Cherry Pie (17 page)

“What is that song?” John asked.

“‘Gentle on My Mind,’ an old one by Glen Campbell. You remember it?” John nodded. “My mama loved this song. I was just thinking about the part that says it’s not some paper or words we speak that keep me coming back to you. I guess he’s saying, you know, you gentle my mind, my soul, and that’s why I’m here. Not some building or rocks or whatever. And he doesn’t care if people curse him for the way he feels.” He shook his head. “I’m not saying this right, am I?”

So instead he played it for John. When he was done, John walked up to him, and Connor set his guitar down. John framed his face in his hands. “You’re saying it just right.” He kissed him, as soft and gentle as the words of the song. “Is that one of your corny songs?” he teased.

“Your pants off yet?” Connor asked. He cupped John’s bare ass cheek beneath the shirt. “Yep. Works every time.”

John laughed. “I’d like to keep the beach house, if that’s all right with you.”

“Sure,” Connor said. “We can go look at it in a couple of days.” He sounded so blasé about it that John knew that issue was dead. It had never been about the house. It had been about John and the clumsy way he’d bought it and presented it to Connor.

“I just need a place to make you cherry pie,” Connor murmured, fondling John’s ass. “Don’t care where.”

John laughed again and let go of Connor. “You are my cherry pie,” he said.

“I’m going to make you eat those words,” Connor promised roughly.

John just walked over and opened the front door and stood there with his back to Connor, holding it open with his arm. He heard Connor pick up the guitar, and John walked away, secure in the knowledge that Connor was right behind him.

Loose Id Titles by Samantha Kane

Cherry Pie

Samantha Kane

Samantha Kane lives in North Carolina with her husband of fourteen years and three children, two boys and one girl. She spent seven years as a high school history teacher before becoming a full time writer and mom. Ms. Kane has a Master's degree in American History.

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