Sweet Something (Sweet #1) (10 page)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    The storm got stronger with every passing hour, lighting up the dark skies in Bar Harbor and knocking out the power in most of the town. A loud clap of thunder woke Grace up from her sleep, startling her and making her heart nearly stop. She sat straight up in bed looking into the darkness around her, and out the window to watch the rain fall down. It had been a long time since she slept so well, and this turbulent storm shook her out of a blissful dream; a dream where she was happy and felt loved by a man who cut straight through to her soul and wanted no one else but her. Another lightning bolt flashed across the sky and the windows shook at the sound of the rumble the thunder was making. Grace jumped at the loud noise and looked around one more time, taking a deep breath to calm her rapidly beating heart. Tyler stirred, searching for her body in the bed, and opening his eyes to see her beautiful face looking back at him. He reached for her, pulling her down to him and kissed her.

“Are you afraid of a little thunder storm Grace?” he whispered on her lips between kisses.

“It was loud and it woke me up from a really good

dream.”

“Care to share this good dream of yours?” His voice was raspy and sexy. His lips were moving down her neck.

She moved her head to the side, giving him more access to her neck, and enjoyed the feeling of his lips. “If you tell someone your dream, it won’t come true. That’s what my mom would tell me when I was little.”

“I don’t know. I think if you tell me your dream, I might be able to help you make it come true.”

She could feel his grin as he nibbled on the soft skin of her collarbone.

“Were you naked in this dream?” he asked.

“It didn’t get that far. I was pulled out of my dream by the storm.”

“Well, we are going to have to continue where this dream left off and make it reality. We’re not being pulled out of our reality by this storm, so try to concentrate on me and don’t worry about the thunder. I will keep you safe.” His eyes locked on hers as his body slid above hers. His hand brushed the hair from her eyes and his thumb rubbed the soft skin of her cheek. “You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen; not just because you are sexy as hell, but because you have the whole package. You take care of your sisters and put them first. Everyone in this town loves you and wants to see you happy because you always make sure everyone else is happy. You are smart, beautiful, and the most caring and sweetest person I know. It makes you even more beautiful than you already are on the outside,” he said, as he a left trail of quick kisses down her cheek, her jaw, and down her neck.

“You are just as amazing Tyler. Any woman would be stupid not to want you in their life forever,” she said, as she grabbed his face lifting his head to look into his eyes. “Your fiancé was an idiot, and she has no idea what she is missing. You have made me feel things I never thought I would ever feel again, or even want to feel. When I am with you, it’s like I am in a dream and I never want to wake up. You make me smile and want to be in love again.”

His eyes burned into her. She could almost feel every emotion and thought he was having at that moment. The look in his eyes told her he felt the same exact way. That was all she needed to know, because in that moment, he was the only man that would ever make her feel this way.

  It was like she was in a sweet fairy tale and he was her happily ever after. She never wanted it to end. The thought made her heart tighten. She realized he had gotten into her heart, and what she was feeling wasn’t a dream or a fairy tale . . . it was love.

   “Do you think you have the energy to get out of this bed so I can take you to eat something? I don’t know about you Grace, but I need food. You leave a man drained after endless hours of sex,” Tyler said, as he pulled the covers off, leaving Grace naked.

“Tyler, its cold.”

“I don’t care. Get up babe. I am hungry. A man needs food.” He grabbed her ankle, pulling her down the bed and causing her to giggle when he flipped her over and pulled her up. “Come on.”

  As Grace showered and got dressed, she found herself smiling and feeling excited for the first time in a long time. The nights she spent with Tyler were like no other. He made her feel like the most important thing in the world. Of course, the multiple orgasms he gave her were another reason why she felt a little more smiley than usual.

“Where are you two off to so early this morning?” Paige asked, taking a sip of her coffee as she stood in the kitchen.

“Out to eat. I need to feed your sister.” Tyler glanced at Grace, winking with a sexy grin that made her thighs clench every time he looked at her like that.

“You two need to get a room. Oh wait, you just left the room. I guess this means your balls are safe for now, but I am keeping a close eye on you mister.” Paige glanced at Tyler, and then at Grace, giving her an innocent smile she knew her sister wasn’t buying.

“Paige, you have nothing to worry about. I like your sister and have no plans of letting her go . . . ever.” He kissed the side of her head, pulling her close as he slid his arm around her waist. She looked up at him smiling, and felt a feeling of true happiness come over her.

“How about we have dinner with Autumn tonight when she gets home from work? I haven’t spent much time with you since you have been home, Paige. I really like having you home,” Grace said.

Paige set her coffee cup down on the counter, pushing her long brown hair out of the way, and tried for her best sweet grin. “Actually, I have a date tonight with Grayson.” She stood there waiting to hear her sister’s reaction.

“Grayson? As in the Grayson who runs the hardware store, Grayson?” Grace asked. She was shocked, but happy at the same time.

“Is there more than one Grayson in town who runs the hardware store?” Paige turned her head to the side, thinking.

     “No, Grayson is the only one. Are you sure you want to go on a date with Grayson, Paige?”

Paige put her hands on her hips and looked at her sister. “What are you trying to say? That I am the bad girl from the city and he is the good ole boy from the small town and I am going to ruin him?”

“You know that is not what I meant Paige. You were born here in Bar Harbor. Most people do not see you as the big bad girl from the city. Grayson is just different from the other guys you have been dating being he is not Italian and a romantic tour guide.”

“I told you I needed a change, so I came home to make that change. Maybe romantic Italian tour guides are not the best kind of men for me. I need something different, and I think Grayson is the perfect way to start. Besides, we did have a good time the other night when Tyler took you home.”

Grace shook her head and sighed. Paige was always the wild one; the one who would date a new guy every week. Grace worried about her and wanted her to be happy. Everything Paige had gone through in the past couple of months would drive anyone out of their mind. But Paige was different. She never let anything or anyone bring her down, and it made Grace happy to know her sister would always know how to take care of herself. “Just be easy with Grayson. Everyone knows he is a sweetheart, and I don’t

want people to start saying you took advantage of him,” Grace said.

“I don’t think Grayson will have any problem with me ‘taking advantage’ of him. He practically jumped me on the sofa the other night. Oh shit, did I just say that out loud?”

“Ok, ok, this is too much information. And . . . Ewww, my poor sofa,” Grace said covering her eyes. “I think we should leave now Tyler, before I lose my appetite.”

Paige laughed and crossed her arms in front of her. “Just saying. Maybe you all don’t know the side of Grayson I do. That man has no problem at all with a woman taking advantage of him.”

“Are you going to kick him in his balls, or is it just mine you particularly want to hurt,” Tyler asked as Grace pulled him toward the front door.

“Your balls were in danger because you hurt my sister. Grayson’s balls, on the other hand, will be getting––”

“Don’t you dare finish that sentence Paige!” Grace said, as she pushed Tyler out the front door and slammed it before Paige could finish. “Please excuse my sister. I told you she has a hard time thinking before she speaks.”

“Ah yes, that symptom. If I remember correctly, it’s a family trait. Do I need to remind you of the first night we met, and then the next morning?” He nudged her hip and smiled.

“Wow! All of a sudden I am starving.”

“You can change the subject all you want Grace, but if I remember correctly, you said, and I quote, ‘I was the grumpy neighbor you should not borrow sugar from.’”

“I take it back. You are not a grumpy neighbor, and I would borrow sugar from you any day.”

    This morning was one Grace would never forget. She woke up next to a gorgeous man who wanted her, and no one else. Her sister was home and excited about starting her life over, and it was almost time for Thanksgiving and Christmas, two of her favorite holidays. Now that she had Tyler and both her sisters at home, she couldn’t wait to spend the holidays with them.

As Tyler sat across from Grace in the booth at the diner, he could not help but get lost in her. Everything about her pulled him in, and he had no intention of ever letting her go. He wasn’t sure how it happened, but from the first moment he laid eyes on her, he was hooked. She took his heart and ran away with it.

“What are you looking at?” Grace asked. “You are staring at me like you want to jump across this table and do something,” she whispered with a grin so no one else could hear her.

“If you knew what I was thinking right now you would not be sitting there so calmly.” He leaned forward reaching across the table for her hands. “You are making me think of all the things I just did to you hours ago, and I want to do

them again,” he said before pulling her forward and giving her a quick kiss.

     It was a little after eight when Tyler and Grace made it to Geddy’s. It was Autumn’s birthday, and she wanted everyone with her at her favorite place.

“You are here almost every day. Could you have not picked another place to celebrate your birthday?” Paige asked as she sat down next to her sister at the bar.

“You’re one to talk. You have been in here every night since you got back. I do believe you met a certain someone here, and then had your tongue in his mouth the rest of the night.” Autumn grinned and took a sip of her beer just as Paige gave her a little slap on the head.

“Thank you big mouth. Grace was not supposed to know about that.”

“Know about what?” Grace said, pulling off her jacket and finding a seat next to her sisters at the bar.

“That your very promiscuous sister over here had her tongue down Grayson’s throat,” Autumn said.

“Hey! I am not promiscuous! I am a very happy and loving person. Hot guys just can’t stay away from me.”

Grace glanced at her sisters and shook her head. “That’s too much information for only one beer. At least wait until I have had two please. You have only been back in town for a few days and you’re already corrupting the good boys who are left in this town,” she said with a smile.

Grace always thought Paige would drive the boys wild when she was older. She always had a way with charming them and leaving them senseless when she was around them. A part of her hoped Paige would outgrow this heart breaking phase, but it always seemed to follow her around, and sometimes left
her
with a broken heart, especially after the Italian tour guide who left her without a proper goodbye.

  “Speaking of corrupting the good boys in town, Grace, you seem to have done just that with our hot neighbor,” Paige said with a smirk. “You guys did just spend the entire afternoon corrupting each other at his place. Am I right?”

“I agree with your sister, Grace; you are corrupting me,” Tyler said, trying to maintain his serious face.

She laughed and finished her beer and turned to Tyler, pulling him to her by his shirt and said, “I will show you corruption. I didn’t see you complaining about my corruption a few hours ago.” She smiled and kissed him, wrapping her hands around his neck, and got lost in his kiss again.

“Get a room. You two are worse than Paige,” Autumn said.

“You know, if you weren’t my baby sister, I would so give you the middle finger right now. It’s your birthday, so I will be nice, just for today,” Paige said. “Now, get me

another beer. Isn’t it your job to keep the customers happy?”

“Again,
my birthday
. . . remember? I’m not working tonight, so go get me another beer and make
me
happy.

The night could not have been going better. Grace was with both her sisters who she loved more than anything. They were both happy and content with being at home in Bar Harbor, and she was finally able to let herself be happy and forget about the heartache from Denny. Tyler never took his eyes off her, and with the looks he was giving her, she knew she wasn’t going to be getting much sleep later. She smiled when she saw Tyler at the end of the bar talking to some of the other locals and caught him stealing glances at her. He winked at her and continued stealing glances during his conversation.