covering the large windows. She didn’t recognize the room, but it didn’t matter.
She pulled him down on her.
The look on his face was filled with love. She shifted and a flood of sensation filled her body. He began to move against her, rocking, his hard shaft at her entrance.
“I want you inside me,” she whispered.
“I’m here…”
Chapter Six
The dream ended abruptly. Dammit. When Glenn opened his eyes, he swore he could smell Jewel’s perfume, Skylark. She would kid him that it was the only ‘girly’ thing she liked. He bought her a bottle a few weeks ago… hell .
Time was no longer relevant. Two weeks. Two decades. Two centuries. Nothing was in a straight line and his mind was a jumbled mess.
He laid his arm over his eyes to block out the morning light and pulled in a centering breath. It was definitely Skylark . It hung in the air and wafted to his nostrils like a powder lilting fragrance. Okay, he’d officially lost his mind. No one else smelled like Jewel. God… no one felt like Jewel. The dream ended before they…well, had finished the deed, but Glenn still felt the softness of her against his bare skin. The sigh she made when he tasted her breast. He was still hard as stone with the lingering feel of her fingers.
His heart ached from the loss of his life—in more ways than one. Glenn’s chest still felt stretched from the water he’d imagined or really had inhaled. He rubbed a hand over his ribcage and sat up.
After a shower, Glenn felt shocked that he actually figured out how to make the coffee machine run. He was determined not to give up until he got some rich, dark brew. Water had to go in one place, the grounds in another and coffee came out somewhere else. It wasn’t damn brain surgery. Ten minutes later, the pot was full and he poured a true cup of victory.
There was a knock on the front door as he finished clearing the counter of grounds. He opened it to find Sam.
“Hadley ran to the corner store for some orange juice. Pregnant ladies and their demands.” She laughed. “I sent him out for salted caramel ice cream the other night. He had to go to four stores and was gone for hours… poor guy.”
Glenn saw grease on the bag, and asked, “What’s in the sack? I hope it’s something to eat.”
“Doughnuts. Maple’s my favorite and I hope you like them too. Hadley got a few chocolate ones just in case.” She laid a hand on his arm and dropped her voice, “I wanted to talk to you before Hadley came back. He really feels terrible about what happened yesterday. I know you barely know the two of us, but please, you have my word, Hadley would never hurt a soul. He’s the best man I’ve ever met.” She smiled and patted her stomach. “I can’t lie… the baby would know, and what kind of parent would that make me?”
“I’m not mad.” From the sincere tone of her voice, he knew she told the truth. He’d already made his mind up that he wouldn’t be upset. He’d believed Hadley before. “Did you say there are maple bars?”
“Here you go.” Sam handed him the bag. “Between the ice cream and the charts and grafts he’s working on, he hasn’t gotten a solid night’s sleep for weeks.”
When Hadley arrived, Glenn let him in. Hadley passed Sam the orange juice and asked if he could pour himself coffee.
Glenn sat at the kitchen table and crossed his legs at the ankle. “Sam mentioned charts and grafts? Do they have anything to do with the bookstore?”
“If I know where it will be next, and if it’s close enough for travel, then I can be there to guide the ones who come through the portal.”
“But you knew when I was coming through. How did that happen?” Glenn asked.
“It was a fluke that I found the bookstore the night you arrived. I need to find the correlation to establish a more permanent pattern.” Removing a folder from his satchel, he spread the sheets on the table. “We have acquired the information from various research facilities. What