CHAPTER 177

MITCH CHESTER

Her lips parted as she watched him pull off his shirt then toss it aside. Mitch caught her upper arms and held her still while he kissed the side of her neck. He skimmed his lips against her silken skin and said, “Now, you just stand there and look gorgeous while I do all the work.”

Anna touched his chest with the reverence it deserved. So much warm flesh, hard muscle; the man took care of himself. She'd missed him so much!

“Anna?”

It wasn’t easy...she had so much to look at...but she lifted her gaze. His eyes were dark and full of purpose. “What?”

He raised his hands. “I can’t unbutton you while you’re doing that.”

She laughed, which didn’t help either her exploration of his chest or the unbuttoning of her blouse.

Mitch looked down at her with one raised brow.

“After you have more blood going north, you’ll understand,” she said.

Then she took over button duty, enjoying the view as Mitch undid his belt.

“Done.” She let her blouse fall to the floor and smiled in victo