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Not only has he been shoveling my walkway after every storm, but he also hung the Christmas lights outside my window. Granted, it was a single and simple strand of lights on my tall shrub, but I appreciated the effort. “Ha! Not that lazy fool. I’ve known Lionel for years, and that man hasn’t stepped a foot on this property since . . . who knows?” I reenter the living room with the steaming mugs. “But if he didn’t, then who did?” I ask, handing Mr. Haven his tea. He chuckles, cradling the mug between his gnarled hands. “Maybe Santa’s elves. Or you have yourself a helpful stalker.”
How many nights have I done this now? Lurking, watching, waiting. It’s become an addiction I can’t control.
Hailey has always been drawn to the shadows,
Someone who has the same sexual interests as me. And something about Tyler tells me that the man likes his coffee very vanilla.
“Well, I was hoping to catch you in person, and I remembered how you often come into the office with your coffee and I remembered it was Pete’s Café. I’m actually right outside. Mind if I join you?” My stomach drops. This is . . . weird.
I hesitate, my fingers tightening around the warm mug. God, if only I could tell him my darkest and most desired secret.
Could it be because I wanted to tie him to a coffee shop chair and slowly chop his hand off with a butter knife? Maybe.
I know, I want to say. I want to admit that I was the one working the scene that night. That I was the firefighter who pulled her parents’ bodies from the wreckage. That I held her shaking hand as I got her into the ambulance. That I went to the hospital after my shift to check on her and have watched over her ever since.
“Wanna know a secret? I happen to like dark,” he says, his eyes connecting with mine. Jesus. I swallow hard, trying to ignore the sudden spark of electricity between us. “Dark, huh? Be careful what you wish for, Jack.” He holds my gaze, his expression turning serious. “I’m not afraid of the dark. Or of you.”
“Good night, Ms. Scrooge,” he murmurs. “Sweet dreams of sugarplums and serial killers.”
You want a man who doesn’t ask. He just does. You want a man who takes control, who knows what you need before you even realize it yourself. I see a woman who craves intensity. Who wants to be pushed to her limits, to experience everything life has to offer. But I also see someone who’s afraid. Afraid of losing control, of being truly vulnerable.
Yup, I’m going to hell on a sleigh ride. I’m double-fisting my ticket to hell.
I don’t need to see you to know you are being the perfect good girl you are. Move your fingers nice and slow over your clit.
Chloe’s back arches off the bed as she cries out, “Jack!” even though she doesn’t realize it’s me. Wait . . . did she just call out my name? I freeze, and she sits up, eyes wide.
And when I found myself standing at Jack’s apartment building last night, had he been home . . . I would have fucked him. I needed to fuck him.
“I think having a fireman’s hose inside you is exciting enough,” Sloane says with a loud laugh. “Sloane! You aren’t helping.”
A slow smile spreads across her face, her eyes lighting up with a mixture of surprise and . . . is that delight? “It’s you,” she whispers, her voice filled with wonder. “I should have known.”

