Free Out Of The Friend Zone by Stephanie Nicole Page B

later," Brynn said, then leaned her lips down for another lip lock. The tingle spread through her body, all the way down to her toes. She had never experienced so much pleasure from just a kiss. It made her wonder how sex would be with him. Her nipples were hardening, the moisture between her legs was growing, and knew that she had to stop before they did something they both would regret.
    She broke the kiss, breathless. "I think you better go now before the kids walk in on something more than a kiss."
    Chandler took a deep breath. "I think you're right. I need to calm myself down before I see Willow and my mom," he told her, then chuckled. "Well, that did it. All I had to do was say 'my mom', and my erection vanished."
    Brynn laughed with him. "Now I know the secret to turning you off, huh?"
    "Don't use it on me, please."
    "Definitely not!"
    "But I still better head home," he said reluctantly. "I'll see you later tonight. I'll get Willow ready for bed, then bring her over. Then you and I can spend some time getting to know your hot tub."
    Chandler kept turning around and looking at her as he made his way through their backyards. Brynn laughed and waved each time, finally turning and walking into her own back door. She sat on the couch and turned on the TV to wait for Barrett to come home from the beach. Jeter took the opportunity to jump onto the couch and cuddle up with Brynn while they waited.
    "Jeter, you're getting too big to be a lap dog. You're only six months old, and you're already forty-five pounds. I think we have a problem here, you big bruiser," she said, as she stroked the dog's head and back. "But you're a good boy and Barrett loves you to death. I even like you a little."
    The dog turned to look at her and she smiled at him. "And I really like Chandler a lot," she confessed to the dog.
    Jeter looked completely bored with her revelation.
    "Mom! I'm home!" Barrett called as he walked through the front door. Jeter jumped down and ran to greet Barrett. "Hey, buddy, did you miss me?"
    Jeter licked Barrett's face, making him laugh. Barrett rolled onto the floor, and Jeter got even more excited, jumping on him and licking him. Barrett giggled uncontrollably as he played with the boxer.
    "Hey, save some of those kisses for your mom, Cole!"
    Barrett looked up at his mom, and smiled even more. He got up from the floor and ran over to her. She knelt down and opened her arms to him, and when he reached her, they threw their arms around each other.
    "Hi Mom," he said. "Willow and I went to the beach today, and it was so cool!"
    "So, tell me about the beach. Did you bring me back any shells? Did you build any sand castles?" She stood up and took his hand, leading him over to the couch, where they sat and talked.
    "Mrs. Tiller is so cool. She gave us buckets and shovels and stuff, and helped us make a castle with a moat and everything. Then she showed us how to make a turtle sculpture in the sand. We had to knock it all down though, because some guy was running down the beach and stepped in our moat and hurt his ankle. But it was cool while it was up. Mrs. Tiller took some pictures of me and Brynn by the castle and turtle, and she promised she'd give me some pictures. Can we go back to the beach sometime, Mom? We could take Willow and her dad."
    "We sure can. I'm sure Willow and her dad would love to go with us sometime."
    "Good, because I like them," Barrett said, and hopped off the couch. "Can I go to my room and play for a little while?"
    "Sure, if that's what you want to do."
    Barrett smiled and headed to the stairs to his room. "Come on, Jeter, let's go play," he called to his dog to follow him. Barrett and Jeter disappeared into his room as Brynn watched them from the couch.
    Half an hour later, it sounded too quiet upstairs, so Brynn went up to check on Barrett. When she looked in the door, she saw Barrett and Jeter cuddled up on the bed, sound asleep. She smiled at how cute they looked, then covered them up with a