposed to be downright erotic,” said Alex pushing his dick in fast and hard and taking her by surprise.

  “Okay, Sheriff, let’s see what you’ve got.” She slapped his butt this time.

  “Hold on to your stethoscope, Doc.”

  Eva bit her lip and closed her eyes as Alex drove into her, slow at first but then picking up intensity, making her pussy slick and hot and wanting more on each of his hip thrusts. She raised her butt to meet the slap of his thighs against her body. Their skin was damp and slick which added to the fun and pleasure.

  Dragging her fingertips down Alex’s back, she brought her legs up, rested them on his lower back and pressed her butt up, knowing he was bringing her closer, and the simple movement would shift his cock against her G-spot.

  That was all it took for her to feel the familiar pull in her pussy. The sensation went through her thighs, into her butt and then, she cried out, clinging o
nto Alex as he panted and groaned as he pushed harder inside until he too, found his release. They laid together, him still buried deep inside her, neither of them saying a word.

  “That was good,” he finally said.

  “That was fantastic.”

  “You feel like making this a summer fling? I mean until you have to leave for Denver?”

  That sounded like the best thing she’d heard in ages.

  Chapter Five

  They’d both made it clear that this was just a casual summer fling. Both of them were perfectly okay with that but after they’d made love for a second time, and unlike most people agreeing on something temporary and not a relationship, instead of him driving her back to pick up her car and then taking off home, they’d fallen asleep and spent the night in her bed.

  She hadn’t realized that until she felt pressure on her belly and looked down to see Alex’s arm flopped over her lower torso, his face half crushed in the pillow still asleep, unshaven, and growing more handsome each time she looked at him. It had been the best sex she’d had in…

  Honestly it was the best sex, period. She turned to face him, hoping her movement wouldn’t wake him. When he opened his eyes and looked straight at her she knew she’d done just that.

  “Sorry. And you looked so peaceful,” she said.

  “I was having a wonderful dream about this lady doctor checking me over, only she wasn’t examining me out for medical purposes, she was doing it as part of foreplay.”

  He rolled onto his back pulling her on top of him. He was warm and soft and now she didn’t want to get out of bed. Alex put his hands on each of her butt cheeks and squeezed.

  “You have such a cute ass for a doctor.”

  “Oh yeah, and how many physician’s asses have you checked out?”

  “Let me see. That’s right, just this one.”

  She leaned down and kissed him.

  “What time is it?”

  “Seven-fifteen.”

  “Oops,” said Alex, squeezing her butt again.

  “I have to get up, shower and head to the office,” she said.

  “I do too, I mean both shower and get to work, but I was hoping to have sex again. You know, as a great way to start my day.”

  “Sounds tempting but I don’t think we have time.”