Payback: The Men of Firehouse 69 (8 page)

She smiled and pulled
out his present. “I didn’t realize I did that. You’ll have to tell me the next
time I do it.”

“I’ll try to.” He
chuckled and held up his present. “I want to point out that the package I gave
you was perfectly wrapped. This… is a mess.”

“Yeah, you’re one to
talk. They probably wrapped your box at the mall.”

He frowned. “I did it
myself at the mall.”

“Nuh-uh.”

“I absolutely did wrap
it myself. Every year I work the charity gift wrap stand at the mall. I always
have a line of ladies that stop by just to see me. They ask when I’ll be there
and they’re always waiting for me when I start my shift.”

Mel patted his cheek.
“I’m sure you did a great job wrapping the packages but that’s not the only
reason they came by.”

He raised his eyebrow.
“Are you trying to tell me I’m a sexy beast?”

“Yeah.” She kissed him
on the cheek. “Now open your terribly wrapped package.”

He tore into the
package, discarding the wrapping as he unrolled the fleece sweater. “I needed
this. How did you know?”

As he held it up to
himself and checked the size, she preened. “The one you have has a hole in it
and you mentioned getting a new one. So I ordered one off the Internet.”

He leaned in, kissing
her gently on the lips. “Thank you—oh wait, what’s this?” He pulled a pink lace
nightgown out of the pocket and held it up. “You know, I love this but I don’t
think this will fit me.”

“No, it won’t,” she
said, grinning. “But it is my size.”

Andre smiled the same
wicked smile that made her heart flip-flop and her pussy flood. “Maybe you
should try it on, just to be certain.” He kissed her gently.

“Well….” She pulled
away only far enough to look into his eyes. “I can always take it off later if
you don’t like it.”

He smiled. “Of course.
Anything the lady wants is fine by me.”

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by day, erotic romance writer by night, Lori Toland lives in Orlando where the
summers are hot but the romance between her characters is even hotter. Writing
since the tender age of 13, Lori somehow finds time to play video games and
watch movies while taking care of her beloved cats and a husband who will
forever be her hero.

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