She grasped handfuls of his hair and held on as he tended one nipple and then the other.

His cell phone rang, but he ignored it as he kept up the sensual assault that had her on the verge of release, and he’d barely touched her. If he could do that with his hands and tongue…

God, this was crazy. She’d never reacted to any man the way she did him, and she was about to give in to the overwhelming attraction when his phone rang again.

Slim groaned and dropped his head to her chest. “Don’t they know I’m very busy at the moment?”

She laughed at the frustration she heard in his tone, because it more than matched hers.

The phone went silent, and he smiled down at her, keeping his gaze fixed on hers as he kissed her softly. “One minute we’re topping off the tree, and the next…”

She ran her hands over his back. “Not sure how we got all half naked.”

His smile was positively wolfish. “Do I need to give you a recap?” The phone rang again, making him groan louder than the first time. “This had better be a fucking code-red emergency, or someone is a dead man.” Raising himself up and off her, he went to get his phone from his coat pocket while she took in the sight of his spectacular chest and back. “What?” His scowl immediately morphed into concern. “Hey, take a breath. Say that again?” After a long pause, he said, “Yes, of course. I’ll meet you there in ten minutes. No, it’s fine. Just keep breathing, okay? Yeah, I know. I’ll see you in ten.”

Erin sat up, found her sweater inside out on the floor and put it back on. “What’s wrong?”

“That was my buddy Luke. His wife is pregnant and having some issues. The clinic here recommended she get to the mainland, so he asked me to fly them over. It’s faster than the ferry.”

“Oh God, poor Sydney.”

He pulled on his sweater and ran his fingers through his hair to bring some order to it. “I know.”

“I hope she’s okay.”

“Sorry to leave like this.”

She stood and went to him. “Don’t apologize. Your friend needs you. You have to go.”

“You want to come?”

“Oh. Ah… No, thanks. I’ve got some stuff to do here. I’ll see you when you get back.”

He kissed her quickly. “Don’t wait for me to go to Jenny’s. I’ll catch up.”

“Okay,” she said, oddly disappointed by the interruption in their time together, even though she wanted him to help Luke and Sydney.