He groaned at her double entendre, then compelled himself to let her go. Unable to withstand, he brushed his lips throughout her cheek as soon as extra, then readjusted himself. He circled and commenced folding again the automotive cowl.

“I noticed a on the market advert in The Bulletin Board for this.” He scrutinized the previous Mustang that appeared prefer it had gone via hell and again.

Cassie’s face puckered in a frown. “Who would do this to a automotive? What yr is it?”

“1966 fastback. Some older lady had it in her barn. The chickens had been dwelling in it.”

“Oh, no.” She caught her head inside and shortly drew again out. “It smells.”

Mike laughed. “It’s best to have seen it after I picked it up. I cleaned the factor out earlier than I put it in right here. The entire place can be rank if I hadn’t.”

“Seems to be prefer it was in a demolition derby. What coloration was it? It’s so rusted.”

“The well-known inexperienced that was so widespread that yr. Wants loads of physique work. Haven’t checked out the engine but.” He pointed to the 1969 black convertible. “That one over there appeared loads like this after I began. Apart from the crushed fenders.”

“I can’t think about the hassle required to get this one in good condition.”

“It’ll take loads of work and time.” The picture of Cassie beside him, grease on her face popped in his head. A pleasant dream.

He spent the following thirty minutes exhibiting Cassie the issues in his store. He’d by no means seen a lady so engrossed within the instruments and apparatuses a person toyed with. Most girls would contemplate a storage a unclean house. Not Cassie. She questioned each merchandise and listened with curiosity.

Yet one more factor to like about her.

Earlier than he might journey down that forbidden path, he shook off the fantasy. Her curiosity fed, he turned off the lights and closed the store. But he couldn’t cease pondering of how the gorgeous lady at his facet would match proper in right here. His house. His dwelling.

His life.

He popped the tops on two beers and carried the bottles out to the deck. Cassie sat on a chaise, her lengthy legs stretched out. He imagined them wrapped round him and a right away stiffening hit his groin.

“Thanks,” she stated as he handed her a brew.

He took the chair subsequent to her. With the solar directing its rays on the entrance of the home, the deck was in shadow, making the afternoon temperature comfy the place he and Cassie sat within the shade. His thoughts flooded with craving. How he’d prefer to have his approach together with her. Proper right here. Proper now.

He scowled, staring on the border of his property.

“Not a lot privateness,” he stated aloud, damning the opposite homes’ presence.

“In my residence, typically I can hear via the partitions.”

He grunted in understanding.

“I don’t have a yard to plant flowers, I can’t see the mountains. The flip facet is I really feel protected. It’s a giant constructing, however I’ve folks round me.”

He was simply the alternative. He hated folks invading his dwelling house. In all places he turned he noticed extra growth. Extra homes cluttering up his view.

“I like vast open areas and I’d relatively have the woods and sky round me. I’d like to take a seat on my again deck and see the mountains, not the neighbor’s roof or their junk of their again yard.” Or have them witness an intimate second. Rattling, he felt suffocated.

“Why don’t you progress?”

“Imagine me, I’ve considered it.” He puzzled if Cassie may like dwelling within the nation. With vast open areas, numerous grassland, timber, woods.

“I assume it could be troublesome leaving the house you grew up in.”

Was she kidding? What did he care about this previous place?

“In any case, you’ve constructed that great storage.”

“I can construct a storage wherever. I’ve been tempted to promote this place and purchase land out within the nation.”

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